[ Thanks to Steven J.
Vaughan-Nichols for this link. ]
“Six months ago, architects from two dozen desktop-oriented
Linux projects gathered in Portland, Ore. to work together on
creating the best possible Linux desktop. Thus was born the
Portland Project. Now, in Mainz, Germany, the expanded group is
meeting again on May 8 and 9 to see how far it’s come and to look
at what’s ahead.“Unlike many such collaborative efforts, such as the tangle of
conflicts that are bedeviling the 802.11n wireless standard, the
Portland Project is moving smoothly forward with its goal of
creating a common set of standards that allow applications and
desktop interfaces to easily integrate into an easy-to-use Linux
desktop…”
LinuxToday is a trusted, contributor-driven news resource supporting all types of Linux users. Our thriving international community engages with us through social media and frequent content contributions aimed at solving problems ranging from personal computing to enterprise-level IT operations. LinuxToday serves as a home for a community that struggles to find comparable information elsewhere on the web.
Property of TechnologyAdvice. © 2025 TechnologyAdvice. All Rights Reserved
Advertiser Disclosure: Some of the products that appear on this site are from companies from which TechnologyAdvice receives compensation. This compensation may impact how and where products appear on this site including, for example, the order in which they appear. TechnologyAdvice does not include all companies or all types of products available in the marketplace.