LinuxWorld Australia: Opinion: The Long March of Linux in Asia

"In the 1930s, a ragtag band of ideologues trudged a tortuous 6,000 mile route through northern China's dusty plains. At the time, many dismissed these guerrillas as fanatical military pretenders. But the survivors of what's now known as 'The Long March' became the new governing regime in Beijing a mere decade later.

"In recent years, an unarmed but bitter struggle has emerged within Asian IT. It follows the classic pattern of such conflicts: A small group becomes dissatisfied with the status quo and is quickly labeled as fanatical, fringe and extremist..."

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