Hancom Unveils 'Hancom Gureum', Linux-Based OS for PCs

Free Distribution to Individual Users
Promoting Open OS Market Development and Ecosystem Revitalization

[Asia Economy Reporter Jin-gyu Lee] Hancom, also known as Hancom Inc., announced on the 15th that it has launched 'Hancom Gureum,' a Linux-based PC operating system (OS), and will distribute it for free to individual users.

Hancom Gureum is an OS independently developed by Hancom based on the open OS 'Gureum Platform,' which was developed by the National Security Technology Research Institute (NSTRI) and Hancom. It is based on Debian Linux with the Linux kernel 4.9.

Hancom Gureum comes pre-installed with basic applications such as the Gureum browser, image viewer, video player, compression program, notepad, and calculator, and has enhanced security through a security framework developed by NSTRI.

Through the launch of Hancom Gureum, Hancom aims to revitalize the domestic open OS market and plans to target related markets by providing Hancom Gureum tailored to customer needs such as B2C, B2B, and B2G.

Additionally, Hancom plans to expand awareness of Hancom Gureum by distributing it for free to individual users. It also intends to increase supply of Hancom Gureum targeting desktop PCs primarily using the cloud, Daas-based network-separated PCs using virtual desktops on the cloud, and terminals for special purposes.

Hancom will also promote the creation of the open OS market and ecosystem activation through operating the Hancom Gureum Developer Center and the Hancom Gureum Council. By operating the Developer Center, it will provide SDKs, development tools, and development guidelines to developers, supporting high school and university students to participate in improving usability or app development for Hancom Gureum.

Hancom is also pursuing the development of Hancom Office for Linux to enable free document editing on Hancom Gureum in the future. A Hancom official stated, "The PC usage environment is shifting to cloud-based virtual environments, and with the end of MS Windows 7 technical support, we are entering an era that requires a new OS. We will take this change as an opportunity to lead the domestic open OS market."

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