Enterprise software vendor Computer Associates (CA) has backed the body behind the main cross-vendor Linux standardisation project in a move described by the body's chief as indicating a "critical mass" for the project.
Software companies in China and South Korea are expected this week to release Asianux 2.0, an Asian Linux distribution.
It took Red Hat 16 months to produce the newest version of its US$2,499 premium Linux product, but a group of programmers only two weeks to release a free clone.
Asian software vendors are on track to release Asianux 2.0, an Asian Linux distribution, two months ahead of schedule.
Microsoft's reported US$3.6m contract win in Beijing has not been met with universal approval in China, where concerns over software from outside are growing.
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