China to install 142,000 Linux PCs

[Nomad559]

China to install 142,000 Linux PCs in classrooms

China will install a total of 141,624 new desktop computers running Linux in school classrooms this year. The PCs are ticketed for the Jiangsu Provincial Department of Education, for an educational program called the School-to-School Project. They will run Sun Wah Linux's Debian-based RAYS LX.

The Jiangsu Province project is the largest procurement project in China's education history, Sun Wah Linux said. In addition, the deployment of RAYS LX marks the largest-ever Linux deployment in China, the company said.

The project will supply PCs to elementary and secondary schools in poor areas of nine cities in the provinces. A total of 15 companies competed for PC procurement deals worth a total of RMB $346.2 million (USD $42.7 million). Dell, Hewlett-Packard, and Lenovo were among three of the PC makers who competed for the contract.

[Lowell]

1. That is a little scary for us linux users

Most of the Micro$hit virus writers are bored adolescents working on their folks PC in the basement. I hope this doesn't bring on a wave of cyber attacks on linux systems throughout the rest of the cyberworld by a bunch of over zealous chinese kids with a lot of time on their hands.

[Deja Q]

2. THEIR market is booming.

They'll be busy with their 24 hour shifts...