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China introduced its own national operating system
China National operating system China Operating System (COS) is intended to oust the market leaders Android and iOS
China has introduced a new, approved by the Government, the mobile operating system. Operating system called China Operating System, or COS, the platform is based on Linux and developed by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with Liantong Network Communications Technology, located in Shanghai. This OS open source (based on the open kernel) is designed to break the monopoly of Apple and Google in the Chinese mobile market.
Chinese developers claim that the new system is more reliable and safer than Android, and more flexible compared to iOS. It is expected to become the main competitor of these products - for a start, in the local market.
Operating system developed at the Institute of Software, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Shanghai Liantong Network Communications Technology. It is reported that the project was approved and funded by the Chinese government.
COS is based on the open kernel Linux. Nevertheless, it is not very open "for reasons of safety." The developers expect that their child will be spared the problems that have foreign operating systems. Thus, the majority of foreign products can not offer the necessary depth of localization, including graphical interface, input methods and speech recognition. In addition, according to engineers, COS-free software and hardware tracking user activity, which can be placed in the operating system manufacturers from other countries. This statement is especially true in light of recent scandals involving large-scale tracking "one and all" on the Internet US NSA employees.
COS can be used on smartphones, tablets, computers, and digital set-top boxes. The operating system offers access to its own app store, where today there are about 100 thousand. Programs.
For information on when you plan to release for sale the first devices based on the COS, the developers have not been reported.
Source: habrahabr.ru/post/209772/
China has introduced a new, approved by the Government, the mobile operating system. Operating system called China Operating System, or COS, the platform is based on Linux and developed by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with Liantong Network Communications Technology, located in Shanghai. This OS open source (based on the open kernel) is designed to break the monopoly of Apple and Google in the Chinese mobile market.
Chinese developers claim that the new system is more reliable and safer than Android, and more flexible compared to iOS. It is expected to become the main competitor of these products - for a start, in the local market.
Operating system developed at the Institute of Software, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Shanghai Liantong Network Communications Technology. It is reported that the project was approved and funded by the Chinese government.
COS is based on the open kernel Linux. Nevertheless, it is not very open "for reasons of safety." The developers expect that their child will be spared the problems that have foreign operating systems. Thus, the majority of foreign products can not offer the necessary depth of localization, including graphical interface, input methods and speech recognition. In addition, according to engineers, COS-free software and hardware tracking user activity, which can be placed in the operating system manufacturers from other countries. This statement is especially true in light of recent scandals involving large-scale tracking "one and all" on the Internet US NSA employees.
COS can be used on smartphones, tablets, computers, and digital set-top boxes. The operating system offers access to its own app store, where today there are about 100 thousand. Programs.
For information on when you plan to release for sale the first devices based on the COS, the developers have not been reported.
Source: habrahabr.ru/post/209772/
