Red Flag Linux
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Red Flag Linux (红旗 Linux) is a Chinese-based Linux distribution. Its name can be interpreted as a pun toward US-based Red Hat Linux, coupled with a reference to communism.
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History
Red Flag Linux first appeared in August 1999, when it was created by the Institute of Software at the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Financial help came from government-owned Shanghai NewMargin Venture Capital. In March 2001, Bloomberg News reported that CCIDNET Investment, a VC arm of the Ministry of Information Industry, had become Red Flag's second largest shareholder.
Purpose
Red Flag Software Co., Ltd. (Red Flag Software) is focused on the development and marketing of Linux-based operating systems and application software on multiple platforms for the constantly growing base of Chinese technology users. Their goal is "Creating Incentives for Networking Life." The company will continue to develop a modern management pattern called the "Red Flag Way." This is client driven customization based on their business model involving free software.
Ideology
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Originally there was some concern among Western Linux advocates that the Chinese government intended to somehow hijack the ideals of free software into its own communist ideology. These concerns appear to have been largely unfounded. It is interesting to note, however, that the logo of Red Flag Linux is a marching Linux penguin carrying a prominent red flag.
See also
External links
- Red Flag Linux Official website (Chinese) (http://www.redflag-linux.com/)
- Red Flag Linux Official website (English) (http://www.redflag-linux.com/eindex.html)
More articles
- About Red Flag at DistroWatch.com (http://www.distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=redflag)
- Red Flag, China's home-grown Linux distribution, is a good start (NewsForge) (http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/02/21/2211255)
- Raising the Red Flag (Linux Journal) (http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=5784)de:Red Flag Linux