Chinese Gov't Pushing Linux In Rural China With Subsidies

Posted by timothy on Thursday October 22, 2009 @05:29PM from the stamp-of-approval dept.

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."

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Re:13 percent? by daem0n1x · 2009-10-22 23:50 · Score: 1, Troll

I AM VERY GLAD that the Chinese government dictates how many children they can have. It may suck for the Chinese people, but it's very good for the rest of us that they stopped the gigantic population growth they were having before these measures were in effect.
It's very nice to have opinions when we're in the First World, sitting in our leather couch, watching our plasma TV, sipping 12 year scotch.
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