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I wonder how they want to achieve this. It's not trivial to just re-build Windows or Linux from scratch, but from the article it sounds like that's exactly want

I wonder how they want to achieve this. It's not trivial to just re-build Windows or Linux from scratch, but from the article it sounds like that's exactly want they're planning to do. Even with enough time, such a project requires highly skilled workers, and those are the ones that could also find good opportunities in the private sector (potentially outside China) with likely better compensation and less pressure. So I doubt they will find the best people for this job.

sabas123 7y ago
If this will be a flagship project of the goverment I suspect they won't have a problem attracting talent. Also I wouldn't be suprised if they would dump money on top talent
- cm2187 7y ago
  And Google seems to be able to pull it (Fushia). The only real objection I can think of is how you convince hardware manufacturers en masse to write 4-6 drivers when they only needed to write 1-3 before.
  - enitihas 7y ago
    Well, since a large number of hardware manufacturers are based in China, I think it won't be much of a problem for the PRC.