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China is working with Canonical on an Ubuntu customised for Chinese users
- tabfugnic 14y agoCorrect me if I'm wrong, but this sounds like a distro of linux not a home-grown operating system. That said, I like the idea of it, especially if the code base can contribute back to the open source community.
- xyzzy123 14y agoYou're not wrong; headline of article is rubbish. Actually, the "slant" of it is kind of odd.
- hipsters_unite 14y agoYeah, if I understand correctly it's going to be a version of Ubuntu...
- typicalbender 14y agoIs anyone else concerned this is just going to be used to make the Great Firewall of China easier to enforce? Call me skeptical but I'd be concerned there would be some bad stuff hidden in there to allow the gov easier access to it's citizens data.
- Create 14y agoDon’t trust us? Erm, we have root. You do trust us with your data already. -- http://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/1182 http://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/1182
- bostonpete 14y agoThat seems like an unnecessarily flippant response. I can just imagine the reaction if Google or Facebook responded similarly to privacy concerns. The fact that I already do trust a service with my data isn't itself a reason to not periodically question that trust.
- typicalbender 14y agoAlso I think it depends on who's hands the data is in, maybe it's a false sense to comfort but I would rather Google or Facebook have access to my data and a Government agency who seem to be motivated by suppressing exposure to information they deem 'unfit' for their citizens. But i completely agree that questioning that trust is important.
- axusgrad 14y agoI guess Red Flag Linux didn't work out.
- reirob 14y agoI would like to understand why Red Flag didn't work out?