tim-from-pa
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http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Ubuntu-China-Kylin-CISP-Chinese-Ministry,21676.html
Hmmmmm. I like Linux, but it can be modified and the code rewritten, so unlike the way Linux usually is, I guess this does not mean privacy. But..... this is not the first nation we know of going to free Linux, and as one commenter pointed out, if China makes everyone use it, then more applications will have to be designed to work with Linux. On the nefarious side, I guess a lot of the Windows viruses come from China so if they equip everyone with Linux, then they will have the upper hand infecting us while remaining protected themselves.
I think the chief grip against Linux is the lack of applications out there, especially, especially with gaming (which and ol' fogey like me does not do anyway). The software developers having been kissing up to Microsoft, and more recently Apple and Android because of the market share while I guess a few geeks are kind-hearted enough to take time out for Linux. However, if more effort were to go into Linux, then it can handle what any operating system can do, and then some. Trust me, I used to work for what started as Bell Labs in Allentown, the start of the Unix OS. We ran some complicated equipment and integrated circuit testing using Linux.
Hmmmmm. I like Linux, but it can be modified and the code rewritten, so unlike the way Linux usually is, I guess this does not mean privacy. But..... this is not the first nation we know of going to free Linux, and as one commenter pointed out, if China makes everyone use it, then more applications will have to be designed to work with Linux. On the nefarious side, I guess a lot of the Windows viruses come from China so if they equip everyone with Linux, then they will have the upper hand infecting us while remaining protected themselves.
I think the chief grip against Linux is the lack of applications out there, especially, especially with gaming (which and ol' fogey like me does not do anyway). The software developers having been kissing up to Microsoft, and more recently Apple and Android because of the market share while I guess a few geeks are kind-hearted enough to take time out for Linux. However, if more effort were to go into Linux, then it can handle what any operating system can do, and then some. Trust me, I used to work for what started as Bell Labs in Allentown, the start of the Unix OS. We ran some complicated equipment and integrated circuit testing using Linux.