FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF DESKTOP LINUX Liu Mingbao SUNWAH LINUX November 2006
Current Step Desktop Linux Desktop Linux communities communities drive drive Commercialized Commercialized Distribution Distribution market market breakthrough breakthrough growth growth industry industry chain chain rapid rapid growth growth market market share share Server Linux Listing Redhat Founding SuSe Web Server Market Support from IBM, HP and others system integrators Market share exceeds 20% 2
Challenges facing Desktop Linux Market Market lower user trust hardware compatibility // application stware monopolized data formats: document, web page and multi-media Industrial Industrial Chain Chain small industrial scale lack lack support from from hardware suppliers small quantities application stware developers Product Product product maturity improvement numerous incompatible distroes lack lack efficient development // migration tools Technology Technology lack lack uniform GUI GUI technologies Uniform equipment framework technologies integrated development environment technologies Windows-compatible and and migration technologies Open Open Source Source Communities Communities Plenty stware package split Gnome/KDE OSS need to to be be improved 3
Architecture Desktop Linux 4
Primary Technical Challenges lack lack efficient efficient migration migration tools tools make make it it difficult difficult to to migrate migrate existing existing systems systems incompatibility incompatibility between different between different distros distros split Gnome / split Gnome / Gtk and KDE / Qt Gtk and KDE / Qt Lack device Lack device management management framework makes it framework makes it difficult for IHVs to difficult for IHVs to provide drivers provide drivers efficiently and efficiently and conveniently conveniently Lack Lack ISVs ISVs arises arises from from lack lack convenient convenient and and easy easy IDE IDE development development tools tools 5
Classification Desktop Linux challenges high-level high-level problems: problems: depends depends on on distributions distributions Not common technology C C Print Print and and Display Display Rendering Rendering Engine Engine User User Interface Interface Labeling Labeling and and Search Search Security Security Framework Framework Common technology A A low-level technology: driven by OSS low-level technology: driven by OSS community community Kernel Kernel Graphic Graphic system system (X11, (X11, KDE, KDE, Gnome) Gnome) Mozilla Mozilla Browser Browser Others Others B B Low-level technology: just appeared and very Low-level technology: just appeared and very important important Portland Portland Project Project Uniform Uniform Device Device Management Management Framework Framework Integrated Integrated Development Development Environment Environment Migration Migration Tools Tools for for Application Application System System 6
About SUNWAH Group SUNWAH GROUP is a diversified conglomerate with businesses in six principal areas - seafood and foodstuff, real estate, financial services, infrastructure, technology and media. Based in Hong Kong, the Group's activities span Mainland China, Macao, Vietnam, Myanmar, Cambodia, Singapore, Canada, Europe, USA and Australasia. SUNWAH GROUP boasts a team faithful and responsible employees, who have been contributing their great efforts to the Group s steady development. At present, the Group has more than 4,000 employees worldwide. Corporate spirit: honest, united, pioneering, hardworking and prudent. 7
About SUNWAH Linux Founded in 2000 150 employees in Beijing, Nanjing, Hong Kong, Zhuhai and Guangzhou Member FSG, OPENi18N and LPI, Supporter Debian China and Gnome-cn One the initiators China OSS Promotion Union and one the directors Co- Create Stware League In 2005, Jiangsu Education Department purchased 140,000 sets Sun Wah Desktop Linux Awards: - IDG Linux World Product Excellence Awards, 2006 - Best Linux Solution / Linux Magazine Editor Choice Linux Pilot Magazine, 2005 - Best Release Version Desktop Linux and Best Innovative Solution Desktop Linux Open Source World, 2005 8
SUNWAH Linux Products and Services Desktop Linux: RAYS LX Server Linux: RAYS ES Secure Server Linux: RAYS SS Embedded Linux: RAYS LE Business POS System Mobile Storage System Schoolware X Cinema Management System 9
Education Market 140,000 sets Desktop Linux ( Jiangsu Province ) PC providers: TCL, Founder and etc. Primary/high schools-oriented Providing SchoolWare teaching management platform 10
SUNWAH POS System Based on Debian Supporting JAVAPOS /UPOS Supporting POS hardware Providing complete retail solutions Simple, fast and safe Providing customized on-demand services 11
SUNWAH Linux Mobile Storage System Pre-installed in mobile storage device Making mobile storage device intelligent Reliance-free operation Security protection Cooperative partner: 12
SUNWAH LINUX Cinema Management System Conforms to Computerized Cinema Ticketing Management Stware Technical Specification (GY/T 207-2005) released by the State Administration Radio, Film and Television Pressional Desktop Linux Complete solutions 13
Let s s work together! Thanks! 14