Unity Operating System
| Unity Operating System Unified Operating System | |
|---|---|
UOS desktop screenshot | |
| Developer | UnionTech (Tongxin) |
| OS family | Linux (Unix-like) |
| Initial release | 14 January 2020; 6 years ago (2020-01-14) |
| Marketing target | Desktop, Server |
| Supported platforms | x86-64, Sunway, MIPS64, ARM64[1] |
| Kernel type | Monolithic |
| License | GNU |
| Official website | www |
Unity Operating System (also known as Unified Operating System[2] or UOS, Chinese: Tong Yi Cao Zuo Xi Tong ) is a Linux distribution developed by UnionTech (Chinese: Tong Xin Ruan Jian , Tongxin) based on Deepin,[3] which is based on Debian. It is used in China as part of a government initiative beginning in 2019 to replace foreign-made software such as Microsoft Windows with domestic products.[4][5]
Development
[edit]Three versions are currently under development, a desktop for regular users (Deepin), another for enterprises (UOS) and a server version (UOS).[6] A first beta version was released in December 2019 and can be downloaded from the official website.[7][8] A first stable version was released on 14 January 2020.[3][9]
Support
[edit]The operating system is primarily aimed at the Chinese market and was intended to replace Microsoft Windows in the country by 2022,[10][11][12] also known as the "3-5-2 policy", however Microsoft Windows is still heavily used in the country.[13] So far, the focus has therefore been primarily on Chinese government-owned companies' hardware such as that from the semiconductor company Zhaoxin. The whole KX-6000 series is already supported by the desktop version as well as the KH-30000 series for server version.[2]
Broad support is planned, so platforms such as Loongson, Sunway or ARM are also to be supported.[14][1]
See also
[edit]- Ubuntu Kylin
- Kylin OS
- Deepin
- Astra Linux - a similar project by the Russian government
- Canaima (operating system) - a similar project by the Venezuelan computer manufacturer VIT, C.A. and Chinese information technology company Inspur
- GendBuntu - a similar project used by Gendarmerie in France
- LiMux - a similar project of the city council of Munich
- Nova (operating system) - a similar project by the Cuban government
- Red Star OS - a similar project by the North Korean government
- Pardus (operating system)
- List of Debian-based Linux distributions
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Zi Yuan Zhong Xin | Tong Xin UOSSheng Tai She Qu ". UOS (in Simplified Chinese). UnionTech. 2021-07-30. Retrieved 2021-11-28.
- ^ a b Kopf, Alexander (2019-12-27). "Chinas Windows-Ersatz: CPUs laufen auf chinesischem Betriebssystem". GameStar (in German). Retrieved 2020-01-04.
- ^ a b cnTech (2020-01-15). "Explained: What's the difference between UOS and Deepin OS?". cnTechPost. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
- ^ Liu, Zhiye (2019-12-24). "Chinese CPUs Now Work On Domestically-Produced Operating System". Tom's Hardware. Retrieved 2020-01-04.
- ^ Ye, Josh (2020-03-18). "Meet the Chinese operating system that's trying to shift the country off Windows". The South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
- ^ "China-made UOS completes adaptation for domestic cloud desktop provider". cntechpost.com. 2019-12-19. Retrieved 2020-01-04.
- ^ "China-made operating system UOS releases first version". cntechpost.com. 2019-12-13. Retrieved 2020-01-04.
- ^ "China software designers ready UOS for end-of-2019 release". DigiTimes. 2019-11-22. Retrieved 2020-01-04.
- ^ "UOS 20 Zheng Shi Ban Mian Xiang He Zuo Huo Ban Fa Bu ". www.chinauos.com (in Chinese). 2020-01-14. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
- ^ Liu, Nian; Yang, Yuan (2019-12-08). "Beijing orders state offices to replace foreign PCs and software". www.ft.com. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
- ^ Petzold, Sara (2019-12-13). "Intel, AMD & Co: China will westliche Hard- und Software aussortieren". GameStar (in German). Retrieved 2020-01-04.
- ^ Kohlick, Robert (2019-12-17). "Konkurrenz fur Intel und AMD? China-Prozessoren versprechen grossen Leistungssprung". GIGA.de (in German). Retrieved 2020-01-04.
- ^ Khan, Faisal (2019-12-24). "Chinese "3-5-2" Policy is a major move towards Tech independence". Medium. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
- ^ Kohlick, Robert (2020-01-02). "Windows-Alternative aus China: Neues Betriebssystem soll Microsofts OS ersetzen". GIGA.de (in German). Retrieved 2020-01-04.
