Asianux

Infobox OS
name = Asianux



caption = Screenshot of the Asianux operating system - version 1.0
family = Linux
latest_release_version = 3.0
latest_release_date = release date and age|2007|09|2
license = Various
website = [http://www.asianux.com/ Asianux website]

Asianux is an operating system (a Linux distribution). It is a joint development between Linux vendors Red Flag Software Co., Ltd. (of China), Miracle Linux Corporation (of Japan- 50.5-percent owned by Oracle Corporation), Haansoft (of South Korea), and from September 2007, VietSoftware (of Vietnam).As with most operating systems, it attempts to provide high stability and scalability, while retaining diverse compatibility.

Asianux is considered as a core component, or basis for a Linux distribution, which is to be released later by the above-mentioned companies as their own distributions with specific features. Asianux 2.0 now provides a basis not only for a server operating system but also desktop uses or as a powerful workstation. This distribution applies a server operating system that is being developed. It is to be localized to Chinese, Japanese and Korean as well as English, and developed throughout the companies' respective countries.

As a result, Asianux is included in distributions: Haansoft Linux Asianux 3.0 Server, Miracle Linux 4.0 Asianux Inside and Red Flag Linux DC 6.0 Asianux inside.Fact|date=February 2007

[http://lwn.net/Articles/89962/ Comparisons have been drawn] between Asianux and United Linux, an attempt by SUSE, Turbolinux, Conectiva and the SCO Group to take on Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

Release history

The current release version of Asianux is 3.0 (September 22, 2007).

An earlier release version of Asianux was 2.0 (August 31, 2005), which was based upon Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.

The initial release was Asianux 1.0, released in 2004. Asianux 1.0 was based upon Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.

External links

* [http://www.asianux.com/ Asianux website]
*DistroWatch|asianux|NAME=Asianux

News Coverage

* [http://news.zdnet.com/2100-3513_22-144363.html Linux companies set to launch Asianux 2.0]
* [http://www.forbes.com/markets/feeds/afx/2005/09/05/afx2206448.html China's Red Flag to set up jv to promote Asianux]
* [http://news.cnet.com/Asian-Linux-gaining-momentum/2100-1011_3-5278304.html Asian Linux gaining momentum]
* [http://www.devxnews.com/article.php/3383591 Oracle Throws Muscle Into Asianux]
* [http://www.saigon-gpdaily.com.vn/Science_Technology/2007/9/58566/ Viet Nam Joins Asianux Software Consortium]
* [http://www.cnetnews.com.cn/2007/0912/501853.shtml Asianux goes to Asian wide]
* [http://news.cnet.com/2100-7344-5137250.html Software makers team on Asian Linux]
* [http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/bw/2007-10/15/content_6173725.htm Linux lineup]
* [http://www.pcwelt.de/it-profi/englishnews/130223/asianux_members_to_create_joint_venture_company/index.html Asianux members to create joint-venture company]