Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sat 3rd Jun 2006 16:15 UTC, submitted by Moulinneuf
The government-run Central Trust of China has mandated for the first time that all desktop computers purchased from now on must be Linux-compatible, demonstrating the Chinese government's desire to widen the nation's usage of open source software. "It is a global trend that Linux is gaining wider adoption due to its lower costs and better adaptability," Mike Lin, a consultant at the Taipei Computer Association, told the Taipei Times yesterday. Note: This article is about the Republic Of China (Taiwan) and not The People's Republic Of China.
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2006-02-16
This is sarcastic, right?
If it isn't, RTFA. We're not talking about government-mandated anything in either case. In both cases, we're talking about government procurement policies. They don't have any affect on the machines Joe Schmoe buys for himself, they just affect the machines the government buys for itself. They're not laws, they're internal departmental regulations, just like very IT department has.
Yes, I was being sarcastic. I posted my comment because there are apparently people here who still haven't read the article.
On a different note though, the case of government accepting tenders for office suites involves another issue. If the tender requires products that can read closed MS Office formats, then the tender process is a bit of a joke really. Since only MS has access to their closed formats, they have an obvious advantage.