Exploring openKylin: China's 1st Independent Open-Source Linux OS (UPDATED)
openKylin is a new distro offering, hailed as China's first independent, open-source desktop operating system.
Worked on by over 3,000 developers, 74 SIGs (special interest groups), and over 200 enterprises, openKylin has come a long way since its early releases.
The closest competitor to openKylin would be Deepin, another distro that has come out of China. But it uses a Debian base and cannot be considered independent (or built from scratch).
The Register:
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China's openKylin 1.0 arrives. Our verdict? Not a bad-looking, er, Ubuntu remix
Version 1.0 of the openKylin Linux distro for the domestic Chinese market is here – and it works pretty well in English, too.
As The Reg reported last year, openKylin has been in development for some years. The FOSS desk took openKylin 0.7 for a spin soon afterwards. It reached version 0.9.5 at the start of 2023, and now the finished release 1.0 is available, codenamed "Yangtze" after the great river of China, the longest watercourse in Eurasia.
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China introduces indigenous computer operating system: All the details
China has introduced its computer operating system for the first time, called OpenKylin. The country hopes to reduce its dependence on US technology, and a group of Chinese companies, headed by China Electronics Corp, developed the OpenKylin 1.0.
OpenKylin 1.0 is a Linux operating system which was created by a community of approximately 4,000 developers. The system, which is based on the open-source Linux platform, is utilised in various industries like finance, energy, and even in its space program.
In recent years, China's tech industry has prioritised developing an operating system that is not dependent on US technology. The OpenKylin system has been developed with contributions from various companies and organisations.
A later piece:
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China releases openKylin open source desktop operating system
While Red Hat continues to wrangle with its approach to open developer access on the Red Hat Enterprise Linus (RHEL) source code front (and that’s another story in and of itself), China has stepped up its efforts to achieve IT independence in the face of a traditional reliance upon US technologies with the launch of its open source desktop operating system.
OpenKylin, or openKylin, stems from what its makers call an ‘open source community’ founded by (again quoting from its core home page) ‘basic’ software and hardware enterprises, non-profit organizations, community organizations, colleges and universities.
In mainstream media:
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China launches its first open-source desktop operating system as it moves to cut use of US tech
The project is Beijing’s latest move to build greater self-sufficiency amid tech sanctions by US.