Do we need our own Linux?
I downloaded a pre-release version of Bayanihan 5, the upcoming version of the state-sponsored Linux distribution, hoping to put it through its paces. Unfortunately, a few technical snags prevented me from making all but the most cursory review of what is by nature a complex product. After all, to get a fair reading of an operating system, you ought to have installed it and used it for at least a week. I only had two days, at best.
Developing countries began building their own Linux distributions when open source became a viable and attractive alternative to proprietary systems. Usually, these national distributions were done in-house using non-commercial sources. The most famous among these was Red Flag Linux, which China began in 1999.
Without taking anything away from the team that developed Bayanihan, perhaps it’s time to re-examine its objectives and see if things might be done any differently. This assessment can begin with a number of questions.
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