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March 4th, 2010, 20:20
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You know, Tux always seemed so harmless... little did we know that he is actually a Che Guevara-type figure who's been traveling around the world, fighting the good fight on any number of fronts. First, Cuba announces its national Linux variant, Nova (http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/cuba-launches-its-own-linux-variant-fidel-reportedly-cool-with/), and now? Red Star is North Korea's (http://www.engadget.com/tag/northkorea) very own Linux-based operating system, featuring a desktop very similar to Windows -- but for the red star that replaces the Start button. It first came to light when Mikhail, a Russian blogger living in Pyongyang, picked up a copy for $5 near Kim Il-sung University. The install disk apparently features a quote from Kim Jong-il about the importance of an operating system "compatible with Korean traditions," and the system requirements are a Pentium III 800MHz with 256MB RAM and 3GB hard drive space (North Korea's version of Minesweeper must take up a lot of room). Of course, this bad boy has Firefox -- except here it's called My Country, and it will only connect you to something called "My Country BBS," a web portal on North Korea's own (restricted) version of the Internet. Where will the plucky penguin turn up next? We don't know, but we bet it'll be one hell of a ride.
Gallery: North Korea's Red Star OS (http://www.engadget.com/photos/north-koreas-red-star-os/)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/03/100304-redstar-g01_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/north-koreas-red-star-os/2769706/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/03/100304-redstar-g02_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/north-koreas-red-star-os/2769707/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/03/100304-redstar-g03_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/north-koreas-red-star-os/2769708/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/03/100304-redstar-g04_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/north-koreas-red-star-os/2769709/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/03/100304-redstar-g05_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/north-koreas-red-star-os/2769710/)
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You know, Tux always seemed so harmless... little did we know that he is actually a Che Guevara-type figure who's been traveling around the world, fighting the good fight on any number of fronts. First, Cuba announces its national Linux variant, Nova (http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/12/cuba-launches-its-own-linux-variant-fidel-reportedly-cool-with/), and now? Red Star is North Korea's (http://www.engadget.com/tag/northkorea) very own Linux-based operating system, featuring a desktop very similar to Windows -- but for the red star that replaces the Start button. It first came to light when Mikhail, a Russian blogger living in Pyongyang, picked up a copy for $5 near Kim Il-sung University. The install disk apparently features a quote from Kim Jong-il about the importance of an operating system "compatible with Korean traditions," and the system requirements are a Pentium III 800MHz with 256MB RAM and 3GB hard drive space (North Korea's version of Minesweeper must take up a lot of room). Of course, this bad boy has Firefox -- except here it's called My Country, and it will only connect you to something called "My Country BBS," a web portal on North Korea's own (restricted) version of the Internet. Where will the plucky penguin turn up next? We don't know, but we bet it'll be one hell of a ride.
Gallery: North Korea's Red Star OS (http://www.engadget.com/photos/north-koreas-red-star-os/)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/03/100304-redstar-g01_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/north-koreas-red-star-os/2769706/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/03/100304-redstar-g02_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/north-koreas-red-star-os/2769707/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/03/100304-redstar-g03_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/north-koreas-red-star-os/2769708/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/03/100304-redstar-g04_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/north-koreas-red-star-os/2769709/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/03/100304-redstar-g05_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/north-koreas-red-star-os/2769710/)
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