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Unity Operating System

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Unity Operating System
Unified Operating System
UOS desktop screenshot
DeveloperUnionTech (Tongxin)
OS familyLinux (Unix-like)
Initial release14 January 2020; 6 years ago (2020-01-14)
Marketing targetDesktop, Server
Supported platformsx86-64, Sunway, MIPS64, ARM64[1]
Kernel typeMonolithic
LicenseGNU
Official websitewww.chinauos.com

Unity Operating System (also known as Unified Operating System[2] or UOS, Chinese: 统一操作系统) is a Linux distribution developed by UnionTech (Chinese: 统信软件, 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

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

Support

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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

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References

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  1. Jump up to: 1 2 "资源中心 | 统信UOS生态社区". UOS (in Simplified Chinese). UnionTech. 2021-07-30. Retrieved 2021-11-28.
  2. Jump up to: 1 2 Köpf, Alexander (2019-12-27). "Chinas Windows-Ersatz: CPUs laufen auf chinesischem Betriebssystem". GameStar (in German). Retrieved 2020-01-04.
  3. Jump up to: 1 2 cnTech (2020-01-15). "Explained: What's the difference between UOS and Deepin OS?". cnTechPost. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
  4. ↑ Liu, Zhiye (2019-12-24). "Chinese CPUs Now Work On Domestically-Produced Operating System". Tom's Hardware. Retrieved 2020-01-04.
  5. ↑ Ye, Josh (2020-03-18). "Meet the Chinese operating system that's trying to shift the country off Windows". The South China Morning Post. 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 (in Chinese). 2020-01-14. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
  10. ↑ Liu, Nian; Yang, Yuan (2019-12-08). "Beijing orders state offices to replace foreign PCs and software". www.ft.com. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
  11. ↑ Petzold, Sara (2019-12-13). "Intel, AMD & Co: China will westliche Hard- und Software aussortieren". GameStar (in German). Retrieved 2020-01-04.
  12. ↑ Kohlick, Robert (2019-12-17). "Konkurrenz für Intel und AMD? China-Prozessoren versprechen großen Leistungssprung". GIGA.de (in German). Retrieved 2020-01-04.
  13. ↑ Khan, Faisal (2019-12-24). "Chinese "3–5–2" Policy is a major move towards Tech independence". Medium. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
  14. ↑ Kohlick, Robert (2020-01-02). "Windows-Alternative aus China: Neues Betriebssystem soll Microsofts OS ersetzen". GIGA.de (in German). Retrieved 2020-01-04.
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