Chinese Gov't Pushing Linux In Rural China With Subsidies

nerdyH writes "The Chinese government's 'Go Rural' program offers subsidies up to 13 percent for rural residents who purchase approved nettops or netbooks. The systems come with a version of Red Flag Linux built on the Moblin stack. Along with Internet access, the software is said to provide apps for crop and livestock management, farm production marketing, remote office access/automation, and even online tour and hotel booking systems. Of course, Windows dominates the China market, and if traditional patterns hold, about 30 percent of these subsidized systems could ultimately wind up re-installed with Windows."

Comments

So Simple Chinese Farmers Can Use it

[thatkid_2002]

So these Chinese farmers can use Linux... but can their grandmothers?

Re:Arrr Matey! Here there be Market Share?!

[cjfs]

How can you know what the share is, if you've no legit data?

It's simple math. So you've got 1.3 billion people in China, we sold 244 copies, so that's a 99.9999812% piracy rate. It's obvious.

Re:13 percent?

[imakemusic]

That's because you haven't bought the iMsterile iPhone signal amplifier yet.

Re:13 percent?

[oldhack]

That is the problem with geeks...

Sup, dawg. We heard you have problems with geeks.

GET THE FUCK OFF OUR LAWN.

Re:13 percent?

[morgauxo]

I don't want to look at what Germany, Japan and others have available. It makes me angry we don't get the same. Thanks a lot for telling me about the N900. I want to be ignorant now. LA LA LA LA LA finger in ears LA LA LA LA