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Re:Chinese military to replace Windows OS amid fears of US h... by pkaye on Tuesday May 28, 2019 @01:51PM (#20032566)
The meaning of a "custom OS" has changed a lot these days. It basically means a respin of an existing Linux distribution.
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Re:Chinese military to replace Windows OS amid fears of US h... by duxup on Tuesday May 28, 2019 @02:16PM (#20032810)
Yeah that's how I read that term as well now. It's just linux in some form.
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Re:Chinese military to replace Windows OS amid fears of US h... by NikkiA on Tuesday May 28, 2019 @01:35PM (#20032385)
That's talking about RedStar OS, North Korea's linux distro.
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Re:Chinese military to replace Windows OS amid fears of US h... by logfromblammo on Tuesday May 28, 2019 @03:45PM (#20033624)
Red Flag Linux was China's distro.
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