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NQ6U
02-04-2014, 12:42 PM
They call it Red Star. It's Linux-based but the latest version bears a striking resemblance to a certain other operating system:

http://cdn.macrumors.com/article-new/2014/02/red-star-linux.jpg

OS X, anyone? Details here. (http://www.computerworld.co.nz/article/537360/north_korea_goes_osx-like_new_operating_system/)
KC2UGV
02-04-2014, 02:29 PM
I saw that, and tried giving it a go on my machine... Couldn't locate an image.
NQ6U
02-04-2014, 02:33 PM
I saw that, and tried giving it a go on my machine... Couldn't locate an image.

Might be tough unless you speak Korean. Also, you can bet there is a barn door-sized back door built into it. You want Kim Jong Il reading your e-mail?
KC2UGV
02-04-2014, 02:34 PM
Might be tough unless you speak Korean. Also, you can bet there is a barn door-sized back door built into it. You want Kim Jong Il reading your e-mail?

Well, one of the reasons I want to get my hands on a copy was to find the backdoors, and publish them on Freenet.
NQ6U
02-04-2014, 02:37 PM
Well, one of the reasons I want to get my hands on a copy was to find the backdoors, and publish them on Freenet.

Seems unlikely that they'd release the source code. Or do you think you can find it in the binary?
NY4Q
02-04-2014, 02:51 PM
Might be tough unless you speak Korean. Also, you can bet there is a barn door-sized back door built into it. You want Kim Jong Il reading your e-mail?

Yeah, I'm glad I live where the gub'mit doesn't snoop on me...
NQ6U
02-04-2014, 03:00 PM
Yeah, I'm glad I live where the gub'mit doesn't snoop on me...

Yeah, me too.

Oh, wait...
KC2UGV
02-04-2014, 07:57 PM
Seems unlikely that they'd release the source code. Or do you think you can find it in the binary?

There's some ways. Trolling the binary files, fuzz testing it, faking out it's network connections, etc etc
K7SGJ
02-04-2014, 08:16 PM
There's some ways. Trolling the binary files, fuzz testing it, faking out it's network connections, etc etc

The last time I did any serious fuzz testing, I got my hand slapped.
kb2vxa
02-05-2014, 06:32 AM
North Korean spies at work and eggheads copying comes as no surprise. It looks like monochrome on this monitor, black and red. Oh, I found the image for you, looks like Mrs. Kim.
n2ize
02-05-2014, 01:52 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dx0KJoPLKP8 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dx0KJoPLKP8)
NY4Q
02-05-2014, 05:56 PM
Good to see Fox News is thriving in NK.
kb2vxa
02-05-2014, 09:08 PM
Yeah, a rather old Live Leak production never seen in NK. The trouble with an old leak is it's now empty, no humor. Oh well, it fits the thread anyway like the much older Angry Red Planet monster.
WØTKX
02-05-2014, 09:49 PM
http://www.openingupnorthkorea.com/downloads-2
KC2UGV
02-06-2014, 07:35 AM
http://www.openingupnorthkorea.com/downloads-2

Thanks for that link :)