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Open Source Development Labs

consortium for Linux development
Also known as: OSDL
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  • Linus Torvalds, 2012
    Linus Torvalds

    …under the auspices of the Open Source Development Labs (OSDL), a consortium created by such high-tech companies as IBM, Intel, and Siemens to promote Linux development. In 2007 OSDL merged with the Free Standards Group to form the Linux Foundation. In 2012 Torvalds was awarded the Millennium Technology Prize by…

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    …under the auspices of the Open Source Development Labs (OSDL), a consortium created by such high-tech companies as IBM, Intel, and Siemens to promote Linux development. In 2007 OSDL merged with the Free Standards Group to form the Linux Foundation. In 2012 Torvalds was awarded the Millennium Technology Prize by…

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