2004 : In the Chinese government
Request from central government to provinces governments to
replace illegal windows copies → 30% of desktops are Linux in Chinese administrations. (Source ZhongYuan Zheng, vice-president of Red Flag)
2005 : Sun Wah Linux Chosen by Chinese Government for the Largest Linux Desktop Roll-Out in China's History
Source : http://desktoplinux.com/news/NS4254330887.html
The Jiangsu Provincial Department of education has installed a total of 141 624 new desktop computers running Linux. This in elementary and secondary schoools.
This project is the largest procurement project in China's history and the largest-ever Linux deployment in China.
2006
Request to enterprises to stop to use pirated operating systems.