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China's government and people have historically been friendly toward Linux (http://www.engadget.com/tag/china,linux/), although not quite on the level of a new deal with Canonical. The country's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology is teaming with Canonical to create Ubuntu (http://www.engadget.com/tag/Ubuntu/) Kylin, a variant of the regular Linux distribution that would serve as a reference point for local hardware and software developers. A Raring Ringtail (http://www.engadget.com/2013/03/16/ubuntu-raring-ringtail-beta-1/)-based build due this April should bring Chinese calendars, character input methods and quick access to relevant music services. Later Kylin releases should integrate Baidu (http://www.engadget.com/tag/Baidu/) mapping, mass transit information, Taobao shopping and a common slate of photo editing and system tools from WPS. The hope is to foster open source development in China as part of a five-year government growth plan -- and, we suspect, get away from closed operating systems that Americans control.
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Via: The Register (http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/03/22/china_makes_linux_os_with_canonical_help/)
Source: Canonical (http://www.canonical.com/content/canonical-and-chinese-standards-body-announce-ubuntu-collaboration)
Via: Engadget