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Here is a desktop screenshot of the North Korean Linux-based operating system: Red Star. Not sure whether it’s based on an existed Linux distro or not but the antivirus and the firewall were written from scratch by North Korean coders! FYI, North Korea also has “its own internet” (Kwangmyong) which is independent from the US-based Internet regulator. Actually it’s a nationwide intranet and wide area network released in 2000. Kwangmyong has a browser, an e-mail programme, news groups and even a search engine! Source: North Korea Economy Watch Click for high-res photo

Here is a desktop screenshot of the North Korean Linux-based operating system: Red Star. Not sure whether it’s based on an existed Linux distro or not but the antivirus and the firewall were written from scratch by North Korean coders!

FYI, North Korea also has “its own internet” (Kwangmyong) which is independent from the US-based Internet regulator. Actually it’s a nationwide intranet and wide area network released in 2000. Kwangmyong has a browser, an e-mail programme, news groups and even a search engine!

Source: North Korea Economy Watch

How Google uses Linux

There may be no single organization which runs more Linux systems than Google. But the kernel development community knows little about how Google uses Linux and what sort of problems are encountered there.

Nokia’s first Linux phone rocks!

Nokia’s first Linux phone rocks!

Portable Ubuntu for Windows

Portable Ubuntu for Windows presents these remarkable characteristics:

  • It actually works, at least in most cases and on most PCs. I have tried it on my laptop (Intel dual core with 2 Gb of RAM) and it is really impressive
  • It is portable and can be copied to a pendrive with at least 2 Gb of free space
  • It has full access to Windows file system, and can read and/or write Windows files (just point to the /mnt/C folder to see the Windows file system)
  • It is executed by Windows as a stand-alone application and works also with dual-monitor systems
  • It is possible to upgrade the application by installing new packages through the Synaptic tool. If you plan to do that, consider that the default user created in Portable Ubuntu is pubuntu, and the password is 123456
  • It helps people with little or no experience with Linux installation to have a working and ready-to-use Linux environment, getting them closer to the fascinating and ever full of new ideas and creativity world of open-source software. By the way, Ubuntu has always been popular right because it is easy to install and to maintain, at least compared to other Linux distros, and it was pretty soon available with a DVD bootable version that did not require any installation at all.

via live.gnome.org The GNOME Shell redefines user interactions with the GNOME desktop. In particular, it offers new paradigms for launching applications, accessing documents, and organizing open windows in GNOME. Click for high-res photo

via live.gnome.org

The GNOME Shell redefines user interactions with the GNOME desktop. In particular, it offers new paradigms for launching applications, accessing documents, and organizing open windows in GNOME.