Sipu Enterprises Group Chief Executive Zhang Long poses at his office in Kunming, February 16, 2015. Zhang made his fortune selling Pu'er fermented tea and handcrafted furniture from the mountains of his native Yunnan Province in southwest China. Last November, the 49-year old entrepreneur, who has no technology background, strode into a Beijing ballroom to pitch his latest made-in-China product: SPGnux, a Linux-based operating system he says could replace Microsoft Corp's Windows. Picture taken February 16, 2015. REUTERS/Gerry Shih

A customer examines the WeTab tablet computer during the first day of its sales in an electronics supermarket in Berlin, October 1, 2010. WeTab uses a Linux-based open-source MeeGo operating system and is available with a starting price of 569 euro. REUTERS/Pawel Kopczynski (GERMANY - Tags: BUSINESS) 

A customer examines the WeTab tablet computer during the first day of its sales in an electronics supermarket in Berlin, October 1, 2010. WeTab uses a Linux-based open-source MeeGo operating system and is available with a starting price of 569 euro. REUTERS/Pawel Kopczynski (GERMANY - Tags: BUSINESS) 

A customer examines the WeTab tablet computer during the first day of its sales in an electronics supermarket in Berlin, October 1, 2010. WeTab uses a Linux-based open-source MeeGo operating system and is available with a starting price of 569 euro. REUTERS/Pawel Kopczynski (GERMANY - Tags: BUSINESS) 

LiMo Foundation Executive Director Morgan Gillis speaks during an interview with Reuters in Tokyo May 20, 2009. Open-source wireless Linux foundation LiMo aims to grow its share of the mobile phone operating system market, dominated by Nokia, by adding about 10 members and launching 20 new models this year. REUTERS/Toru Hanai (JAPAN BUSINESS) 

LiMo Foundation Executive Director Morgan Gillis speaks during an interview with Reuters in Tokyo May 20, 2009. Open-source wireless Linux foundation LiMo aims to grow its share of the mobile phone operating system market, dominated by Nokia, by adding about 10 members and launching 20 new models this year. REUTERS/Toru Hanai (JAPAN BUSINESS) 

Hamilton native Robert Young, Chief Executive Officer and founder of
Lulu.com, an online marketplace for digital content, announces his
purchase of the Canadian Football League (CFL) Hamilton Tiger Cats at a
press conference in Hamilton, October 7, 2003. Young is also the
co-founder of Red Hat, a NASDAQ traded company and the leading seller
of Linux software. Ownership of the Tiger Cats was taken over by the
CFL in August after the previous owners failed to meet payroll
payments. REUTERS/Mike Cassese

MC 

Hamilton native Robert Young, Chief Executive Officer and founder of
Lulu.com, an online marketplace for digital content, poses for photos
by the cockpit of a Lockheed CF104 'Starfighter' after announcing his
purchase of the Canadian Football League (CFL) Hamilton Tiger Cats in
Hamilton, October 7, 2003. Young is also the co-founder of Red Hat, a
NASDAQ traded company and the leading seller of Linux software.
Ownership of the Tiger Cats was taken over by the CFL in August after
the previous owners failed to meet payroll payments. REUTERS/Mike
Cassese

MC 

Hamilton native Robert Young, Chief Executive Officer and founder of
Lulu.com, an online marketplace for digital content, announces his
purchase of the Canadian Football League (CFL) Hamilton Tiger Cats at a
press conference in Hamilton, October 7, 2003. Young is also the
co-founder of Red Hat, a NASDAQ traded company and the leading seller
of Linux software. Ownership of the Tiger Cats was taken over by the
CFL in August after the previous owners failed to meet payroll
payments. REUTERS/Mike Cassese

MC 

Hamilton native Robert Young, Chief Executive Officer and founder of
Lulu.com, an online marketplace for digital content, announces his
purchase of the Canadian Football League (CFL) Hamilton Tiger Cats at a
press conference in Hamilton, October 7, 2003. Young is also the
co-founder of Red Hat, a NASDAQ traded company and the leading seller
of Linux software. Ownership of the Tiger Cats was taken over by the
CFL in August after the previous owners failed to meet payroll
payments. REUTERS/Mike Cassese

