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Why doesn't the PRC make it's own operating system? It could be based completely off of western technology like Linux, but they could claim it's completely Chin
by lacampbell 9y ago
Why doesn't the PRC make it's own operating system? It could be based completely off of western technology like Linux, but they could claim it's completely Chinese made and tout it as a huge technological advancement - like they do with their trains.
- pcr0 9y agoThere already is an official Ubuntu distro for China. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubuntu_Kylin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubuntu_Kylin
- HowardMei 9y agoMany prefer Deepin rather than Kylin. https://www.deepin.org/ https://www.deepin.org/
- euske 9y agoThey have made Red Flag Linux back in the days, which was possibly based on Red Hat, which I found amusing. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Flag_Linux https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Flag_Linux
- HowardMei 9y agoNot only amusing but also a failure.
- Bakary 9y agoThere is currently a big push towards getting their own semi-conductor industry
- HowardMei 9y agoBecause we are lazy. Com'on, the US government hasn't banned Win10 export to China yet. Home baked RTOSes prosper though.