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looking for examples of countries whose governments, school system,health system, wjatever, use mostly GNU/Linux (lemmy.ml)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I know 100℅ of the world top 500 supercomputers use linux, and around 65℅ of world servers. I want more info like this to help me campaign towards GNU/Linux use. Thanks.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

The link they give leads to a 404 page, which is disappointing. I have a few friend and family member works in the public sector and government of China, as far as I know, none of them have heard about linux.

So probably not 90% yet.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Link worked for me, but here's a copy : https://web.archive.org/web/20240405081510/https://www.zdnet.com/article/two-of-chinas-largest-tech-firms-are-uniting-to-create-a-new-domestic-os/

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Sorry, I was referring to the links given in the article, not the article itself. Specifically, the source of their "90%" claim: http://www.cec.com.cn/jtxw/2019/1209/8ac085cc6e112a0f016ee947c8ac00b5.html

I have found a article (in Chinese, by Chinese media, to eliminate "western bias") documenting the current state of transition:

https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_23639950

Although this article states that the transition is happening, but it seems like it is no where near mainstream in Chinese government.

There are also a Chinese government version of windows : https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2017/05/23/announcing-windows-10-china-government-edition-new-surface-pro/ , which seems like a strong competitor of linux.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

Thanks.