While the article's content uses the phrase, nothing suggests that this distribution, which appears to be a very loosely-rebranded stock Linux, is any sort of "cyber-weapon" in terms of digital warfare.
This could be good. Whether they are North Korea or not, imagine the pace and polish Linux could pick up with an entire country dependent upon it! Assuming, of course, they submit to upstream.
I wonder if they are complying with GPL. The "secret cyber-weapon" can't be so secret if they are also supplying source code, right?<p>Then again, I'd imagine it would be tough to put legal pressure on the DPRK when the combined diplomatic efforts of the West can't get them to budge....