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Reuters: China to Invest in Linux-Based Software Industry

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“The Chinese government plans to throw its financial weight
behind Linux-based computer systems that could rival Microsoft
Corp.’s Windows in one of the world’s fastest-growing technology
markets, an official said on Wednesday.

“China would build a domestic software industry around Linux–a
cheaper software standard that can copied and modified freely–said
Gou Zhongwen, a vice minister at the powerful Ministry of
Information Industry…”


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