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China Gets a Linux Boost
Posted by mitchy_g on 15 Aug 2004 - 07:22 0 comments
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The world's most populous country is set to become another center of gravity for the Linux universe.

Members of Open Source Development Labs (OSDL) -- home to Linux founder Linus Torvalds -- announced on Wednesday the establishment of its first office in China in the city of Beijing. The goal is use the office as a hub in the Asia-Pacific region to further Linux adoption and advocacy. Beaverton, Ore.-based OSDL also has facilities elsewhere in the U.S and Japan. The effort has the backing of the Chinese Ministry of Information Industry (MII) and the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST).


News source: InternetNews.com



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