JingOS: Linux Distro Inspired by the iPad

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Post by throwaway888abc » Sun, Jan 17, 2021, 3:24 AM UTC

JingOS: Linux Distro Inspired by the iPad
jingos.com

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Post by poutine » Sun, Jan 17, 2021, 4:42 AM UTC

Apple isn’t going to like this. Good luck!

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Post by michaericalribo » Sun, Jan 17, 2021, 4:42 AM UTC

Awesome! Its exciting to see new applications of *nix OSes that are design-forward and targeted towards modern computing paradigms / platforms.

I’m a grumpy graybeard who likes Arch on my laptop and Debian on my server...but cosmetics and familiar visual vocab and adopting industry ux practices—these are undeniable obstacles that must be overcome before “the year of the Linux desktop “ :)

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Post by bArray » Sun, Jan 17, 2021, 4:44 AM UTC

Also discussed here just 17 days ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25580608

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Post by someperson » Sun, Jan 17, 2021, 4:46 AM UTC

Is the project developed publicly? Where is the git repository with sources (under a FLOSS license)?

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Post by bArray » Sun, Jan 17, 2021, 4:47 AM UTC

> Available from Jan 31, 2021

So, is this going to be a paid for product? I am looking at what looks like is their GitHub page, and it's basically empty? https://github.com/JingOS-team

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Post by xwdv » Sun, Jan 17, 2021, 4:47 AM UTC

“New Linux Distro” here just means a new graphical environment.

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Post by pekinlcc » Sun, Jan 17, 2021, 4:49 AM UTC

bArray wrote: post #6

> Available from Jan 31, 2021 So, is this going to be a paid for product? I am looking at what looks like is their GitHub page, and it's basically empty? https://github.com/JingOS-team

Will update Github Project before Jan 31. And the OS will be free forever. https://www.jingos.com/faq/

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Post by someperson » Sun, Jan 17, 2021, 4:51 AM UTC

bArray wrote: post #6

> Available from Jan 31, 2021 So, is this going to be a paid for product? I am looking at what looks like is their GitHub page, and it's basically empty? https://github.com/JingOS-team

The popular web server Nginx started in Russia almost 20 years ago. Nobody would have used the software of such dubious origin if it was closed-source. Being open-source allowed many more eyeballs and developers which increased trust in the project.

With the current geopolitical landscape, projects from Russia, China and increasingly the United States must be open-source to become widely used and trusted.

If China-based JingOS aren't developing their work publicly, for most developers it may as well not exist.

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Post by gh02t » Sun, Jan 17, 2021, 4:51 AM UTC

michaericalribo wrote: post #3

Awesome! Its exciting to see new applications of *nix OSes that are design-forward and targeted towards modern computing paradigms / platforms. I’m a grumpy graybeard who likes Arch on my laptop and Debian on my server...but cosmetics and familiar visual vocab and adopting industry ux practices—these are undeniable obstacles that must be overcome before “the year of the Linux desktop “ :)

I don't want to be too hard on this project, but is it really "design-forward" when it's blatantly and explicitly copying the look and feel of iOS/iPadOS? Originality seems like an important component of good design.