Red Star OS
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 The file browser of Red Star OS 2.0, localised with North Korean terminology and spelling |
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| Company / developer | Korea Computer Center, North Korea |
| OS family | Unix-like |
| Working state | Current |
| Latest stable release | 2.0 |
| Marketing target | Workstations, servers |
| Available language(s) | Korean (North Korean standard) |
| Supported platforms | i386 (x86) |
| Kernel type | Monolithic (Linux) |
| Default user interface | KDE 3 |
Red Star OS (Korean: 붉은별, Pulgunbyol) is a North Korean Linux-based operating system. Development started in 2002 at the Korea Computer Center. Prior to its development, computers in North Korea typically used English versions of Microsoft Windows.[1] As of 2010[update], it is on version 2.0. It is only offered in a Korean language edition, localised with North Korean terminology and spelling.[2]
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[edit] Technical details
Based on the KDE 3.x desktop system, Red Star OS features a modified Mozilla Firefox browser titled Naenara used for browsing the Naenara web portal on the North Korean intranet network known as Kwangmyong. Other software includes a text editor, an e-mail client, audio and video players, and games.[3]
The system requirements to run Red Star OS are as follows:[3]
- Pentium III 800Mhz
- 256MB RAM
- 3GB hard disk space
[edit] Media attention
The Japan-based, North Korea-affiliated newspaper Choson Sinbo interviewed two Red Star OS programmers in June 2006.[1] In February 2010, a Russian international student at the Kim Il-sung University in Pyongyang purchased a copy and posted about it on his LiveJournal account; Russian television station RT then picked up his LiveJournal post and translated it into English.[3] English-language technology blogs, including Engadget and Osnews, as well as South Korean wire services such as Yonhap, went on to repost the content.[2][4][5]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Kim, Chi-yong (2006-06-21), "〈민족정보산업의 부흥 -상-〉 《우리식 콤퓨터조작체계(OS) 》의 개발과 도입" (in Korean), Choson Sinbo, http://www.korea-np.co.jp/news/ViewArticle.aspx?ArticleID=22248, retrieved 2006-03-03
- ^ a b Nam, Hyeon-ho (2010-03-03), "北, 독자적 컴퓨터 운영체제 '붉은별' 개발" (in Korean), Yonhap News, http://media.daum.net/digital/view.html?cateid=1068&newsid=20100302174815619&p=yonhap, retrieved 2010-03-03
- ^ a b c "North Korea's Secret Cyber Weapon: 'Red Star OS'", RT, 2010-03-01, http://rt.com/Top_News/2010-03-01/north-korea-cyber-weapon.html?fullstory, retrieved 2010-03-08
- ^ Holwerda, Thom (2009-03-04), "North Korea Develops Its Own Linux Distribution", OSnews, http://www.osnews.com/story/22960/North_Korea_Develops_Its_Own_Linux_Distribution, retrieved 2010-03-06
- ^ Flatley, Joseph L. (2009-03-04), "North Korea's Red Star OS takes the 'open' out of 'open source'", Engadget, http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/04/north-koreas-red-star-os-takes-the-open-out-of-open-source/, retrieved 2010-03-10
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Download Red Star OS 2.0 via BitTorrent
- The Russian LiveJournal post on which RT based their report (Russian)
- RT report
- BBC article
- Engadget article
- 北 컴퓨터운영체제 붉은별 첫 분석, Yonhap article about in-depth look of Red Star OS (Korean)
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