Red Star OS
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Terminal Velocity
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You can just use Windows, they seem a wise choice compared to this
Not just Korea.... North Korea. The government of North Korea. This is not a distro that I would ever trust to install.
https://fossbytes.com/the-worst-linux-distro-on-planet-north-koreas-red-star-os/
https://fossbytes.com/the-worst-linux-distro-on-planet-north-koreas-red-star-os/
That sounds like a bad idea.
You're catching on.
Linuxembourg
Active Member
Apparently it's really easy to switch to Bad Korea OS but once you've installed you can't switch back to Good Korea OS. If you are willing to put in extreme effort you can sometimes upgrade to China OS.
I suspect it will be as popular (and good) as the music made by the Westboro baptist church.
donnerkebab1730
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their basicaly the same thing anyway
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Terminal Velocity
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According to Wikipedia
donnerkebab1730
Member
not even in a virtualbox?
Brickwizard
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not with a 12mt barge pole
Nope not even in V.B.
I've tried playing with it in a VM before. It runs but I don't actually speak the language. Some of the icons were familiar, but I haven't tried it in a few years. I'd definitely not consider it as a viable operating system.
donnerkebab1730
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i mean, its just arch,with more risk
cameradatachef
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According a 2015 investigation by Florian Grunow (see https://insinuator.net/2015/07/redstar-os-watermarking/), the OS watermarks most files available to it, even if the files aren't opened by the user. Presumably this assists tracking user behavior and the flow of information from user to user. TLDR from the article:
"Creating and using media files and documents on RedStar OS can get you into trouble if you are living in North Korea. Do not assume that the files can be kept private and cannot be traced back to the creator!"
Sounds like a good way to let your computer report back to the mothership!
"Creating and using media files and documents on RedStar OS can get you into trouble if you are living in North Korea. Do not assume that the files can be kept private and cannot be traced back to the creator!"
Sounds like a good way to let your computer report back to the mothership!
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Seems like a novelty to me - just say no - Even if I only spoke Korean I would not use it - here is one to think about - is Red Star really open source? I don't think it is and therefore a violation of GPL
I'd assume nothing done on Red Star OS would be private. On the other hand, I don't live in North Korea so there's not a whole lot their regime can do to me. I did try to visit twice, but my visa was declined each time. So, they're not even gonna let me into the country.
It probably isn't open. I suppose this is a case of, "Yeah, so what are you going to do about it?" LOL 'Snot like Mr. Kim is going to respond to a copyright lawsuit.
It probably isn't open. I suppose this is a case of, "Yeah, so what are you going to do about it?" LOL 'Snot like Mr. Kim is going to respond to a copyright lawsuit.
