Why is Galaxy Kirin the representative of domestic operating system?

Kylin OS, also known as Galaxy Kirin, is an open source server operating system developed by China National University of Defense Technology. It is a major scientific research project of the 863 Program and a software project with high hopes for the National University of Defense Technology. It was developed on 200 1. The purpose of creation is to break the monopoly of foreign operating systems and develop a server operating system with independent intellectual property rights in China. Simply put, Kirin operating system is China's own operating system!

If the chip is the "brain" of the device, then the operating system is the "soul" of the device. For the past and present domestic market, chips and operating systems are mainly provided by foreign countries, which is equivalent to giving one's "brain" and "soul" to others, which is undoubtedly a very fatal thing, so Kirin operating system shoulders an extremely important mission.

It is understood that the reason why it was named "Kirin" actually originated from "self-mockery". The early Kirin operating system integrated four different technical frameworks into one system, drawing on the codes of four companies. The bottom layer is based on mach microkernel. The service layer uses FreeBSD system as a reference; The application layer refers to linux; The interface is modeled after windows, and it is a "four unlike OS", which is similar to the China god beast "Kirin", so it is named Kirin.

At the beginning of Kirin system's birth in 2006, China tried to replace the imported system with Kirin operating system, but it could not be used due to insufficient compatibility. During 2006-2009, the development of Linux was in full swing, and finally Kirin system turned to use Linux kernel. At this time, the mainstream software can run on the Kirin system of the bank with a little adaptation. At this time, key organs such as the party, government and army began to replace the domestic system.

In 20 16, aerospace science and technology purchased nearly 10,000 sets of Galaxy Kirin system, and then gradually applied it to the fields of Tianzhou spacecraft launch, Beidou and military aircraft. , so there is today's "China space Kirin operating system" scene. In addition, Kirin system can also be seen in some government affairs systems, military management systems and large state-owned enterprises.

In addition to the military field, the Kirin system in the civilian field has also begun to get involved. On August 13 last year, China Electric Power Department released Galaxy Kirin operating system V 10 to meet the needs of the 5G era, and opened up mobile phones, tablet computers, PCs and other terminal devices to realize multi-terminal integration. Its function is similar to Huawei's HarmonyOS system, and it supports Tengfei, Godson, Shenwei, Mega-core, Guang Hai and Kunkun from the same source.

In addition, Kirin operating system V 10 has added kydroid technology unique to Kirin operating system, which can support more than 2,000 Android applications, which also makes it more convenient for Kirin operating system to replace consumer terminal devices. At the same time, there are more than 1000 mainstream eco-enterprises at home and abroad, and more than 100 software and hardware products have been adapted on Kirin operating system V 10.

In addition, Kirin operating system V 10 adopts an operating interface similar to Windows7 style, which makes it easier to get started quickly and has no learning burden. At the same time, it is optimized in power management, kernel lock and page copy, network, VFS, NVME and so on. And the loading speed of the system is fast, which greatly improves the stability and performance. In terms of software, it integrates Kirin self-developed application, sogou input method, Jinshan WPS and other applications.

The release of Kirin operating system V 10 is a milestone for Kirin system, which began to expand the original system mainly serving the party and government to the consumer market and officially began to face individual consumers. However, at this stage, the Kirin operating system used in the civilian field is still relatively small. Compared with Kirin operating system V 10, HarmonyOS OS pays more attention to the operating experience of consumer users.

At present, there are many domestic operating systems on the market, besides Kirin operating system and HarmonyOS operating system, there are universal communication operating system (UOS), Alibaba Cloud operating system (AliOS), HopeEdgeOS (Internet of Things-oriented operating system) and so on. Although these systems still have room for improvement, they have greatly enriched the domestic operating system market and laid the foundation for the future development of domestic operating systems. In the era of 5G Internet of Everything, with the advantages of 5G, domestic operating systems are likely to overtake in corners, and we are also looking forward to that day.