Published 12/3/2008
by Emma Hughes
at Home - THE INQUIRER
Emma Hughes the Inquirer , Wednesday 3 December 2008. 14:00:00 Officials push for Linux OS A CITY IN CHINA has required Internet café operators to replace pirated software with legitimate versions – the officials primarily pushing Linux. Nanchang, the capital of China’s Jiangxi province has around 600 Internet cafés which will be affected by the order – yet some are moaning about the cost of... > >
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