Even China’s done with Windows
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A rundown of tech news items: Chinese government agencies are being ordered off Windows 10 onto homegrown Linux distros like Kylin OS and UnionTech OS earlier than planned, citing US software security concerns, echoing France's earlier Windows-to-Linux push. Also covered: PlayStation disc-format protests, a Samsung engineer's testimony that CXMT built DRAM chips on stolen Samsung IP, Nintendo's mass DMCA takedown of over 400 Switch emulator GitHub repos, Google's new sideloading restriction rollout in several countries, Flock Safety's controversial new surveillance search tool, AliExpress audio fingerprinting, and a plastic-derived cookie experiment.
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Why is China moving its government agencies from Windows to Linux?
Chinese officials cited security concerns around using US software as the reason for ordering government agencies off Windows. The agencies had been running a customized version of Windows 10 since 2016 and originally planned to use it until 2027, but the new order accelerates that timeline by several months, moving them toward homegrown Linux distros like Kylin OS and UnionTech OS. Track how national security concerns are reshaping OS choices in government IT by following daily.dev.
Which Linux distributions is China planning to replace Windows with in government agencies?
The leading candidates are Kylin OS and UnionTech OS, both homegrown Chinese Linux distributions. This mirrors a broader push toward digital sovereignty, similar to France's April decision directing its ministries to transition from Windows to Linux. Compare emerging national Linux distros and their adoption on daily.dev as digital sovereignty efforts grow.
Why did Nintendo take down over 400 Switch emulator repositories from GitHub in one day?
Nintendo filed seven DMCA notices on August 17th that resulted in 401 repositories being removed, mostly forks of the already abandoned Suyu emulator. Because a takedown on a parent repository also removes all of its forks, a small number of notices cascaded into hundreds of deletions, even though some targeted emulators reportedly could not actually load the copy-protected content in question. Keep up with DMCA and open-source takedown fallout for developers building on daily.dev.
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