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Open Source Development Labs
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Linux Foundation
(Linux Foundation, San Francisco, CA,
Open Source Development Labs (OSDL)
The OSDL was founded in 2000 to provide technical support for Linux developers, giving them access to a variety of high-end hardware to test products. In 2003, Linus Torvalds, creator of Linux, joined the OSDL to continue his development work on the Linux kernel.
Free Standards Group (FSG)
The FSG was founded in 2000 to regulate interface and internationalization standards for Linux. The Linux Foundation supports the Linux Standard Base (see LSB) and OpenI18N internationalization (see OpenI18N).
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Open Source Development Labs
Open Source Development Labs (OSDL) was a non-profit organization supported by a global consortium tasked to "accelerate the deployment of Linux for enterprise computing."[1] Founded in 2000, its goals included "to be the recognized center-of-gravity for the Linux industry."
On January 22, 2007, OSDL and the Free Standards Group merged to form The Linux Foundation, narrowing their respective focuses to that of promoting Linux in competition with Microsoft Windows.[2]
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OSDL sponsored key industry projects, including industry initiatives to enhance Linux for use in corporate data centers, in telecommunications networks, and on desktop computers. It also:
- provided hardware resources to the free software community and the open source community
- tested and reported on open source software.
- employed a number of Linux developers.
Its employees included Linus Torvalds, the first OSDL fellow, and Bryce Harrington. In 2005, Andrew "Tridge" Tridgell was the second OSDL fellow for a year.
It had data centers in Beaverton, Oregon, United States and Yokohama, Japan.
OSDL had investment backers that included: 7 funders of Computer Associates, Fujitsu, Hitachi, Ltd., Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Intel Corporation, Nippon Electric Corporation, as well as a large collection of independent software vendors, end-user companies and educational institutions. A steering committee composed of representatives from the investment backers directed OSDL, which also had a significant staff of its own.
Working Groups
OSDL had established four Working Groups since 2002:
- Mobile Linux Initiative (MLI)
- Carrier Grade Linux (CGL)
- Data Center Linux (DCL)
- Desktop Linux (DTL)
See also
- Patent Commons, a project launched in November 2005 by the OSDL
References
- ^ About OSDL at the Wayback Machine - January 20, 2007 version was last one archived prior to the merger.
- ^ "New Linux Foundation Launches – Merger of Open Source Development Labs and Free Standards Group" (Press release). The Linux Foundation. January 22, 2007. http://linux-foundation.org/weblogs/press/2007/01/21/new-linux-foundation-launches-%e2%80%93-merger-of-open-source-development-labs-and-free-standards-group/. Retrieved 2008-03-26. ""Computing is entering a world dominated by two platforms: Linux and Windows.""
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