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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." The headquarters was first [[Wikt:incorporate|incorporated]] in [[San Francisco]] but later relocated to [[Beaverton, Oregon|Beaverton]] in Oregon with second facility in [[Yokohama]], Japan.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.buzzfile.com/business/O-S-D-L-503-626-2455|title=Open Source Development Labs Inc|website=www.buzzfile.com|access-date=2016-10-26}}</ref>

On January 22, 2007, OSDL and the [[Free Standards Group]] merged to form the [[Linux Foundation]], narrowing their respective focuses to that of promoting Linux in competition with [[Microsoft Windows]].<ref>{{cite press release

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==Activities==

OSDL sponsored key industry projects, including industry initiatives to enhance Linux for use in corporate [[Datadata centre|data centers]]s, in telecommunications networks, and on [[desktop computer]]s. It also:

* provided hardware resources to the [[free software community]] and the [[open source community]]

* tested and reported on open source software.

* employed a number of Linux developers.

Its employees included [[Linus Torvalds]], the first OSDL fellow, and [[Bryce Harrington]]. In 2005, [[Andrew Tridgell|Andrew "Tridge" Tridgell]] was the [http://www.osdl.org/newsroom/press_releases/2005/2005_01_17_beaverton.html second OSDL fellow] for a year.

It had data centers in [[Beaverton, (Oregon]], [[United States]]) and [[Yokohama]], [[(Japan]]).

OSDL had investment backers that included: 7 funders of [[Computer Associates]], [[Fujitsu]], [[Hitachi, Ltd.]], [[Hewlett-Packard]], [[IBM]], [[Intel Corporation]], [[Nippon Electric Corporation]], as well as a large collection of [[independent software vendor]]s, end-user companies and educational institutions. A steering committee composed of representatives from the investment backers directed OSDL, which also had a significant staff of its own.

===Working Groupsgroups===

OSDL had established four Working Groups since 2002:

* [[Mobile Linux Initiative]] (MLI)

* [[Carrier Grade Linux]] (CGL)

* [[Data Center Linux]] (DCL)

* [[Desktop Linux]] (DTL)

==See also==

{{Portal|Free software}}

* [[Linux_Foundation#Patent_Commons_ProjectPatent Commons Project|Patent Commons]], a project launched in November 2005 by the OSDL

==References==