North Korean Red Star operating system details emerge

North Korean Red Star operating system details emerge

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s known, was made public by a Russian blogger studying in North Korea, who bought the program off the street.

Further analysis by a government institute in neighbouring South Korea said the operating system is aimed at monitoring user activity.

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The operating system represents the determination of North Korea to advance its own computer technology, based on its "Juche" self-reliance philosophy.

The Red Star operating system uses a popular Korean folk song as its start-up music and numbers years using a calendar which starts counting from the birth of state founder Kim Il-sung, making 2010 the 99th year.

It is Linux-based but is heavily influenced by Microsoft with versions of the software giant's Office programmes, including several familiar games.

Interesting indeed. Certainly quirky, especially with the calendar.

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I hope I will be able to get my hands on a copy soon, I heard about this from a friend that works with IT security and he is trying to get ahold of this OS to tinker with.

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just wait a couple of weeks and search for it on your favorite torrent search site. i tried and found one but nobody was seeding it yet.