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A Linux standards conference in China
Press Release
For immediate release Chinese government hosts the "International Linux Standards and Application Symposium and the first National Linux Standards Feedback Session" in mid April The Chinese government plays an important role on driving the development and application of Linux in China. China Electronics Standardization Institute, jointly with Linux National Standard Workgroup will host the International Linux Standards and Application Symposium and the First National Linux Standards Feedback Session on 14-5 April, 2004 at the Tianhong Plaza Hotel, Beijing, China. This symposium comes timely as the first set of Linux National Standards ever in China and Asia has been completed last month. During the Symposium, experts from the Free Standards Group (FSG), government ministers, scholars and experts from the Linux industry will speak on Linux and standardization. Local and foreign vendors and technical experts will hold seminars and workshops to explore the trends and direction of Linux and standardization, both inside and outside China. This Symposium is the first Linux conference ever that organized by the Chinese government and the first one that provide a channel for International Linux community to comment on Chinese Linux standardization and application. This shows the determination of the Chinese government to develop her local Linux industry and to introduce them to the international Linux market. The symposium will focus on three areas: The Chinese standardization and the market needs, International Collaboration and Standardization of Linux, and a feedback session about Chinese National Standards. To foster Chinese Linux development and Linux Standardization, Under the leadership of CESI, the Linux National Standard Workgroup has completed the first set of Linux National Standards. By taking the special needs of Chinese computing environment into account, areas such as Chinese character set and encoding, Chinese input methods, Chinese desktop environments and APIs will now soon be standardized. In the Symposium, the National Linux Standardization Workgroup will introduce the completed set of four Linux Standards to the public. To speed up the official release of the first set of Chinese Linux Standards, the workgroup would like to hear feedback from the public during the session. CESI and the Linux National Standards Workgroup hope that the Symposium can attract more Linux experts to the Chinese market and more understanding can be achieved by collaboration with the international Linux community, and to foster the communication and collaboration among the attendees and International communities in order to push the integration of their products and services into the international Linux community.
For more information, please contact : Details of the "International Linux Standards and Application Symposium and First National Linux Standards Feedback Session" To drive the development and application of Linux in China, foster the collaboration among the local Linux industry and the international development community, as well as accelerate the ratification of the first set of Chinese National Linux Standards, with the support of the Ministry of Information Industry (MII) and the Standardization Administration of China (SAC), the China Electronics Standardization Institute (CESI), jointly with members from the Free Standards Group (FSG) and other research and development communities both from inside and outside of China, will host the International Linux Standards and Application Symposium and the First National Linux Standards Feedback Session on April 14-15, 2004 at the Tianhong Plaza Hotel, Beijing, China.
Hosts: National Linux Standards Workgroup During the Symposium, government ministers, scholars and experts from the Linux industry will speak on Linux and standardization. Local and foreign vendors and technical experts will hold seminars and workshops to explore the trends and direction of Linux and standardization, both inside and outside of China. Major topics include: Standardization and Market Needs Leaders and experts from relevant governmental departments and vendors will gather at the conference to discuss the needs of standardization in China, and to collect the opinions of Linux standardization experts, vendors, end-users and other stakeholders. International Collaboration and Standardization Several technical experts from the Free Standards Group have been invited to the Symposium to discuss on the latest developments and the application of related Linux standards, and to foster the communication and collaboration among the attendees and international communities in order to push the integration of their products and services into the international Linux community. Chinese National Standards Feedback Session To practice the principles of openness and fairness of the National Standards, during the Symposium, the National Linux Standards Workgroup will introduce the completed set of four National Linux Standards and the progress of the Workgroup to the public. To speed up the official release of the first set of Chinese National Linux Standards, the Workgroup would like to hear feedback from the public during the Session. The organizers cordially invite you to submit contributions and to participate in the Symposium.
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Linux National Standard Workgroup: About China Electronics Standardization Institute CESI (China Electronics Standardization Institute) is a non-profit institution engaged in standardization and conformity assessment activities in the field of electronic information technologies. Authorized by government competent departments, CESI organizes to develop national and industrial standards for electronic information technologies based on the principles of consensus and transparency, being devoted to the interests of the public and promoting scientific and technical development; and to participate in the international standardization activities in the field of electronic information technologies to safeguard legitimate national interests. In accordance with the rules and regulations developed by the National Committee for supervising Certification and Accreditation CESI operates product certification, quality system certification, safety and EMC tests, measurements and calibration to provide both trading sides with evidences for impartial assessment and assist the government in regulating marketing practice so as to promote trade and protect consumers' legitimate rights and interests. (Log in to post comments)
A Linux standards conference in China Posted Apr 13, 2004 14:52 UTC (Tue) by QuisUtDeus (guest, #14854) [Link] The Chinese seem to like Linux and free software. Let's all hope the government there discovers how to apply freedom to their people - or at least stop rolling over them with tanks.
A Linux standards conference in China Posted Apr 14, 2004 8:11 UTC (Wed) by janpla (guest, #11093) [Link] Yes, we could all learn something about that, couldn't we? Israeli tanks crushing foreign protesters, American and British soldiers massacering civilians in Afghanistan, Iraq, like they have done before in Vietnam, Korea, Japan, etc etc.I can't think of one single country in the world where you can't find gross injustice going on, not one government that doesn't in some way allow such things to happen while they look the other way. The best we can hope for, as things are, is that a government is taking active steps to actually improve things; and in that respect China is far ahead of many 'democratic' nations, USA not least.
A Linux standards conference in China Posted Apr 14, 2004 14:21 UTC (Wed) by QuisUtDeus (guest, #14854) [Link] Sadly, the America government is quickly approaching the policies and tactics of the Soviet Union. They are trampling upon the Constitution and the rights of american citizens in order to do so. Rolling over them with tanks would be more obvious and honest. Instead, they claim to be protecting them while strangling them, taking their wealth, borrowing against the wealth of future generations, sending their jobs overseas, and handing them over to the dictates of foreign authorities.In the same way, the most public proponent of "justice" - the U.N. - is presiding over some of the worst injustices and praising the principal perpetrators of attrocities for their actions.
Where's my stick?! Posted Apr 15, 2004 2:52 UTC (Thu) by gravious (guest, #7662) [Link] The most public proponent of justice in the world is not the UN. The UN is more like a meeting place for nations. Where justice is realised would be the International Criminal Court. Of course China is not a State Party. But then, neither is Israel. And neither is the U.S. of A.It would be remiss of me to let your initial comment (though worthy of Slashdot, I felt it was not quite up to LWN standards) go without pointing out the following. If one were to mention flagrant human rights abuses and breaches of freedoms whenever articles concerning Israel or the U.S. came up on LWN we would get very little geek stuff talked about. _Similarly_ perhaps we should withhold from reaching for the Tiananmen stick everytime we see the word China in print.
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