LinuxDevices.com: OSDL Announces Development of Carrier Grade, Data Center Linux Products

“The 22-member non-profit Open Source Development Lab (OSDL)
today announced the formation of a pair of technical working groups
aimed at enhancing the suitability of Linux for telecommunications
and datacenter infrastructure applications. The two groups, called
the Carrier Grade Linux Working Group and the Data Center Linux
Working Group, will provide ‘vision and guidance’ to ‘encourage the
development of whatever commercial and open standard components are
needed on top of Linux to implement required platform
functionality’ for their respective market segments…

“The OSDL’s working groups will work within the environment of
commercial suppliers and open source projects to guide and
influence the development of the new software features and
components that are needed, according to OSDL director Timothy
Witham. For example, the Carrier Grade Linux working group plans to
coordinate closely with the Linux Standard Base (LSB) and the
Service Availability Forum (SAForum). The working groups are not in
the business of creating the required software, although small
software development projects could be conducted directly under the
auspices of the OSDL if it turns out to be necessary, Witham
said…”

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