Asianux 2.0, will be introduced Thursday and was developed by Japan-based Miracle Linux Corp., China's Red Flag Software Co. and Haansoft Inc. of South Korea. The companies have been working on the system since last year with the aim of making a product that competes with Microsoft's Windows operating system and reduces the reliance of Asian companies on it.
If you are wondering why this matters, the creation of a pan-Asian standard will encourage Asian software and hardware companies to certify their products on Linux and further tip the balance against Windows in the region. Last month, Neil McAllister wrote about China at LinuxWorld.
Posted by Dave Rosenberg on August 24, 2005 01:33 PM
