Qt SDK shipped with the latest Red Flag Linux Desktop release


June 12th 2009 – Nokia, Qt Software today announced that Red Flag Software will begin shipping the Qt SDK as part of the Red Flag Software Linux Desktop 7.0 distribution. The addition of the Qt SDK will make it easier for Chinese Linux developers to create cutting edge applications and more intuitive and compelling user interfaces using Qt.

The Qt SDK is licensed under the terms of the LGPL 2.1, which allows developers to create both open-source and commercial applications.

“Red Flag Software’s decision to include Qt SDK as a part of their Linux desktop distribution is an important win for Qt adoption,” Says Daniel Kihlberg, Director, Global Sales, Marketing and Services at Qt Software, Nokia. “Building on the popularity of this distribution, we hope that Qt will encourage more developers to contribute to build a better user experience on the Linux desktop by driving the creation of more high-quality applications for users in China and beyond.”

“Qt has been a foundation element of Red Flag Linux Desktop since its creation in 1999, “ Said Kernel Chen, Vice-Director of Product & Marketing Department, Red Flag Software Company. “The new availability of the Qt SDK represented a golden opportunity for us to provide a proven and effective framework and toolset to our users and the Linux developer community.. The Qt SDK is a very straightforward and effective route to application creation and we believe that it will have a great impact on innovation for native and hybrid applications running on Linux.”

Red Flag Linux Desktop is largest Linux distribution for desktop in China. It is based on KDE (the K Desktop Environment), which is developed using Qt. Red Flag Linux Desktop 7.0 is a comprehensive desktop operating system specially designed and optimized for the Chinese market. This latest release is available for download under open-source license here: http://www.redflag-linux.com/d/iso/

For more information about Qt SDK and Qt, please check: Qt 4.5 feature overview.


About Qt

Qt is a cross-platform application framework. Using Qt, you can develop applications and user interfaces once, and deploy them across many desktop and embedded operating systems without rewriting the source code. Qt Software, formerly Trolltech, was acquired by Nokia in June 2008. For more details about Qt Software, please visit www.qtsoftware.com.