Information About

Osdl





It is additionally supported by a large collection of Independent Software Vendor s, end-user companies and educational institutions.

The OSDL is a Not-for-profit corporation. Its goals include "to be the recognized center-of-gravity for the Linux industry" and to serve as "a central body dedicated to accelerating the use of Linux for enterprise computing." A steering committee comprised of investment backers directs OSDL, which also has a significant staff of its own.

OSDL sponsors key industry projects, including industry initiatives to enhance Linux for use in corporate Data Centers , in telecommunications networks, and on the desktop. It also:
  • provides hardware resources to the Open Source community

  • tests and reports on open source software

  • employs a number of kernel developers.


It has data centers in Beaverton, Oregon, United States and Yokohama , Japan . Its employees include Linus Torvalds , Andrew Morton , Andrew Tridgell , and Bryce Harrington .


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EXTERNAL LINKS

  • http://www.osdl.org/