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Unity Operating System

Unity Operating System (also known as Unified Operating System[2] or UOS, ) is a Linux distribution developed by UnionTech (, Tǒngxìn) 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

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 2019-12 and can be downloaded from the official website.[7][8] A first stable version was released on 14 January 2020.[3][9]

Support

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

  • 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

External links

References

  1. 资源中心 UOS, UnionTech, 2021-07-30, retrieved 2021-11-28^
  2. Alexander Köpf. Chinas Windows-Ersatz: CPUs laufen auf chinesischem Betriebssystem GameStar, 2019-12-27, retrieved 2020-01-04^
  3. cnTech. Explained: What's the difference between UOS and Deepin OS? cnTechPost, 2020-01-15, retrieved 2020-01-18^
  4. Zhiye Liu. Chinese CPUs Now Work On Domestically-Produced Operating System Tom's Hardware, 2019-12-24, retrieved 2020-01-04^
  5. Josh Ye. Meet the Chinese operating system that's trying to shift the country off Windows The South China Morning Post, 2020-03-18, retrieved 2021-04-07^
  6. China-made UOS completes adaptation for domestic cloud desktop provider cntechpost.com, 2019-12-19, retrieved 2020-01-04^
  7. China-made operating system UOS releases first version cntechpost.com, 2019-12-13, retrieved 2020-01-04^
  8. China software designers ready UOS for end-of-2019 release DigiTimes, 2019-11-22, retrieved 2020-01-04^
  9. UOS 20 正式版面向合作伙伴发布 www.chinauos.com, 2020-01-14, retrieved 2020-01-18^
  10. Nian Liu, Yuan Yang. Beijing orders state offices to replace foreign PCs and software www.ft.com, 2019-12-08, retrieved 2021-04-11^
  11. Sara Petzold. Intel, AMD & Co: China will westliche Hard- und Software aussortieren GameStar, 2019-12-13, retrieved 2020-01-04^
  12. Robert Kohlick. Konkurrenz für Intel und AMD? China-Prozessoren versprechen großen Leistungssprung GIGA.de, 2019-12-17, retrieved 2020-01-04^
  13. Faisal Khan. Chinese "3–5–2" Policy is a major move towards Tech independence Medium, 2019-12-24, retrieved 2021-04-11^
  14. Robert Kohlick. Windows-Alternative aus China: Neues Betriebssystem soll Microsofts OS ersetzen GIGA.de, 2020-01-02, retrieved 2020-01-04^