China has a renewed plan to make a homegrown OS that could replace the need for Windows

[Faybert]

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In context: China's quest for a homegrown desktop operating system isn't new. After trying for many years, the country has not yet been able to make any significant progress in that direction. Public institutions and citizens remain highly dependent on Microsoft's Windows operating system to this day, but that could change in the coming years.

According to a South China Morning Post report, the Chinese government is spearheading the development of a desktop operating system that could replace the need for American-made ones like Windows and macOS.

Kylinsoft, a state-owned China Electronics Corp. subsidiary, is leading the new effort. The company has partnered with several local organizations, such as the National Industrial Information Security Development Research Center. Its first goal is to set up an open-source code community called "openKylin" to encourage more programmers to contribute.

China has a renewed plan to make a homegrown OS that could replace the need for Windows

According to a South China Morning Post report, the Chinese government is spearheading the development of a desktop operating system that could replace the need for American-made...

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July 7, 2023 — UPDATE: Discussion Thread - openKylin - China releases its first open-source Linux OS​

 

[Viking]

Sounds similar to what Kaspersky were planning a while back (Kaspersky OS).

 

[vuksha_xc60]

The idea would be nice if Microsoft and Apple could get another equally big competitor on desktop market. Even if's state made operating system.

 

[Virtuoso]

All the big countries should have a Linux based homegrown backup going, just a single order from USA and your country can lose access to American software.