Apparently China is not only a leader in the field of Olympic sports, because it is also true in the use of Linux as a tool for education.

Since 2005 the Chinese government has given strong support to communities of free software developers, with the result that some 100,000 young people are forming annually.

All of this educational effort is due largely to the founding Lupo (Leadership of Open Source University Promotion Alliance), which has achieved more than 300 universities and colleges have core technologies in open source, moving some 1,500 pupils have passed the certification of Linux operator or administrator.

Therefore, sales of Linux had a 20% increase-year 2007 - in China.

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