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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? "

3 of 48 comments (clear)

  1. While it's possible this is totally new by mc6809e · · Score: 2, Insightful


    It's difficult to believe this was done without GPL'd code.

    I'm not saying it's impossible, but consider how long it took to bring Linux to it's current state. Has China really been working 10+ years on this?

    It seems to me this is probably just another CherryOS.

    Does anyone have access to source we can look at?

  2. Re:Sure, Trust an OS from The Government. by torpor · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I have found it odd that Americans (from what I've seen anyway) are so distrustful of governmental organisations yet so willing to trust a corporation.

    Corporations don't use Tanks to Shut Down Protest.

    At least, not yet they don't. And corporations have to ultimately answer to the government. Very few governments actually answer to anybody ..

    --
    ; -- the corruption of government starts with its secrets. a truly free people keep no secrets. --
  3. Re:Not credible by Uber+Banker · · Score: 2, Insightful

    A key difference to the USSR in 1985 and China today is that you can get a visa a jump on a plane to CHina tomorrow: Beijing, Shanghai, some remote province, no real problem. And if you like what you see you are welcome to start a factory or whatever there. Capitalist related matters are pretty out in the open.

    I wouldn't expect amazing technological progress from what remains a 3rd world country (apart from the odd pocket here and there), but that doesn't mean a lack of economic growth. Its a country playing catch-up. Like Japan in the 1950s or the US in the 1900s.