Red Flag Linux
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Screenshot of Red Flag Linux
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| Developer | Red Flag Software |
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| OS family | Unix-like |
| Working state | Discontinued |
| Source model | Open source |
| Initial release | 1.0 January 2000 |
| Final release | 8.0 / 23 April 2013 |
| Kernel type | Monolithic kernel |
| Default user interface | KDE Plasma Desktop |
| License | Various |
| Official website | www |
Red Flag Linux (Chinese: 红旗Linux) is a defunct Chinese Linux distribution developed by Red Flag Software. The distribution logo is Tux carrying a prominent red flag. As of 2009[update], the executive president of Red Flag Software is Jia Dong (贾栋).
Beside specialised solutions, Red Flag Linux had the following products:
The internal structure of Red Flag Linux is very similar to Red Hat Linux, using a similar installer. Visually, the desktop bears a high resemblance to that of Windows XP, ranging from its desktop theme to icons, which the distributor claims to ease the operating system transition.
Red Flag Linux first appeared in August 1999, when it was created by the Institute of Software Research 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 venture capital arm of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, had become Red Flag's second largest shareholder.
During a brief standoff with Microsoft in January 2000 in a year-long series of increasing tensions believed to have been tied to Microsoft's perceived mismanagement of its Microsoft Venus venture, Chinese government ministries were ordered to uninstall Windows 2000 from their computers in favor of Red Flag Linux.
In January 2006, Red Flag Linux joined the Open Source Development Labs.
On 10 February 2014, Red Flag Software terminated all employment contracts and closed down. The direct cause of the closure was cited as being the failure of the Chinese Academy of Sciences' Software Research Institute to pay a 40 million yuan subsidy. The institute cited Red Flag's failure to complete a specific project, and general mismanagement, as reasons for not paying the subsidy.
According to a research manager with IDC in Beijing, its downfall resulted from a lack of brand awareness and sustained investments, coupled with the rise of rivals.
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