| Tuesday, January 23, 2007 |
| Linux Foundation formed: Free Standards Group and Open Source Development Labs merge |
Linux has always been in the news. With so much being written about the software, now it is time for supporters to lunch a foundation in its name.
According to reports, the two biggest supporters of Linux software have merged to form the Linux Foundation. The supporters, the San Francisco-based non-profit body Free Standards Group, have merged with Open Source Development Labs of Beaverton, Oregon to form the Linux Foundation.
The Linux operating system is a open-source software, which means the code is publicly available and can be changed by anyone. The OS competes with Microsoft Windows and Unix as the computer platform for other software programs to run on.
According to reports, the Linux foundation's members include major technology companies such as Hewlett-Packard, IBM and Oracle, as well as the two largest Linux makers, Novell and Red Hat. It will be led by Jim Zemlin, former executive director of the Free Standards Group.
The new group will defend Linux vendors and customers against intellectual property lawsuits. It also plans to help increase usage of Linux by aiding development of the software and helping the operating system work with open-source and proprietary software, it has been reported.Labels: Tech |
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