I ditched Windows BTW.

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    It makes a lot of sense :

    • the tech trade dispute is forcing China to design and manufacture its own processors.
    • open source operating systems are already working on RISC-V architecture, and apps are being ported.

    ergo : US tech’s proprietary systems - X86 and Micro$oft - are set to be excluded from 20% of the world’s tech marketplace.

    Not only that : China is a big manufacturer of the world’s electronics… they’ll no doubt start exporting hardware with open source software too.

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      Plus there are a lot of concerns about all the information Micro$oft mines from its OS : it’s not suitable for government use afaic.

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        Interesting to know that. Every OS has its downsides tbh, the Chinese one is no exception. China is notorious for its censorship already and now it’s planning to develop its Linux-based OS? Would it slip free of Zhongnanhai’s hands?

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          I wonder if this will endanger the Maoist and Marxist opposition in China if it’s widely implemented.

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        But china certainly wants to control what’s running on their systems.

        I mean, yes, that’s why ditching Microsoft and going Linux is the right move, they can create their own distribution and have complete control.

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        Of course there’s nothing stopping them from developing their own OS - whether based on Linux or something else. I’d say though, whatever they use, it’s more likely to be open source than not.

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          There is ZERO proof that China does censorship to its products exported out of its country. Lithuanian military (puppet of Anglosphere) made a hoax piece that got annihilated upon a look at proofs they presented.

          China also was claimed to censor Winnie the Pooh, but you can search it on Baidu freely. Same goes for Mesut Ozil, the footballer. So, what is this evil bad censorship you speak of? Or is it censorship that somewhat makes sense, for example banning ISIS/ETIM terrorist propaganda, unlike how USA utilises The Atlantic Council for actual global censorship ignored by le freedom people?

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            Basically everything filtered by the Great Firewall. And for example Peng Shuai, Liu Xiaobo, Tiananmen, Hong Kong protesters, and so on, and so on.

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              Tiananmen? You mean https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeFzeNAHEhU ? Or this?

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              Hong Kong protestors? You mean those CIA/NED funded riots where Ted Cruz and Nancy Pelosi went to cheer rioter leaders? The rioters that bricked a grandpa to death, and burned and stabbed many people? The one in which HK police did not kill a single rioter?

              Liu Xiaobo? You mean the one who, just like Henry Kissinger, got Nobel Peace Prize as a trophy, just for being anti CPC? Sounds a bit edgy to me. I am sure that you would not want to disappoint 95% citizens that support their government, according to Harvard’s long term study. Does not sound like a protestor that is protesting for his people.

              About Peng Shuai, this will break it down for you. Western media machinery is known to fabricate stories and testimonies, just like North Korean ones. https://www.moonofalabama.org/2021/11/new-york-times-invents-sexual-assault-case-to-blame-china.html

              Remember the testimonies of that credible Yeomin Park, who takes $15-40K per fake podium speech? That stuff happens a lot.

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        it would be both easier and more practical for them to use linux, if they wish to maintain competition on global market for software development. if they instead make their very own operative system, there would be compatibility issues and a lack of developers available to participate in the global market.