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Japan, China & South Korea May Develop OS

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the now-thats-a-bit-strange dept.

v1x writes "Reuters reports that Japan, South Korea and China are set to agree to jointly develop a new computer operating system as an alternative to Microsoft Corp.'s Windows software. It is said that if the plan matures, the three nations are likely to build upon an open-source operating system, such as Linux, and develop an inexpensive and trustworthy system."

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  1. translated by redcaboodle · · Score: 5, Funny

    The three nations are likely to build upon an open-source operating system, such as Linux, and develop an inexpensive and trustworthy system.
    Aka: They are going to take Linux or BSD Sources, change some strings and compile them into their own kernel.

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  2. Re:Hopefully they will write it in a better langua by Timesprout · · Score: 5, Funny

    They will probably write it in Engrish

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  3. Bill Gate's Response by GeoSanDiego · · Score: 5, Funny

    28FEB2003 ZDNet: "Microsoft signs pact with Chinese government allowing them to view Window's source code." 31AUG2003 Reuters: "China, Japan, Korea to develop Window's replacement." 31AUG2003 Bill Gates: "Doh!"