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> Available from Jan 31, 2021 So, is this going to be a paid for product? I am looking at what looks like is their GitHub page, and it's basically empty? https

by bArray 6y ago

> Available from Jan 31, 2021 So, is this going to be a paid for product? I am looking at what looks like is their GitHub page, and it's basically empty? https://github.com/JingOS-team https://github.com/JingOS-team

pekinlcc 6y ago
Will update Github Project before Jan 31. And the OS will be free forever. https://www.jingos.com/faq/ https://www.jingos.com/faq/
- admax88q 6y ago
  That page doesn't really answer the question.
  - mynameisvlad 6y ago
    It links to a forum FAQ which does: https://forum.jingos.com/t/faq-about-jingos/243 https://forum.jingos.com/t/faq-about-jingos/243
    - apatters 6y ago
      If they comply fully with the GPL then this could be a great new linux distro! If they don't then I will avoid it.
someperson 6y ago
The popular web server Nginx started in Russia almost 20 years ago. Nobody would have used the software of such dubious origin if it was closed-source. Being open-source allowed many more eyeballs and developers which increased trust in the project. With the current geopolitical landscape, projects from Russia, China and increasingly the United States must be open-source to become widely used and trusted. If China-based JingOS aren't developing their work publicly, for most developers it may as well not exist.
- im3w1l 6y ago
  Wouldn't a license that allows seeing and building the code, but not redistribution be sufficient for that?
  - kstenerud 6y ago
    No, because it would add the friction of each licensee having to audit the code themselves rather than the crowd sourced approach of open source.
  - outsomnia 6y ago
    No.
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freedomben 6y ago
Looks like it will eventually "step by step"[1] > JingOS is based on Ubuntu 20.04, KDE v5.75, Plasma Mobile 5.20. We will replace the framework from Plasma Mobile to JDE(Jing Desktop Environment) later this year. > The project will open-source step by step on GitHub: JingOS-team [1]: https://forum.jingos.com/t/jingos-roadmap-v1-0-published-on-jan-2021/218 https://forum.jingos.com/t/jingos-roadmap-v1-0-published-on-...
rapsey 6y ago
Well it did answer my question what this is written in. They use QT.
orblivion 6y ago
According to their FAQ they plan to update their Github repo every half year: https://forum.jingos.com/t/faq-about-jingos/243 https://forum.jingos.com/t/faq-about-jingos/243 Seems weird to me.
- aruggirello 6y ago
  Makes sense, since they're downstream from Ubuntu, and this is Ubuntu's release cadence.

by bArray 6y ago

pekinlcc 6y ago

Will update Github Project before Jan 31. And the OS will be free forever. https://www.jingos.com/faq/ https://www.jingos.com/faq/

admax88q 6y ago
That page doesn't really answer the question.
- mynameisvlad 6y ago
  It links to a forum FAQ which does: https://forum.jingos.com/t/faq-about-jingos/243 https://forum.jingos.com/t/faq-about-jingos/243
  - apatters 6y ago
    If they comply fully with the GPL then this could be a great new linux distro! If they don't then I will avoid it.

someperson 6y ago

The popular web server Nginx started in Russia almost 20 years ago. Nobody would have used the software of such dubious origin if it was closed-source. Being open-source allowed many more eyeballs and developers which increased trust in the project. With the current geopolitical landscape, projects from Russia, China and increasingly the United States must be open-source to become widely used and trusted. If China-based JingOS aren't developing their work publicly, for most developers it may as well not exist.

im3w1l 6y ago
Wouldn't a license that allows seeing and building the code, but not redistribution be sufficient for that?
- kstenerud 6y ago
  No, because it would add the friction of each licensee having to audit the code themselves rather than the crowd sourced approach of open source.
- outsomnia 6y ago
  No.
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freedomben 6y ago

Looks like it will eventually "step by step"[1] > JingOS is based on Ubuntu 20.04, KDE v5.75, Plasma Mobile 5.20. We will replace the framework from Plasma Mobile to JDE(Jing Desktop Environment) later this year. > The project will open-source step by step on GitHub: JingOS-team [1]: https://forum.jingos.com/t/jingos-roadmap-v1-0-published-on-jan-2021/218 https://forum.jingos.com/t/jingos-roadmap-v1-0-published-on-...

rapsey 6y ago

Well it did answer my question what this is written in. They use QT.

orblivion 6y ago

According to their FAQ they plan to update their Github repo every half year: https://forum.jingos.com/t/faq-about-jingos/243 https://forum.jingos.com/t/faq-about-jingos/243 Seems weird to me.

aruggirello 6y ago
Makes sense, since they're downstream from Ubuntu, and this is Ubuntu's release cadence.