--as these omitted a μP for PS calcs-- and similar; is ept in IT as well as general electronics (likely an EE.)
Can't vouch for source of first ¶ anecdote, but he is amongst the best symptom-analysts in this group.
China forced microsoft to give it the source code for Windows XP,
ostensibly to audit the code before buying licenses for its internal
government use. They audited the code, decided it was garbage, and
canceled the order, opting to do something with Linux, or one of
the BSD's instead.
It has to be a good thing for Linux.
DOD is using Linux for many of its functions now, as are many cash
strapped municipalities worldwide. Android phones and tablets are,
of course, linux. I can't think of a microprocessor manufacturer
that doesn't provide a porting of the GCC compiler (under linux)
for their part.
Even IBM has a major business group that is dedicated to Linux.
We will win!