Stories
Slash Boxes
Comments

SoylentNews is people

North Korean OS Desktop Images Available

posted by LaminatorX on Tuesday March 04 2014, @10:00PM   Printer-friendly
from the totally-not-full-of-backdoors dept.

nobbis writes:

" Desktop Images from Red Star 3.0, the North Korean Operating System, have been made available by Will Scott a US computer scientist who lectured in Pyongyang in 2013.

Red Star 3.0 is a Linux based OS, whose desktop now closely resembles OSX, possibly influenced by Kim Jong-un who has been pictured with an iMac; although how he obtained an iMac is unclear. Screenshots of Red Star 2.0 and a walk through of the installation of Red Star 3.0 are given in an article in North Korean Tech blog. The 8 desktop images include artillery under snow with magpies, a farming scene with 1960s era tractors, and an unconvincing city view. Will Scott has answered questions about his experiences in Pyongyang on a Reddit ask me anything."

 
This discussion has been archived. No new comments can be posted.
North Korean OS Desktop Images Available | Log In/Create an Account | Top | 25 comments | Search Discussion
Display Options Threshold/Breakthrough Mark All as Read Mark All as Unread
The Fine Print: The following comments are owned by whoever posted them. We are not responsible for them in any way.

  • (Score: 2) by dotdotdot on Tuesday March 04 2014, @10:20PM

    by dotdotdot (858) on Tuesday March 04 2014, @10:20PM (#11015)

    For the record, he may have an iMac, but he's using a ballpoint pen (in the picture in the article).

    Starting Score:    1  point
    Karma-Bonus Modifier   +1  
    Total Score:   2  

  • (Score: 2) by frojack on Tuesday March 04 2014, @10:34PM

    by frojack (1554) on Tuesday March 04 2014, @10:34PM (#11027) Journal

    I've got 5 computers within arm's reach, and my desk is still littered with pens.
    Its clearly a posed photo, we don't know if it even works, but that doesn't matter.

    The real question is Why did UN want to be seen with a computer, at all?
    Most World leaders are not shown with a computer on their desks. Ever.

    I think I saw One Picture [go.com] of Obama using anything more technical than a telephone.

    --
    No, you are mistaken. I've always had this sig.