Internet cafes in China move to Red Flag Linux

The authorities of the Chinese city Nancheng demanded that all the Internet - cafe of the city switched from OS Microsoft Windows XP operating system to the Chinese Red Flag Linux. The new operating system is required for use.

Before taking this decision, the official representatives of the administration of the city visited more than 600 Internet - cafe and held meetings with the owners of these cafes.

Work on installing Red Flag Linux operating system is in a planned manner. The owners of a cafe is not opposed to reinstall Windows to provide quality service to users.

The town’s administration announced that the action is carried out and as a measure to combat pirated software, and as a measure to improve the quality of customer service. As is known, the operating system developed by Red Flag Linux in China and has no problems with the Chinese language. While the localization of applications under Microsoft Windows XP leaves much to be desired, but most applications are not localized at all.

The official media in China reported that Internet - cafe and other Chinese cities move to OS Red Flag Linux.

Computer magazine in China reported that in July 2006 conference was held in Fuzhu. At the conference, the leaders of Red Flag Linux operating system offered to promote this in the Internet - cafe. To demonstrate the capabilities of more than 100 computers, the Internet - cafe, located in the center of the city, was an operating system installed Red Flag Linux.

According to surveys of managers cafe installed Red Flag Linux operating system showed good stability and security, lack of viruses.

In December 2007 the official website “It Experts” said that Red Flag Linux operating system solved the problem of security, reduce cost, clarity, presentation screens, friendly interface, etc. Testing reworked version of Red Flag Linux operating system was conducted in 200 Internet - cafes Hohhot, Inner Mongolia.

In the migration is done and the legal aspect. The fact is that in China a lot of Internet - cafe operate semi-legally. Licensing of operating systems, the Chinese authorities have identified and forced to legalize these Internet - cafe.

Some Internet - cafe, which is attended by children and adolescents to protect themselves from pornography and unwanted content, Chinese authorities force the owners to install the Internet - filter Freegate. Moreover, China is monitoring the Web content in China and the fight against gambling, pornography and illegal sales via the Internet. Such sites are blocked.

Red Flag Linux operating system has been established Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1999. The financing was provided by state-owned, Shanghai Venture Capital New Frontiers.

4 December 2008 | , , city, internet, oc, power, system, windows

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