MC 

Nathan Saunders (L) of Hewlett-Packard shows a HP Proliant server running
SuSE Linux Open Exchange Server to Orson Champ (R) at the Linux Expo in New
York on January 23, 2003. The trade show featured products from more main
stream technology companies this year since the Linux operating system has
gained popularity among corporate users. REUTERS/Chip East

CME 

Jay Lowe of IBM (R) talks about a version of Linux on a handheld
computer which extends battery life and increases power, with Danika
Lewis (L) and Arnold Tobita (C) at the Linux Expo in New York on
January 23, 2003. The trade show featured products from more main
stream technology companies this year since the Linux operating system
has gained popularity among corporate users. REUTERS/Chip East

CME/ME 

Dan Cox of Hewlett-Packard talks about Red Hat Linux at the Linux Expo
in New York on January 23, 2003. The trade show featured products from
more main stream technology companies this year since the Linux
operating system has gained popularity among corporate users.
REUTERS/Chip East

CME/ME 

Linus Torvalds, creator of the Linux computer operating system, in
Seoul after he received a medal and a certificate of honorary Seoul
citizenship, December 13, 2002. Torvalds arrived in Seoul on Wednesday
for a three-day visit. REUTERS/Lee Jae-Won

LJW/YN 

Linus Torvalds (L), creator of the Linux computer operating system,
poses with Lee Myong-bak, the mayor of Seoul as the former receives a
medal and a certificate of honorary Seoul citizenship, in Seoul
December 13, 2002. Torvalds arrived in Seoul on Wednesday for a
three-day visit. REUTERS/Lee Jae-Won REUTER

LJW/RCS 

An employee of Japanese manufacturer Sharp demonstrate its new SL-C700 Zaurus at an unveiling of the new personal digital assistant (PDA) in Tokyo November 12, 2002. The SL-C700 Zaurus uses Linux and Java software, has a two-way system monitor for horizontal and vertical swivel-viewing and is priced around 60,000 yen (U.S. $503) 

An employee of Japanese electronics manufacturer Sharp shows off its new SL-C700 Zaurus at an unveiling of the new personal digital assistant (PDA) in Tokyo, November 12, 2002. The SL-C700 Zaurus uses Linux and Java software and has a two-way system monitor for horizontal and vertical swivel-viewing and is priced around 60,000 yen (U.S. $503 ). 

An employee of Japanese manufacturer Sharp demonstrates its new SL-C700
Zaurus at an unveiling of the new personal digital assistant (PDA) in
Tokyo November 12, 2002. The SL-C700 Zaurus uses Linux and Java
software, has a two-way system monitor for horizontal and vertical
swivel-viewing and is priced around 60,000 yen (U.S. $503)
REUTERS/Issei Kato

IK 

An employee of Japanese electronics manufacturer Sharp shows off its
new SL-C700 Zaurus at an unveiling of the new personal digital
assistant (PDA) in Tokyo on November 12, 2002. The SL-C700 Zaurus uses
Linux and Java software and has a two-way system monitor for horizontal
and vertical swivel-viewing and is priced around 60,000 yen (U.S. $503
). REUTERS/Issei Kato

IK/DL/AH 

German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder (L) smiles with Erwin Staudt, head of IBM Germany (R) after he received a stuffed animal, the mascot of the Linux operating system, during his visit at the IT technologies group IBM in Stuttgart, February 21, 2001. Schroeder is on a three-day visit in the German state of Baden Wuertemberg prior to the state elections on March 25.

MAD/WS 

Corel Corporation president, chief executive, and chairman of the board Michael Cowpland announced his resignation at a news conference in Ottawa, August 15, 2000. Cowpland says he wants to dedicate his time and resources to new start-up opportunities especially developing Linux software technology. 

