China’s planned operating-system migration is moving toward Linux, with Windows replacement occurring earlier than previously scheduled.

A report said China was moving toward Linux as part of an operating-system transition. It characterized Microsoft Windows as being replaced earlier than previously planned.

The report also said China was following Europe in switching to Linux. No specific European government, institution, or migration program was identified in the supplied message.

The source did not define whether China’s transition applies to government computers, state-owned companies, private businesses, consumers, servers, or another category of systems. It also provided no deployment timetable, device count, Linux distribution, procurement value, or named Chinese replacement platform.