All the best to China with its own home-grown OS.
China already has at least three of its own Linux distributions:-
Red Flag Linux, an open source operating system and software suite based upon Red Hat Linux, from Red Hat, an American product.
http://www.redflag-linux.com/
Deepin Linux based upon Ubuntu Linux from Canonical, originally a South African company now based in the Isle of Man, and Debian Linux by the US-based Debian Foundation.
http://www.linuxdeepin.com/index.en.html
Start OS also based upon Ubuntu and Debian.
http://www.startos.org/
China perhaps wants an OS which is fully developed in China.
Below is a Russia Today article on China's plans for its own OS to counter U.S. National Security Agency online spying.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CK4o9wf13fo
China may unveil homegrown OS rivals to Windows, Google and Apple
Published time: August 25, 2014 14:39
Following revelations of America’s National Security Agency’s global internet surveillance system, combined with a desire to enhance domestic production, China is beating a path towards unveiling its own operating systems in October.
The Chinese-made substitutes would first be introduced on desktop devices, later expanding to include smartphones and other hand-held devices, Ni Guangnan heads an official operating system development alliance established in March, Xinhau reported at the weekend.
China bans government purchases of Apple gadgets - report
26 August 2014
22 August 2014
IN MEMORY OF THE LIVES ON MH17
TODAY WE SADLY COMMEMORATE YOUR TRAGIC LOSS AND MOURN TOGETHER WITH YOUR GRIEVING FAMILIES, WHICHEVER LAND THEY MAY BE.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO SEEK JUSTICE FOR YOU.
MAY YOUR SOULS REST IN PEACE
03 August 2014
THE DOMINANCE OF MICROSOFT SOFTWARE IS ALL IN THE MIND
In his blog, Pandanomics Protectionism, blogger Big Dog wrote"
Pandanomics Protectionism
"Amidst a fast growing economy and prominence as an upcoming economic Super Power, China is still very uneasy of the great dominance of Microsoft as world’s most influential if not monopolistic computer software platform provider."
He went on to cite three western and Chinese articles, with his own comments in between.
"That is a grave worrying bit by the Chinese authorities, which is still subjected on absolute control of the Communist Party of China. An interesting story is about China raiding Microsoft office for alleged anti-trust practices"
And concluded:-
"Unless China is ready with indigenous operating system to replace Microsoft and thus having the control that she desires, then the Chinese have no choice but be dependent.
"It makes sense why China is very uncomfortable with inability to control the most widely used operating system and computer software platform. Even one time a visionary and advocate of the ‘Multimedia Super Corridor’, Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad changed his mind about not able to exert control.
"The abuse of information democracy is just counter productive of moving the nation forward. The nation and its economy should not allow itself to be opened for being held for ransom, by oligopolists. Worse still, monopolists.
"True for Malaysia. True for China".
CLICK HERE FOR FULL BLOG
To that I commented:-
Whilst I fully agree with the need for countries to have their own independent software, however dependence on Microsoft's Windows operating systems and Office productivity suites are more a matter of users' mind and habit, rather than dominance and coercion.
China already has at least three of its own Linux distributions:-
Red Flag Linux, an open source operating system and software suite based upon Red Hat Linux, from Red Hat, an American product.
http://www.redflag-linux.com/
Pandanomics Protectionism
"Amidst a fast growing economy and prominence as an upcoming economic Super Power, China is still very uneasy of the great dominance of Microsoft as world’s most influential if not monopolistic computer software platform provider."
He went on to cite three western and Chinese articles, with his own comments in between.
"That is a grave worrying bit by the Chinese authorities, which is still subjected on absolute control of the Communist Party of China. An interesting story is about China raiding Microsoft office for alleged anti-trust practices"
And concluded:-
"Unless China is ready with indigenous operating system to replace Microsoft and thus having the control that she desires, then the Chinese have no choice but be dependent.
"It makes sense why China is very uncomfortable with inability to control the most widely used operating system and computer software platform. Even one time a visionary and advocate of the ‘Multimedia Super Corridor’, Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad changed his mind about not able to exert control.
"The abuse of information democracy is just counter productive of moving the nation forward. The nation and its economy should not allow itself to be opened for being held for ransom, by oligopolists. Worse still, monopolists.
"True for Malaysia. True for China".
CLICK HERE FOR FULL BLOG
To that I commented:-
Whilst I fully agree with the need for countries to have their own independent software, however dependence on Microsoft's Windows operating systems and Office productivity suites are more a matter of users' mind and habit, rather than dominance and coercion.
China already has at least three of its own Linux distributions:-
Red Flag Linux, an open source operating system and software suite based upon Red Hat Linux, from Red Hat, an American product.
http://www.redflag-linux.com/
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