Red Star OS
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 The file browser of Red Star OS 2.0, localised with North Korean terminology and spelling | |
| Developer | Korea Computer Center, North Korea |
|---|---|
| OS family | Unix-like |
| Working state | Current |
| Latest release | 2.0 |
| Marketing target | Workstations, servers |
| Available in | Korean (Best Korean standard) |
| Platforms | i386 (x86) |
| Kernel type | Monolithic (Linux) |
| Default user interface | KDE 3 |
Red Star OS (Korean: 붉은별; MR: Pulgŭnbyŏl) 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]
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
- Undying love for Glorious Leader Kim Jung Un, Eternal Party Secretary Kim Jong Il, and Eternal President Kim Il Sung
- Socialist computer manufactured in accordance with Juche Principles of Right-Thinking.
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] On YouTube, there have also been demos of the OS.[6]
References
- ^ a b Kim, Chi-yong (2006-06-21), "〈민족정보산업의 부흥 -상-〉 《우리식 콤퓨터조작체계(OS) 》의 개발과 도입", Choson Sinbo (in Korean), retrieved 2006-03-03
- ^ a b Nam, Hyeon-ho (2010-03-03), "北, 독자적 컴퓨터 운영체제 '붉은별' 개발", Yonhap News (in Korean), retrieved 2013-01-23
- ^ a b c "North Korea's "secret cyber-weapon": brand new Red Star OS", RT, 2010-03-01, retrieved 2013-01-23
- ^ Holwerda, Thom (2009-03-04), "North Korea Develops Its Own Linux Distribution", OSNews, retrieved 2013-01-23
- ^ Flatley, Joseph L. (2009-03-04), "North Korea's Red Star OS takes the 'open' out of 'open source'", Engadget, retrieved 2013-01-23
- ^ Red Star Linux (붉은 별) Video (비디오) 1 on YouTube
External links
- "OS "Red Star" - линуксоиды всех стран, соединяйтесь!" (in Russian). 2010-02-27.
- "北 컴퓨터운영체제 붉은별 첫 분석" (in Korean).