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But according to the article: "This latest report suggests that any Linux variation would not meet the standards of the secure by design brief from the ISILG."

• A2017U1 7y ago
  Get the feeling Linux is a bit too "secure" for them.
  • cdmckay 7y ago
    That doesn’t make any sense. They could make it as insecure as they wanted without having to write a brand new OS.
    • A2017U1 7y ago
      I'm not following? You'd still need a government sanctioned distro. Simply downloading Debian from a valid mirror isn't the same.
• sandGorgon 7y ago
  yes - but the chinese govt has a large initiative in a custom built linux distro called Red Flag. Red Flag was made mandatory in a lot of public access points like cyber-cafes.
  • dagw 7y ago
    _Had_ a large initiative. Red Flag shut down years ago.