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LaminatorX
on Tuesday March 04 2014, @10:00PM
from the totally-not-full-of-backdoors dept.
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."
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(Score: 2, Informative) by tibman on Wednesday March 05 2014, @12:16AM
The Desktop Images link is just a bunch of backgrounds. The actual desktop pictures can be found in the NK Tech Blog. It certainly does have a Mac look. Wonder how much NK made and how much is just a downloadable theme?
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