North Korean Red Star Linux operating system details emerge

Cybe R. Wizard cybe_r_wizard at earthlink.net
Wed Apr 7 02:18:09 BST 2010


On Tue, 6 Apr 2010 14:26:00 -0400
Michael Haney <thezorch at gmail.com> wrote:

> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8604912.stm
> 
> Who could have imagined that Linux would ever have been used in this
> fashion.  I wonder if this violates the GPL in any way.  Its probably
> a foregone conclusion that the N. Korean government has no intention
> of upholding the rules of the GPL and have made the source code for
> Red Star a state secret.  A truly sad day for the Linux Community,
> seeing Linux, which promotes freedom, being used to perpetuate a
> regime which is against Freedom in all its forms.
> 
It's not a sad day; instead, lets find ways in that don't show and
declare, um, playtime!

Cybe R. Wizard
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