Corel Corporation President Michael Cowpland (L) leaves a news conference with his interim successor Derek J. Burney after Cowpland announced his resignation in Ottawa, August 15, 2000. Cowpland said he wants to dedicate his time and resources to new start-up opportunities, especially developing Linux software technology.

JY/SV 

Corel Corporation president, chief executive, and chairman of the board Michael Cowpland (L) shakes hands with his interim successor Derek J. Burney (R) after Cowpland announced his resignation at a news conference in Ottawa, August 15, 2000. Cowpland says he wants to dedicate his time and resources to new start-up opportunities especially developing Linux software technology.

JY 

Corel Corporation president, chief executive, and chairman of the board Michael Cowpland announced his resignation at a news conference in Ottawa, August 15, 2000. Cowpland says he wants to dedicate his time and resources to new start-up opportunities especially developing Linux software technology.

JY 

Richard Stallman, one of the Linux founders gestures during a speech in Taipei June 8 as the second day of his eight-day visit in Taiwan. Stallman, a professor of computer engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), is the founder of the Free Software Foundation, which contributed to develop Linux in the spirit that anyone should be free to use or distribute software. The Linux operating system is a free and open operating system for computers and in direct competition to industry giant Microsoft's Windows operating systems.

SK/TS 

Richard Stallman, one of the founders of Linux, prepares his speech in Taipei June 8, the second day of his eight-day visit in Taiwan. Stallman, a professor of computer engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), is the founder of the Free Software Foundation, which contributed to develop Linux in the spirit that anyone should be free to use or distribute software. The Linux operating system is a free and open operating system for computers and in direct competition to industry giant Microsoft's Windows operating systems.

SK/TAN 

Linux founder Richard Stallman answers questions at a press conference June 7 after he arrived in Taipei to begin his eight-day visit in Taiwan. Stallman, a professor of computer engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), is the founder of the Free Software Foundation, which contributed to develop Linux in the spirit that anyone should be free to use or distribute software. The Linux operating system is a free and open operating system for computers [and in direct competition to industry giant Microsoft's Windows operating systems. ] 

Richard Stallman, one of the Linux founders gestures during a speech in Taipei June 8 as the second day of his eight-day visit in Taiwan. Stallman, a professor of computer engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), is the founder of the Free Software Foundation, which contributed to develop Linux in the spirit that anyone should be free to use or distribute software. The Linux operating system is a free and open operating system for computers [and in direct competition to industry giant Microsoft's Windows operating systems. ] 

Linux founder Richard Stallman plays a wooden flute during a press conference June 7 after he just arrived in Taipei to begin his eight-day visit in Taiwan. Stallman, a professor of computer engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is the founder of the Free Software Foundation, which contributed to develop Linux in the spirit that anyone should be free to use or distribute software. The Linux operating system is a free and open operating system for computers [and in direct competition to industry giant Microsoft's Windows operating systems. ] 

Richard Stallman, one of the founders of Linux, prepares his speech in Taipei June 8, the second day of his eight-day visit in Taiwan. Stallman, a professor of computer engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), is the founder of the Free Software Foundation, which contributed to develop Linux in the spirit that anyone should be free to use or distribute software. The Linux operating system is a free and open operating system for computers [and in direct competition to industry giant Microsoft's Windows operating systems. ] 

Linux founder Richard Stallman plays a wooden flute during a press conference June 7 after he just arrived in Taipei to begin his eight-day visit in Taiwan. Stallman, a professor of computer engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is the founder of the Free Software Foundation, which contributed to develop Linux in the spirit that anyone should be free to use or distribute software. The Linux operating system is a free and open operating system for computers and in direct competition to industry giant Microsoft's Windows operating systems.

SK/PB 

Linux founder Richard Stallman answers questions at a press conference June 7 after he arrived in Taipei to begin his eight-day visit in Taiwan. Stallman, a professor of computer engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), is the founder of the Free Software Foundation, which contributed to develop Linux in the spirit that anyone should be free to use or distribute software. The Linux operating system is a free and open operating system for computers and in direct competition to industry giant Microsoft's Windows operating systems.

