Unity Operating System (also known as Unified Operating System or UOS, ) is a

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developed by UnionTech (, Tǒngxìn) based on

Deepin deepin (; formerly known as Linux Deepin and Hiweed Linux) is a Linux distribution. It features the Deepin Desktop Environment (DDE), built on Qt and available for a variety of distributions. The Deepin userbase is predominantly Chinese, though ...

, which is based on

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. It is used in

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as part of a government initiative beginning in 2019 to replace foreign-made software such as

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with domestic products.

Development

Three versions are currently under development, a

desktop A desktop traditionally refers to: * The surface of a desk (often to distinguish office appliances that fit on a desk, such as photocopiers and printers, from larger equipment covering its own area on the floor) Desktop may refer to various compu ...

for regular users (Deepin), another for enterprises (UOS) and a

server Server may refer to: Computing *Server (computing), a computer program or a device that provides requested information for other programs or devices, called clients. Role * Waiting staff, those who work at a restaurant or a bar attending custome ...

version (UOS). A first

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version was released in and can be downloaded from the official website. A first

stable A stable is a building in which working animals are kept, especially horses or oxen. The building is usually divided into stalls, and may include storage for equipment and feed. Styles There are many different types of stables in use tod ...

version was released on 14 January 2020.

Support

The operating system is primarily aimed at the Chinese market and was intended to replace

in the country by 2022, also known as the "3-5-2 policy", however

is still heavily used in the country. So far, the focus has therefore been primarily on

in house Outsourcing is a business practice in which companies use external providers to carry out business processes that would otherwise be handled internally. Outsourcing sometimes involves transferring employees and assets from one firm to another. ...

hardware such as that from the

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company

Zhaoxin Zhaoxin (Shanghai Zhaoxin Semiconductor Co., Ltd.; , ) is a fabless semiconductor company, created in 2013 as a joint venture between VIA Technologies and the Shanghai Municipal Government. The company manufactures x86-compatible desktop and ...

. The whole KX-6000 series is already supported by the desktop version as well as the KH-30000 series for server version. Broad support is planned, so platforms such as

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, Sunway or

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are also to be supported.

References

External links

UOS

UnionTech
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Development

Support

See also

References

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