The Genesis of the Linux Foundation

Posted by Scott_Ruecker on Apr 1, 2007 11:08 AM EDT
SYS-CON Media; By Jim Zemlin 		Mail this story
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On January 21, the New York Times published a story on Linux. This wasn't an article on technical advancement: no new kernel or distribution had been released. It wasn't financial; there wasn't yet another impressive quarter from one of the many companies that build their business around Linux. Thankfully, it wasn't another piece of FUD about open source legal issues and dubious patent assertions from desperate competitors. Instead the article simply stated: "The Linux industry has united to compete against proprietary platforms." The Linux Foundation was born.

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