The leading Linux distributor in China has joined the Open Source Development Labs (OSDL). Red Flag sells embedded, server, desktop, and vertical market Linux stacks, and will contribute to working groups that include Carrier Grade Linux (CGL), Desktop Linux (DTL), and Data Center Linux (DCL).

According to the OSDL, China is among the world's fastest-growing Linux markets, with Chinese market research firm CCID Consulting forecasting a compound annual growth rate of 50 percent over the next five years. The OSDL opened an office in Beijing in August, 2004. The Beijing Software Testing Center joined the OSDL in March of 2004.

Red Flag was founded in June of 2000, and markets products that include Linux Desktop, Linux Server, Embedded Linux, and Security Server. The company also develops application software, and sells vertical market software stacks based on Linux.

Red Flag's executive president, Chris Zhao, said, “Red Flag is joining the internationally-recognized OSDL organization so that our contributions to Linux and open source development can benefit the global Linux community.”

OSDL CEO Stuart Cohen said, “OSDL is committed to the continued growth of Linux in what many experts believe will become one of the world's largest software markets: China.”

The OSDL's director of Asia, Masanobu Hirano, said, “OSDL plans to work with Red Flag, other OSDL members, and the Linux community in China to foster contributions to the global development of Linux.”

Learn more about Red Flag's perspective and strategy for embedded Linux from our mid-2003 interview with Danny Huang, Vice President and General Manager of Red Flag's “Embedded Product Division.”

 
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