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Why would that be too much work? I expect total cost of ownership for the government distro to be way less, than using those "well maintained" ones.

thewhitetulip 7y ago
If I understand correctly, we are talking about taking a well maintained distro and continuously updating it? Why? If the idea is to save money why would the govt build its own version? And I don't mean a Korean theme, I mean a full version Building a one time theme or anything of that sort is okay, I think. But it'll be costly to maintain a distro
sonnyblarney 7y ago
Why would a government maintain their own distro in the first place? Other than some minor modifications, what is it about S. Korea gov. officials that's fundamentally different from Office workers that they need specific Linux functionality? Surely at the level of app/drivers or something, but probably not core functionality. The whole point of the process was to save money, and one of the ways they can do that is by standardization. Any deviation for de-facto standards can be costly in many ways, especially in terms of risk.
- zzzcpan 7y ago
  Fundamentally different are at least timeframes and security. Think decades of operations and advanced persistent threats.
  - sonnyblarney 7y ago
    Everyone faces advanced threats, large companies etc. The rational thing to do would be to pool talent and make sure there's a product that's well suited to them. By 'pooling' I mean paying some smart people to do that. Like Rad Hat. Or --> Micrsoft! Or whoever. Software is like anything else: it has to be made and maintained, it takes work, and someone has to pay for it. The fundamentally different issue is 'platform monopolies' which we have to watch out for. But other than that it's just a product. S. Korean gov. probably spends a zillion dollars making and maintaining roads. Do they design and build their own construction equipment? No way. Because it makes more sense for all of us if they pay some specialized people to do that, i.e. 'just buy it'. More specifically to your point, it might make sense for a 'state version' of some linux distro, that really wasn't a functional variation, but more or less a 'bundle'. Maybe RedHat could do this ...
techntoke 7y ago
I say they use Arch Linux, automate the install and management using some DevOps and call it a day. it already supports pretty much every piece of modern software under the sun.
- lasagnaphil 7y ago
  Maybe Arch Linux is a bit too bleeding edge, but perhaps it could be done (I'm currently using Manjaro and it's as solid as the other distros out there)

thewhitetulip 7y ago

If I understand correctly, we are talking about taking a well maintained distro and continuously updating it? Why? If the idea is to save money why would the govt build its own version? And I don't mean a Korean theme, I mean a full version Building a one time theme or anything of that sort is okay, I think. But it'll be costly to maintain a distro

sonnyblarney 7y ago

Why would a government maintain their own distro in the first place? Other than some minor modifications, what is it about S. Korea gov. officials that's fundamentally different from Office workers that they need specific Linux functionality? Surely at the level of app/drivers or something, but probably not core functionality. The whole point of the process was to save money, and one of the ways they can do that is by standardization. Any deviation for de-facto standards can be costly in many ways, especially in terms of risk.

zzzcpan 7y ago
Fundamentally different are at least timeframes and security. Think decades of operations and advanced persistent threats.
- sonnyblarney 7y ago
  Everyone faces advanced threats, large companies etc. The rational thing to do would be to pool talent and make sure there's a product that's well suited to them. By 'pooling' I mean paying some smart people to do that. Like Rad Hat. Or --> Micrsoft! Or whoever. Software is like anything else: it has to be made and maintained, it takes work, and someone has to pay for it. The fundamentally different issue is 'platform monopolies' which we have to watch out for. But other than that it's just a product. S. Korean gov. probably spends a zillion dollars making and maintaining roads. Do they design and build their own construction equipment? No way. Because it makes more sense for all of us if they pay some specialized people to do that, i.e. 'just buy it'. More specifically to your point, it might make sense for a 'state version' of some linux distro, that really wasn't a functional variation, but more or less a 'bundle'. Maybe RedHat could do this ...

techntoke 7y ago

I say they use Arch Linux, automate the install and management using some DevOps and call it a day. it already supports pretty much every piece of modern software under the sun.

lasagnaphil 7y ago
Maybe Arch Linux is a bit too bleeding edge, but perhaps it could be done (I'm currently using Manjaro and it's as solid as the other distros out there)