When I read this item in the backend submission queue, I must admit that I thought it was a fake, and I must say that I'm still not confident enough about this one. A Korean company held a press event today during which it launched its Tmax Window operating system. Built on in-house technology, they claim it has 100% compatibility with Windows software. Update: A lot more information in this article.
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Member since:2005-11-22
Problem here was that they actually claimed that they implemented OS, office, web browser and all on their own. At least prior to the public demo. Later it revealed that they used WebKit for web browser. Still they was saying as if its such that all of their own effort to support web standard on its web browser. If they give credits where they due, I do not mind about this nor feel shame on this topic.
Have you read my comment that *actually* it revealed as it uses "embedded version of Linux kernel" (direct translation) ? And still they claim they use micro-kernel instead of monolithic kernel used in Linux and Windows (however, as any of you visit osnews.com would know that Windows' kernel actually is a hybrid micro-ish kernel) They seems they do not really know what they are talking about sometimes.
I have already read some posts regarding this topic written by people who attended the public demo. So given that the sources are correct, it would very likely be copy of open source code without even mentioning they did(even though most of possible original source would be under GPL) or just a scam.. period.
Member since:2006-06-02
Unfortunately, I don't read Korean. I do not doubt what you say but on the other hand, my experience of how Korean mental processes and thought patterns translate into language indicates that Koreans do leave lots of things in quite an ambiguous state, in regards to terms of reference (I have had Korean relatives for 12 years now). It may be the case here, it's a possibility, rather than that they 'do not know what they are talking about'.
Personally, I would wait for any kind of independent evaluation.
In your favour though, it would not be the first time that Korean-produced software has used open-source elements without acknowledgement:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_KMPlayer#Controversy
Abiding by formal laws in Korea is not culturally always seen as a positive trait (and after decades in the past of military and authoritarian government, this view is not entirely without justification), so I would also hang fire about calling this a scam, or something 'illegal'. Again, I would want independent verification by an outside body.
Member since:2007-02-22
This could be marked up to their marketing department not knowing what their technical department is doing. It isn't encouraging, though...
Member since:2007-02-22
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Well, there was this a few years ago, based on FreeDos originally:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E/OS
Which basically aimed to run binaries from practically every other operating system going.
It now seems to have been picked up simply as a FreeDos variant (a guess, since I do not speak Spanish):
http://meos.sourceforge.net/
So, this might be possible - no idea if the South Korean effort has taken this as a base, even conceptually.
Just remember, even though the method behind the creation of Snuppy was deemed to be dodgy and unethical in some respects, the animal itself was inependently established as being a genuine clone, and the effect has been replicated since.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snuppy
Don't write the South Koreans of too quickly, or be too ready to suspect the worst...:-)!