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China Announces Unix-compatible Server OS

Posted by Hemos on from the the-red-giant-awakes dept.

swe writes " It looks as though the Chinese government has come up with their own Operating System. Called, Kylin, it is focused on high performance, availability and security. The kernel is similar to Mach with BSD-like system service layer and Windows-like desktop environment. It is supposedly Unix standards compliant and is also compatible with Linux binaries. Could there be another contender? "

2 of 48 comments (clear)

  1. He who writes the history books... by BrookHarty · · Score: 5, Funny

    While based off Linux and BSD, code wasnt stolen, it was Liberated.
    - China's National University of Defence Technology.

  2. What happens by lbmouse · · Score: 2, Funny

    FTA: "Few human interfere during the installation process is required."

    What happens to you if you do interfere?