Sogou Push Linux version of the input method value extremely guest group

With Ubuntu Kylin excellent Kirin 14.04 LTS Long-term support version of the launch, Sogou also published a Linux version of the input software. This input method has intelligent pinyin, automatic matching, diversified skin support and other functions. Sogou vice president of the Desktop Division general manager Yang Hongtao said, in the Linux user population relatively few cases of the introduction of the Linux version of the input method, mainly in the eyes of the current use of Linux system users mainly focus on the geek this special crowd.

Ubuntu and Sogou early last year on the issue of cooperation in contact. December 2013, Sogou and Ubuntu Kylin team began to develop "Sogou input Linux version." After five months of cooperation, the recent official release of the 1.0 version. Sogou input Linux version based on open source small Penguin Input Method framework, open source Qimpanel panel and Sogou input engine development, free of charge to all open source Linux distributions and individual users.

Yang Hongtao to Sohu it said, there has been a user in the call Sogou launched Linux version of the input software. With the cooperation with Ubuntu, Sogou is also a knowledge of the Linux industry, a good opportunity to learn. Currently, Linux users mainly focus on the programmer, students and other special people. Yang Hongtao said that the absolute number of users, such as geeks, enterprises and enterprises is not large, but their influence and ordinary users are not the same. As Microsoft officially stops supporting Windows XP and the government's cautious approach to Windows 8 system procurement because of security concerns, it has left more room for other open-source operating systems to grow.

Before like Tencent, 360, Jinshan and so on because of the small user base, do not provide software services for Linux or Mac OS support. With the growth of Linux and Mac OS user base, Tencent has launched Linux and Mac OS version of QQ software, 360 also for Mac OS system launched the Optimization software. With the release of Ubuntu Kylin 14.04 Lts, Kingsoft also released the Linux version of WPS. It is understood that the MAC OS version of WPS is also being developed.