Chinese government developing national open-source OSMarch 23, 2013 - 13:37 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Chinese government is working with the software company Canonical, which is behind the open-source Ubuntu operating system (OS), The Telegraph reports. The collaboration is expected to produce a system similar to Ubuntu but tailored for the Chinese user. The first version of Ubuntu Kylin, as it is being called, is due to be launched next month and is intended for desktop and laptop computers. It will differ from the standard Ubuntu system in its use of Chinese characters and in the way it uses Chinese date conventions. It will also include weather indicators and integration of various Chinese sites such as Baidu maps, the Taobao shopping service. The move is an attempt to stop China being reliant on Western software and to get more Chinese people the opportunity to modify computer coding themselves. Ubuntu is based on the Linux operating system and its development and use is governed by an ethic that emphasises the sharing of computer code. This is in contrast to the closed or proprietary systems of Microsoft and Apple who restrict access to the core code for their operating systems. "This collaboration will bring local investment and participation to ensure that the platform is relevant for the Chinese market, and close co-ordination with the global Ubuntu project ensures that it is familiar to software and hardware vendors, and useful for export products made by Chinese companies as well," Canonical chief executive Jane Silber said in a statement. Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. Byblos Bank Armenia celebrates Students' Day with scholarship recipients YSU students who received scholarships from Byblos Bank Armenia gathered in a casual setting to meet with the Bank's CEO, Hayk Stepanyan. Azerbaijan extends Rune Vardanyan’s arrest by 5 months A court in Azerbaijan has extended the arrest of former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan by five months. Armenia border residents dissatisfied with delimitation Residents Kirants are dissatisfied with the results of the delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. |