China poised to become open-source industry leader

Posted by dcparris on Jul 29, 2006 11:45 AM EDT
Student Operated Press; By Ahmed Mabruk
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Open-source software developers in China should invest in Linux and similar software, senior industry executives said at a Beijing conference Wednesday. Though current Chinese investment in open-source software manufacturing is relatively small, the numbers are rising. Sales of Linux in the country rose 20 percent between 2003 and 2004, and analysts predict that figure will grow 24 percent annually by 2009, with revenue topping $27 million.

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