Chinese Gov't Pushing Linux In Rural China With Subsidies 127
nerdyH writes "The Chinese government's 'Go Rural' program offers subsidies up to 13 percent for rural residents who purchase approved nettops or netbooks. The systems come with a version of Red Flag Linux built on the Moblin stack. Along with Internet access, the software is said to provide apps for crop and livestock management, farm production marketing, remote office access/automation, and even online tour and hotel booking systems. Of course, Windows dominates the China market, and if traditional patterns hold, about 30 percent of these subsidized systems could ultimately wind up re-installed with Windows."
So Simple Chinese Farmers Can Use it (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Arrr Matey! Here there be Market Share?! (Score:5, Funny)
How can you know what the share is, if you've no legit data?
It's simple math. So you've got 1.3 billion people in China, we sold 244 [google.ca] copies, so that's a 99.9999812% piracy rate. It's obvious.
Re:13 percent? (Score:3, Funny)
Re:13 percent? (Score:4, Funny)
Sup, dawg. We heard you have problems with geeks.
GET THE FUCK OFF OUR LAWN.
Re:13 percent? (Score:2, Funny)