Linden Lab, the developer of virtual world Second Life, has signed a deal making the Korean online game company T-entertainment provide its services in Korea.

This month, the virtual world developer plans to launch new Second Life services tailored for Korean netizens. The firm offers a Web-based virtual environment made up largely of 3D graphics where netizens' avatars lead their second lives, trading virtual land, shop, ping and go about their routines.

But given that anyone from any country, including Korea, can download the software for free and get started, what does it mean for Second Life to "launch"? Well, it is in Korean (the interface, voice commands, and such), which is a big deal for an insular market such as Korea.