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							|  |  |  | NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 24, 2001-- RedFlag's Membership in the Foundation | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Signals the Localization of GNOME Into Chinese -- Making it Available to More Than One | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  | In a move that will make GNOME available to more than a billion people, RedFlag has | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | joined the Advisory Board of the GNOME Foundation. As part of the membership, RedFlag | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | will lead an effort to localize GNOME, the entirely free user environment for desktops, | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | networked servers and portable Internet devices, into Simplified Chinese. "With the | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | addition of RedFlag and the localization of GNOME, businesses and individuals in China | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | can enjoy the power, cost-effectiveness and ease of use of free software," said Havoc | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Pennington, GNOME Foundation board chair. "In addition, talented programmers in China | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | will be able to utilize the modern architecture and design of GNOME for application | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | development." RedFlag will lead GNOME Foundation efforts in China, focusing on | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | education, support and marketing. It will also join the volunteer efforts of more than | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 500 of the world's most talented software designers and programmers who are currently | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | working on GNOME or GNOME-compatible programs. "We're very committed to the GNOME | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Foundation and the localization of GNOME into Simplified Chinese," said Bo Liu, | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | president and CEO of RedFlag Software Co. Ltd. "GNOME is a robust and powerful | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | environment that will be very beneficial to individuals, companies and educators here in | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | China." GNOME is a free software project (also referred to as open source software) that | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | is developing a complete, easy-to-use desktop for Linux (GNU/Linux), BSD and a variety | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | of other Unix and Unix-like operating systems. The GNOME desktop is used by millions of | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | people around the world. More than 500 computer developers, including more than 100 | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | full-time, paid developers, contribute their time and effort to the project. | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  | <b>About the GNOME Foundation</b> | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  | Composed of hundreds of volunteer developers and industry-leading companies, the GNOME | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Foundation is an organization committed to supporting the advancement of GNOME. GNOME is | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | an entirely free user environment for desktops, networked servers and portable Internet | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  | <b>About RedFlag</b> | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  | RedFlag Software Co. Ltd. is a leading company of Linux distributions and applications | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | in China, developing applications and operating systems for server, desktop and embedded | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | platforms. RedFlag Software also provides applications to end-users for achieving system | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | security and performance. With more than 20 years of experience in Unix and open source | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | systems and more than 18 years of Chinese localization experience, RedFlag devotes | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | itself to empower any kind of CPU-based hardware from set-top boxes, mobile appliances, | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | PDAs and mainframes. It offers a full line of services, including telephone support, | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | on-site consulting, developer training, certification programs, e-business and ISV | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | support. Located in Beijing, the company can be found on the Web at | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | www.redflag-linux.com. | 
					
						
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