PJSC Rostelecom, which owns OMP LLC (developer of Aurora OS), has sent a complaint to the Ministry of Digital Development of Russia regarding Red Soft, according to an informed source. It is specified that the company demands an inspection of the Red OS M operating system, which is included in the register of Russian software.
The Ministry of Digital Development of Russia confirmed receiving a corresponding request from Rostelecom, and the application is under consideration. The developer of Red OS M declined to comment on this information.
It is known that Red Soft's AOSP-based mobile firmware was included in the register in October 2023. The materials of the expert council meeting of the ministry include a conclusion from an employee of Astra Group. According to him, the use of AOSP involves working with the Android SDK. This tool can be installed provided a license is obtained from Google. However, Red Soft proved that it did not use the Android SDK in the development of the OS, Astra Group assured.
Experts in the Russian market believe that the register of Russian software should not include products that are based on other people's developments. This view is held by Dmitry Komissarov, founder of the Strigo Capital fund.
BaseALT SPO proposed excluding programs from the register that do not meet the stated requirements. At the same time, the company notes the importance of including Linux-based OSs in the list so that the market is not monopolized by Rostelecom.
Earlier it became known when the fifth version of the domestic OS Aurora will be presented. The functionality of the new firmware was also revealed.