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World Govs Choose Linux For Security & More

Posted by Hemos on from the preaching-to-the-choir dept.

pjones writes "Government Technology reports that "For reasons of national security and national pride, government officials in countries like China, France and Germany are increasingly adopting the free, open-source computer operating system known as Linux." Noted in the article are China's Red Flag, NSA's Security-Enhanced Linux and much more."

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  1. Re:national pride? by sql*kitten · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Oh, and if anyone can dig up a link to Red Flag Linux... I definately want a copy

    Ironic, isn't it, that Open Source is being used to support the activities of governments that are resolutely anti-freedom. I don't expect we'll ever know if the Chinese government respect the GPL... or if they use Linux to monitor the email of dissidents or hold databases of citizens who stray from Maoist thought.

    But hey, to the average Slashbot, torturing political prisoners in concentration camps is preferable to Microsoft, whose only crime is that given the choice, some people like to buy their stuff.