On Fri, Dec 05, 2008 at 01:24:59AM -0600, Mike Miller wrote: > > > *It's Linux - or Else - in Parts of China* > > Authorities in the southeastern Chinese city of Nanchang are requiring > > all local Internet cafes to replace their Microsoft Windows XP operating > > systems with a Chinese-made system, Red Flag Linux, according to > > officials and Internet cafe owners. An official with the Nanchang > > Cultural Discipline Team said the new operating systems were mandatory. > > I hope people will read the rest of it... > > > http://www.technewsworld.com/story/65362.html > > It gets pretty interesting. The title is bad, but the abstract is illuminating: Authorities in the Chinese city of Nanchang are compelling the city's Internet cafes to replace their Windows operating systems with Red Flag Linux -- and charging them about $726 for it as well. Some cafe owners are closing down rather than comply. It's just some thugs shaking down businesses. Cheers, florin PS: Why is 'Linus' the Subject to the original post? Is he the enforcer, or getting any royalties? -- Bruce Schneier expects the Spanish Inquisition. http://geekz.co.uk/schneierfacts/fact/163 -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 189 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://mailman.mn-linux.org/pipermail/tclug-list/attachments/20081205/5e291ffb/attachment.pgp