BusinessWeek: A Big Step for Linux in China Jan 14, 2006, 05 :00 UTC (1 Talkback[s]) (6662 reads) (Other stories by Steve Hamm)
"China has long been seen as a fertile ground for Linux and other open source software. In a country where more than 90% of software in use is pirated, it seems like a natural fit. Chinese entrepreneurs can use open source as a foundation for a new generation of home grown applications and services. Yet the proliferation of Chinese Linux distributions was a worry. If they weren't compatible with each other, the opportunity could be lost to create a rich open source ecosystem.