North Korea's Own OS, Red Star

klaasb writes "North Korea's self-developed computer operating system, named 'Red Star,' was brought to light for the first time by a Russian satellite broadcaster yesterday. North Korea's top IT experts began developing the Red Star in 2006, but its composition and operation mechanisms were unknown until the internet version of the Russia Today TV program featured the system, citing the blog of a Russian student who goes to the Kim Il-sung University in Pyongyang."

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Re:I might have had something to say but...

[martin-boundary]

Teehee! Their OS is clearly broken, since all the text is unreadable!

Wow, you have been brainwashed

[SmallFurryCreature]

They are NOT in violation of the GPL. North Korea is a sovereign nation that does not have the same copyright laws. How can it violate laws it does not have?

There are many countries in the world that violate the laws of others countries. The US is pretty hot on that list with its state killings, oops executions. It is against several international agreements to kill children, the US kills children, but hasn't agreed to these agreements.

International politics are often hard to understand because people are unable to think beyond their own country. No, not everyone in England has infinity points on their driving license because they drive on the wrong side of the road. In England, you get points for driving on the right side of the road. It is their law that counts, not yours.