Citing Security, China Selects Linux for Gov't Systems July 8, 2000 6:56 AM Subscribe
Citing Security, China Selects Linux for Gov't Systems The government is also starting Red Flag, a Linux software firm. Trying to lock down the market before MS can get in, or adding one billion developpers to the opensource community? posted by rschram (6 comments total)
I am no unix expert, but wouldn't Free or Open BSD be a better choice if they're looking for a secure OS? Though I guess anything is really a step above a MS solution... posted by bryanboyer at 7:29 AM on July 8, 2000
Free and Open bsd are verry good OS's for SERVERS, but not exactly for a desktop pc. Also, I think Linux is more flexible. All an all, I'm happy that Linux is getting bigger and bigger, to where it'll be the people's OS. heh. posted by tiaka at 8:25 AM on July 8, 2000
I wonder if the Beijing will abide by the GPL. If they don't, who's going to take them to task?
Linux is a bit better suited for the desktop, but only because it has more hardware support. I've installed afterstep on FreeBSD, it was painless. I don't know about desktop managers though, I don't use them. glib/gtk, etc all compiled right out of the box, too.
tiaka: as long as you're not using jserv; i'm not sure why, but *bsd's java performance is dismal. Probably because the blackdown team is developing on linux. posted by katchomko at 11:45 AM on July 8, 2000
And, just to stir a real hornet's nest...
Folks, there's nothing mutually exclusive about MS and Linux. Especially if a breakup goes through as MS has conned the judge to order. Look for an MS distribution of Linux not too long after the final, final decision.
posted by bryanboyer at 7:29 AM on July 8, 2000