Jisus - It's the Loongson Chip
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| Although there are claims that Windows CE has been ported to it, it's mainly
| used to run GNU/Linux. All of which makes it perfect for ultraportables. It
| will be interesting to see whether it turns up elsewhere.
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http://opendotdotdot.blogspot.com/2008/04/jisus-its-loongson-chip.html
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Red Hat sees FY07 greater China sales up 100 pct
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| Red Hat Inc., a distributor of open-source Linux software, expects its
| sales in the greater China region to double in fiscal 2007 and grow by
| 85 percent in fiscal 2008, an executive said on Tuesday. "Our plan is to
| have 100 percent growth this year, and 85 percent growth next year,"
| Michael Chen, general manager of Red Hat China, told Reuters in an
| interview.
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http://yahoo.reuters.com/news/articlehybrid.aspx?storyID=urn:newsml:reuters.com:20060926:MTFH04213_2006-09-26_06-26-12_SHA306441&type=comktNews&rpc=44
http://tinyurl.com/rdrsg
China's Digit Digit Adds Linux-based Flames
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| The latest version of the VFX system - Flame 2007 - takes advantage of
| 64-bit multi-core computing, storage and networking technologies to
| provide large productivity gains for users performing compositing,
| tracking, color correction and visual effects.
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http://www.postmagazine.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=&nm=&type=news&mod=News&mid=9A02E3B96F2A415ABC72CB5F516B4C10&tier=3&nid=757A20D85AED457E9DA74AFD3E19D8B0
http://tinyurl.com/yggx4b
Wake Up Morning Post
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| Open Source companies in China can't look to the likes of IBM, SUN
| and Novell to bring them out of their closets through acquisition,
| partnerships or staunching Microsoft's growth. Chinese companies are
| going to have to learn to compete as their Western peers have.
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http://www.zdnetasia.com/blog/opensource/0,39060102,61966769,00.htm
IBM to Shift China Focus Toward Tech, Linux
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| "Our business is changing, so our investment in China will also
| change," said Michael Cannon-Brookes, IBM's vice-president of
| business development for China and India.
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| He said the technology firm's investments will go to areas such as
| IT service, business transformation, Linux operating systems, and
| people. IBM has already invested billions of U.S. dollars in China.
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http://www.technewsworld.com/story/54277.html
Red Flag Linux may be next on IBM's agenda
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| Jollans also addressed a question about why IBM did not release its own
| Linux distribution several years ago.
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| "We thought that if IBM was in the market as an 800-pound gorilla, it
| would have a negative effect on the Linux market. We won't do something
| that sets us against the community," he said.
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http://www.networkworld.com/news/2006/092206-red-flag-linux-may-be.html
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