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Huawei already saw this coming; at least that's what the company signaled last march when they announced they have a 'backup OS': https://www.engadget.com/amp/2

Huawei already saw this coming; at least that's what the company signaled last march when they announced they have a 'backup OS': https://www.engadget.com/amp/2019/03/14/huawei-confirms-os/ https://www.engadget.com/amp/2019/03/14/huawei-confirms-os/

wallmountedtv 7y ago
A better source thats not google amp https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3001685/huawei-confirms-it-has-built-its-own-operating-system-just-case-us https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3001685/huawei-co...
- reaperducer 7y ago
  I'm not sure why this is being voted down. I'll take a well-known Hong Kong newspaper (in this case the South China Morning Post) over a tech blog re-writing other people's journalism any day.
  - StudentStuff 7y ago
    SCMP is owned by Alibaba, they're far from impartial: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_China_Morning_Post https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_China_Morning_Post
    - reaperducer 7y ago
      Engadget is owned by Verizon, they're far from impartial: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engadget https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engadget
- microcolonel 7y ago
  From comment by StudentStuff, hidden below: > SCMP is owned by Alibaba, they're far from impartial: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_China_Morning_Post https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_China_Morning_Post .
  - fabianhjr 7y ago
    And Engadget is owned by Verizon and they are closer to the smartphone industry. (Hardly impartial too) https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Engadget https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Engadget
  - yorwba 7y ago
    They're the source for the Engadget article, so still a better choice in any case. The change in ownership also hasn't affected the quality of their reporting, as far as I can tell.
    - microcolonel 7y ago
      I was just reiterating the comment, it was hidden. Also kinda silly for you to say so definitively that being owned by what is effectively a state venture of the PRC doesn't have an effect on their reporting. I wouldn't say that about basically any news outlet, because they all at least have a headquarters somewhere. And given the PRC's enormous, well-documented investments into perverting the truth and framing the narrative worldwide, more developed than most; even an arm's length relationship is too close for me to put that sort of trust into a a venture like this.
- OrgNet 7y ago
  HN really should auto-convert AMP links because many HN users still post those.
- drusepth 7y ago
  OT: What's wrong with AMP?
techntoke 7y ago
If it is an optimized version of Linux, then they should just release it. It will probably be better than Android.
- StudentStuff 7y ago
  Huawei still uses outdated, insecure versions of OpenSSL through their basestation code, and has successfully avoided using version control despite promising to address both issues back in 2012. This seems like an optimal environment to engineer an optimized version of Linux! https://www.fiercewireless.com/wireless/uk-says-huawei-equipment-has-major-security-flaws https://www.fiercewireless.com/wireless/uk-says-huawei-equip...
sremani 7y ago
Sure, they were. This is the closest thing to Baghdad Bob's bluster, I have heard in my life. Here is a helpful read, http://zeihan.com/my-way-or-the-huawei/ http://zeihan.com/my-way-or-the-huawei/
iamnothere 7y ago
It would be nice to see Sailfish on there; it might finally help it gain some traction.

wallmountedtv 7y ago

A better source thats not google amp https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3001685/huawei-confirms-it-has-built-its-own-operating-system-just-case-us https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3001685/huawei-co...

reaperducer 7y ago
I'm not sure why this is being voted down. I'll take a well-known Hong Kong newspaper (in this case the South China Morning Post) over a tech blog re-writing other people's journalism any day.
- StudentStuff 7y ago
  SCMP is owned by Alibaba, they're far from impartial: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_China_Morning_Post https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_China_Morning_Post
  - reaperducer 7y ago
    Engadget is owned by Verizon, they're far from impartial: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engadget https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engadget
microcolonel 7y ago
From comment by StudentStuff, hidden below: > SCMP is owned by Alibaba, they're far from impartial: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_China_Morning_Post https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_China_Morning_Post .
- fabianhjr 7y ago
  And Engadget is owned by Verizon and they are closer to the smartphone industry. (Hardly impartial too) https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Engadget https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Engadget
- yorwba 7y ago
  They're the source for the Engadget article, so still a better choice in any case. The change in ownership also hasn't affected the quality of their reporting, as far as I can tell.
  - microcolonel 7y ago
    I was just reiterating the comment, it was hidden. Also kinda silly for you to say so definitively that being owned by what is effectively a state venture of the PRC doesn't have an effect on their reporting. I wouldn't say that about basically any news outlet, because they all at least have a headquarters somewhere. And given the PRC's enormous, well-documented investments into perverting the truth and framing the narrative worldwide, more developed than most; even an arm's length relationship is too close for me to put that sort of trust into a a venture like this.
OrgNet 7y ago
HN really should auto-convert AMP links because many HN users still post those.
drusepth 7y ago
OT: What's wrong with AMP?

techntoke 7y ago

If it is an optimized version of Linux, then they should just release it. It will probably be better than Android.

StudentStuff 7y ago
Huawei still uses outdated, insecure versions of OpenSSL through their basestation code, and has successfully avoided using version control despite promising to address both issues back in 2012. This seems like an optimal environment to engineer an optimized version of Linux! https://www.fiercewireless.com/wireless/uk-says-huawei-equipment-has-major-security-flaws https://www.fiercewireless.com/wireless/uk-says-huawei-equip...

sremani 7y ago

Sure, they were. This is the closest thing to Baghdad Bob's bluster, I have heard in my life. Here is a helpful read, http://zeihan.com/my-way-or-the-huawei/ http://zeihan.com/my-way-or-the-huawei/

iamnothere 7y ago

It would be nice to see Sailfish on there; it might finally help it gain some traction.