“It is now government policy in China to use the Linux operating
system across all government ministries, according to Jon “Maddog”
Hall, the executive director of Linux International, a non-profit
group that distributes information about the open-source operating
system.”
“At the opening of the LinuxWorld Asia conference here today,
Hall said he was told this by China’s Minister of Information
Industry, Wu Jichuan, during a visit Hall made to Beijing in
July.”
“Hall received a strong signal of support from the Chinese
authorities for the open-source Linux OS, he said.”