SK/PB 

Transmeta Corp. developer Linus Torvalds, the creator of the Linux Operating System, smiles as he plays a computer game as part of a demonstration of Transmeta's new Crusoe microprocessors at a press event January 19 in Saratoga, California. Transmeta is touting the Crusoe as the world's first smart microprocessor which will revolutionize the field of mobile computing. 

Transmeta Corp. developer Linus Torvalds (L), the creator of the Linux Operating System, is joined by Transmeta CEO David Ditzel as the two of them hold up newly unvieled Crusoe microprocessors at a press event January 19. Transmeta is touting the Crusoe as the world's first smart microprocessor which will revolutionize the field of mobile computing. 

Transmeta Corp. developer Linus Torvalds (L), the creator of the Linux Operating System, is joined by Transmeta CEO David Ditzel as the two of them hold up newly unvieled Crusoe microprocessors at a press event January 19. Transmeta is touting the Crusoe as the world's first smart microprocessor which will revolutionize the field of mobile computing.

LD/TRA 

Transmeta Corp. developer Linus Torvalds, the creator of the Linux Operating System, smiles as he plays a computer game as part of a demonstration of Transmeta's new Crusoe microprocessors at a press event January 19 in Saratoga, California. Transmeta is touting the Crusoe as the world's first smart microprocessor which will revolutionize the field of mobile computing.

LD/TRA 

Linus Torvalds, founder of the Linux Operating System, has a sip of water before beginning his address to hundreds of energetic supporters during his keynote speech at the Comdex Computer Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada November 15. The Linux operating system is a free and open operating system for computers and in direct competition to industry giant Microsoft's Windows operating systems.

MB/JP 

Linus Torvalds, founder of the Linux Operating System, speaks to hundreds of energetic supporters during his keynote speech at the Comdex Computer Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada November 15. The Linux operating system is a free and open operating system for computers and in direct competition to industry giant Microsoft's Windows operating systems.

MB/JP 

Corel President Dr. Michael C.J. Cowpland stands next to a display copy of Corel Linux OS at Comdex in Las Vegas November 15. Cowpland officially launched the new operating system which is expected to be a competitor to Microsoft Windows. Comdex is the largest tradeshow of its kind in the United States, with more than 1 million square feet of exhibit space and it attracts more than 200,000 visitors.
**DIGITAL IMAGE** 

Linus Torvalds, founder of the Linux Operating System, has a sip of water before beginning his address to hundreds of energetic supporters during his keynote speech at the Comdex Computer Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada November 15. The Linux operating system is a free and open operating system for computers and in direct competition to industry giant Microsoft's Windows operating systems.
**DIGITAL IMAGE** 

Linus Torvalds, founder of the Linux Operating System, speaks to hundreds of energetic supporters during his keynote speech at the Comdex Computer Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada November 15. The Linux operating system is a free and open operating system for computers and in direct competition to industry giant Microsoft's Windows operating systems.
**DIGITAL IMAGE** 

Corel President Dr. Michael C.J. Cowpland stands next to a display copy of Corel Linux OS at Comdex in Las Vegas November 15. He officially launched the new operating system which will be a competitor to Microsoft Windows. Comdex is the largest tradeshow of its kind in the United States, with more than 1 million square feet of exhibit space and it attracts more than 200,000 visitors.

PTB 

Linus Torvalds, the Finnish programer who created the Linux operating system, makes a point during his keynote address at the first ever LinuxWorld Conference and Expo at the San Jose Convention Center March 2.

LD 

Linus Torvalds, the Finnish programer who created the Linux operating system, gives the keynote address at the first ever LinuxWorld Conference and Expo at the San Jose Convention Center March 2.

LD/CLH/ 

Linus Torvalds, the Finnish programer who created the Linux operating system, gives the keynote address at the first ever LinuxWorld Conference and Expo at the San Jose Convention Center March 2. 

Linus Torvalds, the Finnish programer who created the Linux operating system, gives the keynote address at the first ever LinuxWorld Conference and Expo at the San Jose Convention Center March 2.