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LinuxPR: VA Linux Open Source Development Network and Jabber.com Enter Into Distribution Agreement

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Oct 25, 2000

OSDN to Feature Co-Branded Jabber Instant Messaging Service
on SourceForge And OSDN.com Websites.

“Jabber.com, Inc., a subsidiary of Webb Interactive Services,
Inc., today announced that it has reached a strategic distribution
agreement with OSDN, a division of VA Linux Systems, Inc., to
prominently feature Jabber open source instant messaging on two of
its key websites — SourceForge (sourceforge.net), the world’s
largest Open Source development center, and OSDN.com, the gateway
to the Open Source Development Network.”

“Under the agreement, OSDN will install and operate its own
Jabber server and will offer a co-branded, open source Jabber
instant messenger client to developers who use the SourceForge and
OSDN.com websites. SourceForge is currently host to more than
10,000 open source projects and over 75,000 registered developers.
OSDN.com, the gateway to the Open Source Development Network, is
designed to provide users with unified access to the news, tools
and services available throughout the OSDN network, which serves
over 80 million page impressions to more than 3 million users each
month on sites such as Linux.com, Slashdot.org and
Freshmeat.net.”

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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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