Why Didn’t Red-China Use Red-Linux Instead of Microsoft OS?
Thursday, December 24th, 2009 at
10:00
I have read that Communist China could have used a distribution of Linux that could have been controlled by communist governments. I don’t understand why they didn’t do this.
Wouldn’t their own Linux be less expensive and more secure?
Tagged with: communist china • communist governments • Linux
Filed under: Microsoft
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Actually, Linux is less secure overall than Windows. It has a monolithic kernel, poor file permissions, no way to effectively implement system policies, and numerous other things. This is not to say it is not secure, it is just less secure. The advantage to Linux is that it has a better default configuration.
As for a version that can be controlled by the government… that is a fantasy. No current operating systems allow for government control. The effort required to implement that sort of system without anybody noticing or openly revolting is beyond the capabilities of the Chinese government.
The idea that Linux is less expensive is a fallacy based on the idea that Linux is free. It’s not, once you add the costs of administration, licensing for enterprise environments, and the myriad of other things you encounter in any corporate environment.
Maybe they don’t like Hats.