From: Gang Wang <WangGang@computermotion.com>
To: "'letters@lwn.net'" <letters@lwn.net>
Subject: RedFlag Linux OS with Chinese platform
Date: Wed, 11 Aug 1999 13:28:52 -0700

Hi, there:

Here is something recently happened about Linux in China. Please refer to
the following page ( in Chinese ) 
http://www.computerworld.com.cn/99/news/9908/990812_01.asp

I would like to have it published on LWN. 
Here is a little try to (partially ) translate it into English to share with
more Linux fans around the world:

Reported by Computer World, China ( http://www.computerworld.com.cn )

A press conference was held on Aug 10th at the ChangCheng Hotel by Software
Institute of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Peking University Founders Group
and Compaq for releasing the "RedFlag" Linux OS  with Chinese environment.
On this conference, related products and support of RedFlag  was also
announced. More than 300 people from different areas and all big media
presented. 

High level executive claimed that RedFlag Linux is different from other
Linux version where Chinese is supported. RedFlag was developed by Software
Institute of Chinese Academy of Sciences and Peking University Founders
Group. It has complete Chinese environment with pre-installed YanHuang
Chinese platform and TrueType fonts developed by the Founders Group. RedFlag
was the only Linux OS having GBK based Chinese support and could do TrueType
display and print. RedFlag supports Intel based PC and server, also machines
with ALPHA CPU. Compaq is now a partner of RedFlag development and offers
support of RedFlag on ALPHA machines. 


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