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'''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."<ref>{{wayback|http://osdl.org/about_osdl|About OSDL}} - January 20, 2007 version was last one archived prior to the merger.</ref> 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 [[The Linux Foundation]], narrowing their respective focuses to that of promoting Linux in competition with [[Microsoft Windows]].<ref>{{cite press release

|title=New Linux Foundation Launches – Merger of Open Source Development Labs and Free Standards Group

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