sbdcsierra Chapter 256 The Leader's Summoning 2
Chapter 256 The Leader's Summoning 2
"So how do we develop our own operating system?"
The leader continued to ask questions.
Currently, there are three main types of computer systems in the world: Windows, UNIX, and Linux.
UNIX was the first operating system to be developed, created in 1965 at Bell Labs in the United States…
Windows was launched by Microsoft in November 1985...
Linux is a UNIX-like system, first released by Linus Torvalds on September 17, 1991...
We can draw inspiration from UNIX and Linux when developing our own operating system.
Windows is a closed-source system, so we cannot obtain its source code.
Linux is an open-source system, and we can obtain its source code.
UNIX is also a closed-source system, but it has a branch called BSD UNIX.
There is an open-source branch of BSD UNIX called Free BSD.
We can obtain the source code of Free BSD.
The most important part of an operating system is its kernel, so we can refer to Linux and FreeBSD to develop our own kernel.
Of course, we can also use the Linux kernel and the Free BSD kernel as a basis to develop our own system.
This will make development much easier.
However, I think it's best to develop your own system kernel, since the kernel is the core of the operating system.
Once the system kernel is developed, we can develop other functions based on the kernel.
Once these features were developed, a new system was born.
After continuous improvement, a stable system was created.
Then you can install it on your computer.
However, having an operating system alone is not enough; we also need to develop some commonly used software.
For example, office software, browsers, image viewers, music players, video players, chat software, and some games!
Qi Tongwei briefly explained his ideas for developing an operating system.
"Yes, that's right! The core of the system still needs to be developed by ourselves, so that we can truly achieve independent control."
By the way, you mentioned earlier that there are also information security issues related to hardware. Could you elaborate on that?
The leader was very satisfied and asked Qi Tongwei to also talk about the information security issues related to the hardware.
"Yes, boss!"
The information security issues related to hardware mainly lie in chips, and backdoors can be installed on chips.
By incorporating specific instructions into the chip manufacturing process, an enemy can activate these instructions at a critical moment, causing the computer to execute incorrect commands and thus creating fatal trouble.
Different chips have different architectures, and different architectures have different instructions.
Currently, the world's main chip architectures are x86 and MIPS.
The x86 architecture originated from Intel's 8086 microprocessor in the United States.
Since its introduction in 1978, the x86 architecture has become the mainstream architecture for home and commercial computers, and most computers sold in China use x86 architecture chips.
The MIPS architecture was developed by Stanford University in the United States and appeared in 1981. It was developed and licensed by MIPS Technologies and is widely used in many electronic products, network devices, personal entertainment devices and commercial devices.
To ensure hardware-related information security, it's best to develop our own chip architecture and use it in conjunction with our own developed system.
However, in recent years, China's chip development has lagged behind that of countries like the United States, and its technology is relatively backward.
To ensure our country's information security, I believe our country should prioritize the development of chip technology.
Qi Tongwei said.
In the next twenty years or so, China will suffer greatly from lagging behind in chip technology. Since the leader asked about it, Qi Tongwei naturally had to offer some suggestions.
In this way, China can suffer less from the chip shortage, or even avoid the chip shortage altogether.
Needless to say, the operating system was also a priority later on. The country started to pay attention to it, but by then people had already gotten used to using foreign operating systems.
There are still very few people who have access to and use computers. Developing an operating system now, allowing people to access computers early on, will enable us to capture the market sooner.
As long as we persevere, our independently developed operating system will be able to steadily occupy a certain market share.
Most importantly, entering the market now is relatively early. As long as software and game companies cooperate, user habits can be gradually cultivated.
In the future, the vast majority of Chinese people will accept this operating system.
"Well said!"
So how do you think we should open up the market and get the general public to accept our own operating system after it is developed?
What kind of chip architecture do you think our country should develop?
The leader continued to ask questions.
Developing an operating system is not actually difficult. With a single order, all the experts and professors in the country can be immediately assembled to develop an operating system.
It won't be long before we can develop our own operating system.
The current problem is that most computers on the market use foreign operating systems, and computer users are first exposed to foreign operating systems.
In the chip sector, what the country lacks is the architecture; as for the technical level, it can be improved gradually.
"Government departments, research institutions, schools, and internet cafes must all use the operating system we developed ourselves."
Moreover, only this one operating system can be installed; other operating systems cannot be installed.
Foreign computers entering our country must also come pre-installed with our own operating system.
Computer manufacturers in our country are required to pre-install our own operating system on the computers they ship!
All software and gaming companies in our country must develop software and games for our system.
Otherwise, all the software and games they develop will be banned from the market.
In this way, our own operating system can be widely adopted very quickly.
Internet cafes are a relatively new thing. There are quite a few in Hong Kong, but probably not in mainland China.
As our country develops, people's entertainment options will become more diversified.
Video recordings are being replaced by VCDs, and VCDs will soon be replaced by something else.
And they will be replaced by computers.
With the development of technology, computers can not only be used for office work, but also for listening to music and watching videos.
As computers are a novel technology, they will become a popular new form of entertainment, leading to an increasing demand for internet cafes.
Internet cafes will spring up like mushrooms across the country.
However, most families cannot afford computers, and many people who want to use computers have to go to internet cafes.
Therefore, internet cafes become the place where many people first come into contact with computers.
To use a computer, you need to use an operating system.
As a result, most people use our own operating system the first time they encounter a computer.
Once people become proficient at using computers, they will get used to our own system.
Once people get used to our own system, they will feel very uncomfortable using other systems.
At this point, people will become dependent on our own systems.
Once they develop a dependency, they will become the most loyal users.
Qi Tongwei first explained how our own operating system would open up the market and gain acceptance from the general public.