Kylin OS, also known as Galaxy Kylin, is an open source server operating system developed by the National University of Defense Technology of China. It is a major scientific research project of the 863 Project and is the software that the country has the highest hopes for the National University of Defense Technology. Engineering, started research and development in 2001. The purpose of its creation is to break the monopoly of foreign operating systems and develop a server operating system with China's independent intellectual property rights. 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 domestic market in the past and today, chips and operating systems are mainly provided by foreign countries. This is equivalent to handing over your "brain" and "soul" to others, and this is undoubtedly a very fatal thing, so the Kirin operating system shoulders an extremely important mission.
It is understood that the name "Kilin" actually comes from "self-mockery". The early Kirin operating system integrated four different technical architectures into one system and borrowed codes from the four companies. , the bottom layer uses the Mach microkernel as the model; the service layer uses the FreeBSD system as the reference; the application layer uses Linux as the reference; the interface is designed after Windows, and it is a "four-unlike OS", which is similar to the Chinese mythical beast "Qilin". Therefore, it was named Qilin.
At the beginning of the birth of the Kirin system in 2006, the country tried to use the Kirin operating system to replace imported systems, but due to lack of compatibility, it could not be used. From 2006 to 2009, the development of Linux was in full swing. Eventually, the Kirin system switched to using the Linux kernel. At this time, mainstream software could run on the bank's Kirin system with only a slight adaptation. At this time, the use of domestic systems in key institutions such as the party, government, and military was launched. Replacement tide.
In 2016, nearly 10,000 sets of the Galaxy Qilin system were purchased by China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation, and then gradually used in Tianzhou spacecraft launch, Beidou, military aircraft and other fields, so there is today's "China Aerospace Science and Technology" Using the Kirin operating system" scene. In addition, the Kirin system can also be seen in some government affairs systems, military management systems, and large state-owned enterprise systems.
In addition to the military field, the Kirin system has also begun to be involved in the civilian field. On August 13 last year, China Electronics released the Galaxy Kirin operating system V10, which adapted to the needs of the 5G era, connected mobile phones, tablets, PCs and other terminal devices, and achieved multi-terminal integration. Its functions are similar to Huawei's HarmonyOS. Wonderful, the same source supports domestic platforms such as Feiteng, Loongson, Shenwei, Zhaoxin, Haiguang, and Kunpeng.
In addition, Kirin OS V10 also incorporates Kirin OS’s original kydroid technology, which is compatible with and supports more than 2,000 Android applications, which also makes it easier for Kirin OS to be introduced to consumer terminal devices. At the same time, more than 1,000 domestic and foreign mainstream ecological companies have completed the adaptation of more than 10,000 software and hardware products on Kirin Operating System V10.
In addition, Kirin operating system V10 adopts a Windows 7-style operating interface, which is easier to get started quickly and has no learning burden. At the same time, it has the power management, kernel lock and page copy, network, VFS, and NVME of the domestic platform. Optimized in other aspects, the system loads quickly and greatly improves stability and performance. In terms of software, it integrates Kirin self-developed applications, Sogou input method, Kingsoft WPS and other applications.
The release of Kirin Operating System V10 is a milestone event for the Kirin system. It will expand the system that originally mainly served the party and government to the consumer market and officially begin to target individual consumers. However, at this stage, there are still relatively few Kirin operating systems used in the civilian field. Compared with Kirin OS V10, Hongmeng OS pays more attention to the operating experience of consumer user groups.
There are many domestic operating systems currently on the market. In addition to Kirin Operating System and Hongmeng Operating System, there are also Unified Communications Operating System (UOS), Alibaba Cloud System (AliOS), and HopeEdgeOS (for the Internet of Things field). operating system), etc. Although these systems still have room for improvement, they have greatly enriched the domestic operating system market, which also laid the foundation for the future development of domestic operating systems. In the era of 5G Internet of Everything, domestic operating systems are likely to achieve overtaking in corners by taking advantage of 5G, and we are also looking forward to that day.