China subsidizing Linux

[Chan Chung Hang Christopher]

Douglas Pollard wrote:
> Was looking at this thread in the archives.   Seems like that China 
> would have picked Puppy Linux or some other small program that could 
> easily run on older computers. I would think this would encourage 
> farmers to use computers more.  It might also help create a market for 
> those old machines.  My wife has a netbook and we tried Puppy Linux on 
> it and it is really fast. There are other Linux programs that are 
> suitable for really small hard rives and old computers.
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>   


You have me cracking up. You seriously think that what might be over 500 
million illiterate farmers will be happy to pick up a computer and use it?


If you think that the US school system is bad, wait till you see the 
indoctrination program in China or lack of.