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Re:Chinese military to replace Windows OS amid fears of US h... by duxup on Tuesday May 28, 2019 @02:43PM (#20033053)
It has to be some form of linux.

For all the reasons you said, it would take so long to get something usable, let alone security....

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Re:Chinese military to replace Windows OS amid fears of US h... by PatrolX on Tuesday May 28, 2019 @02:52PM (#20033142)
Chinabuntu, coming soon.
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Re:Chinese military to replace Windows OS amid fears of US h... by blacksmith_tb on Tuesday May 28, 2019 @02:58PM (#20033190)
No need, we've already got Kylin[1].

1: http://www.ubuntukylin.com/index.php?lang=en

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Re:Chinese military to replace Windows OS amid fears of US h... by duxup on Tuesday May 28, 2019 @03:00PM (#20033211)
Makes sense. There had to be something that already has a head start, even if not for the given purpose, good place to begin.
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Re:Chinese military to replace Windows OS amid fears of US h... by PatrolX on Tuesday May 28, 2019 @03:06PM (#20033257)
I've been testing the latest desktop editions all week so it would be rude of me not to try this one. Downloading.
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Re:Chinese military to replace Windows OS amid fears of US h... by blacksmith_tb on Tuesday May 28, 2019 @03:36PM (#20033533)
There's also Deepin[1] which is mainly developed in China, though it has pretty good internationalization.

1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deepin

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Re:Chinese military to replace Windows OS amid fears of US h... by logfromblammo on Tuesday May 28, 2019 @03:43PM (#20033604)
Q: Whatever happened to Red Flag Linux?

A: It shut down in 2014, after China refused to pay 40 million yuan to keep it going.

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