“The Chinese Government should stick to its policy of strongly
supporting open-source software to build a robust domestic
industry, an industry veteran has said. ‘Open-source software
provides a big opportunity for China to develop its fledgling
software industry,’ said Lu Shouqun, president of the China Open
Source Software Promotion Union.“Lu, also a former senior government official, was responding to
a report released by the China Software Industry Association (CSIA)
in late August which called for the government to review its
preference for open-source software…”
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