Latching on to Linux.
The Chinese government has latched onto the Linux operating system as a cost-effective opportunity to boost the Chinese e-economy. If the government becomes too closely connected to Linux, however, it may feel the need to actively push a Chinese standard of Linux on companies by mandating use of th...
| Publicado en: | Far Eastern Economic Review Vol. 163; no. 35; pp. 34 - 35 |
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Review Publishing Company Ltd.
August 31 2000
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| Sumario: | The Chinese government has latched onto the Linux operating system as a cost-effective opportunity to boost the Chinese e-economy. If the government becomes too closely connected to Linux, however, it may feel the need to actively push a Chinese standard of Linux on companies by mandating use of the software for all business dealings with state organizations. Companies and governments across the world are quickly learning that the computer industry is constantly changing and that latching on to any particular technology is risky. |
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