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China adopts Ubuntu as the official OS of China

March 25th, 2013 1 Comment

China adopts Ubuntu as the official OS of China

In a move that will give open source software a boost in the public eye, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has chosen Ubuntu as the base for an operating system that is more suitable for Chinese users. It will go by the name of Ubuntu Kylin and will be released by April.

It will be released first for desktop and laptop computers, other devices like smartphones and tablets and cloud computing will also be supported over time. The current edition of Ubuntu Kylin with version number 13.04 already supports customized input methods for Chinese characters, has Chinese calendars and a new weather indicator,and also the ability to search across popular music services from the dash. Apart from these newer releases will include integration with Baidu maps, leading shopping service Taobao, payment processing for Chinese banks, and real-time train and flight information.

The development for Ubuntu Kylin will continue as a separate version of Ubuntu tailored specifically for the Chinese market. The most popular office suite in china, WPS is also contributing to the project by creating photo editing and system management tools which could be incorporated in other Ubuntu distros as well.

The move to embrace open source software is part of a five year initiative by the Chinese government. China has the highest population in the world and an initiative like this will be a much needed shot in the arm for the open source movement. Official support by governments can bolster the growth and adoption of open source softwares by leaps and bounds.

Do you use open source software? Do you think other countries should emulate the Chinese government and embrace Linux too? Share your views with us in the comments below.

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Foursquare check-ins represented in a pulsing visual map

March 23rd, 2013 Comments Off

Four days of Foursquare check-ins in one minute

Foursquare check-ins show the pulse of New York City and Tokyo from Foursquare on Vimeo.

Foursquare has released an amazing video which utilizes check-in data by individuals across New York and Tokyo and represents them in colour coded streaks across the cities. This video used a years worth of check-in data.

The check-ins are colour coded based on the type of venue where it is made, like residential, food plazas, night spots etc. A dot represents a single check-in. A line represents a sequential check-in. So you can observe hot spots of red and yellow during the day which shows people arriving at offices and schools or colleges. By late evening, they are slowly replaced by blue and green indicating the shift towards check-ins at night spots, hotels, cafes and art spots. New York city seems to be a throbbing mass of colour while Tokyo has a few concentrated spots connected by lines of green representing transport lines.

The video is incredibly striking when you consider that each streak of light is the contribution of an individual such as yourself. It also goes to show the scale on which this data is measured. Foursquare has over 30 million users and 5 million check-ins per day. Foursquare had made a similar video last October when Hurricane Sandy hit New York City.

Are you a Foursquare user? What ind of places do you check into the most? Do let us know here.

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