"We must strengthen the research on Linux kernels, through its own contribution to the international community, gradually enhance your influence in the international community." Dr. Zhang Hongfen, head of the LINUX standard group, Dr. Zhang Hongfen in the national software public service platform is accepting ENET reporter In an interview.
Reporter observation: Standards have developed domestic Linux manufacturers
The LinuxWorld China2004 conference held last week made Linux again a topic of the industry's hot fried, but the domestic important Linux manufacturers did not participate, LinuxWorld became a collective performance of a multinational company.
Why is China Linux companies who are willing to lose in this stage? Compared with foreign giants, domestic Linux companies are still at the starting stage. IBM, HP, and Oracle have hundreds of millions of dollars per year, and my country's Linux market has a total scale of more than 6 million yuan. "The cash in their hands can be acquired." A domestic software manufacturer feels.
The pouch is shame so that domestic manufacturers are also very limited in research and development. Whether it is talent or equipment, it is necessary to invest in huge amounts of money. And the stretches of domestic companies will make them feel weak. For example, the development of Linux standard has become an industry consensus. However, "Domestic part of the domestic part of the world is also aware of the importance of standards and channels, but compared to the resolute supporters of Linux, etc., IBM, HP, domestic Vendors are not so active. "Zhang Hongfen, a head leader of China Linux Standard Group.
She said that domestic enterprises have attached great importance to the formulation of standards, but when they meet in the standard group, they are often international manufacturers. Domestic manufacturers cannot come, and pay attention to just stay in verbal.
Zhang Hongfen: Industrial Development Platform also puts up the resonance banner
However, "Linux is a chance to develop in China's information industry. China is going to break through the software field. Linux is the only choice." Maybe this is why the Chinese government gives Linux huge support. In July 1999, China held a promotion Linux conference for the first time, indicating the government's support of Linux. At the end of 2001, the Beijing Municipal Government software procurement purchased the Linux platform and took the lead in supporting Linux in government procurement. Now, the government will gradually implement the support of Linux to specific policy regulations, and create good conditions for Linux promotion applications in China.
"So, the national software public service platform for the leadership of the Ministry of Information Technology must stand up." Zhang Hongfen said. "LINUX core technology is in the international core community. Whether we want to develop your own standards, or in the development of Linux technology, we have to rely on our influence in the international community, and this is through our right The contribution of the international community is obtained, so we have to strengthen research on Linux kernels. "
Compared with domestic manufacturers, only the national software public service platform has this strength. The platform not only has a variety of advanced technical equipment, such as HP, Microsoft provides hundreds of millions of hardware and software equipment for the platform, and has a high-level talent that can play these equipment. These equipment and talents of the platform should help China struggle to speak in the Linux core community, but also help domestic companies solve problems.
Therefore, Zhang gives two tasks: First, the scale and strength of domestic software companies cannot be deeply studied for Linux kernels. This task must be completed by the platform and free to enterprises for free. Second, the platform should be helpful in the development, testing and push marketing of software companies. For example, in software testing, most companies are currently weak, lack test tools, test talents and test environments. For SME companies, they simply can't solve test problems, handed over to international companies to test costs. Very high. In this case, the platform should provide a test environment to help these companies solve their problem that they want to solve and resolve. Zhang Tong said that these tests and technical assistance will be the quality of public welfare, and only some costs are charged.
However, both standard development and participation exhibitions have highlighted the sensitivity of domestic manufacturers to cost spending, can platforms implement free policies for domestic manufacturers? It is understood that it is not charged for compatibility testing on the HP series server on the HP Server. If this policy is executed for a long time, you may have a more welcome to the platform.
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