LinuxPlanet: The Mobile Linux Initiative at OSDL | Linux Today

LinuxPlanet: The Mobile Linux Initiative at OSDL

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Apr 10, 2006

“On October 16, 2005, the Open Source Development Labs (OSDL)
announced the creation of a new initiative called the Mobile Linux
Initiative (MLI) to focus on accelerating the adoption of Linux in
the rapidly growing mobile market. At the time of writing, the
member companies in MLI cover the mobile telephony ecosystem listed
here:

  • “CPU / Chipset Manufacturers
  • “Linux distribution and platform suppliers
  • “ISVs for Middleware and Applications
  • “Handset Manufacturers
  • “Mobile/Wireless Carriers and Operators

“Other companies from different geographies are also in the
process of joining the MLI…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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