China to ditch all Windows PCs by 2022 – could this be Linux’s time to shine?
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All government services will stop using Windows in the next three years

I ditched Windows BTW.

      • Metallinatus
        111·
        3 years ago

        But china certainly wants to control what’s running on their systems.

        I mean, yes, that’s why ditching Microsoft and going Linux is the right move, they can create their own distribution and have complete control.

      • sibachian
        6·
        3 years ago

        it would be both easier and more practical for them to use linux, if they wish to maintain competition on global market for software development. if they instead make their very own operative system, there would be compatibility issues and a lack of developers available to participate in the global market.

      • m-p{3}
        2·
        3 years ago

        They could make their own Linux-based system, completely ignore the license and not distribute the source.

  • savoy@lemmygrad.ml
    17·
    3 years ago

    Hell yeah, the people’s republic should never rely on closed-source software, especially Western

  • plu
    16·
    3 years ago

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    • m-p{3}
      5·
      3 years ago

      And it’s a good thing for them, being less reliant on a foreign nation for their infrastructure is a good move. It doesn’t stop them from being pissed off when said foreign nations decide to avoid Huawei for their telecom infra.

  • sibachian
    16·
    3 years ago

    This should be a universal decisions. A foreign company should not have been allowed to siphon tax money for decades on a global scale. Especially considering a government funding is otherwise used in research and production that benefits us all. That most of us still let this happen in our countries is the greatest modern scam. Well that, along with the consumer computer windows tax, what happened with directx misinformation campaign, IE, etc. How governments didn’t distance themselves from microsoft already is a serious question. Especially considering how so many institutes are now stuck with proprietary windows XP exclusive software and unable to update. The security risk is absurd.

    • Aatube@lemmy.dbzer0.com
      2·
      1 year ago

      Here’s one from 2022, in with only 20% of government computers still use Windows. This article also only mentions government computers. I say it’s very possible that the government has fully switched to Linux. I tried daily driving Deepin 20 once and the only major problem was that most of its packages were very outdated.

  • OsrsNeedsF2P
    9·
    3 years ago

    Anyone familiar with Chinese politics + technology want to chime in on how likely various levels of Windows ditching is to happen?

    EDIT: This is from February 2020. Have they made any progress yet?

  • IngrownMink4
    7·
    3 years ago

    I look forward to seeing Deepin’s progress when it is adopted as standard in China.