announced the creation of a Linux legal defense fund. The fund will defray legal expenses of Linux users involved in litigation with The SCO Group on issues
that affect the Linux community and industry. OSDL aims to raise $10 million for this fund and will accept donations from individuals, organizations and
companies.
“Customers deploy Linux solutions in good faith based on its technical merits and lower cost of ownership,” said Stuart Cohen, CEO of OSDL. “As the emerging
center-of-gravity for Linux, OSDL is responding to a call for leadership on this issue. This fund sends a clear message that OSDL, in cooperation with others
throughout the Linux industry, will stand firm against legal threats levied by The SCO Group.”
OSDL created the Linux Legal Defense Fund after consulting with its members, participants in its Linux User Advisory Council, and key members of the Linux
development community. The fund will be wholly supported by independent contributions. To date the Lab has received more than $3 million in pledges from
companies, including IBM, Intel, MontaVista Software, and others.
More information and details about the OSDL Linux legal defense fund and how to contribute can be found on the OSDL Web site at http://www.osdl.org/about_osdl/legal/lldf/lldf_description.html
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About Open Source Development Labs (OSDL)
OSDL – home to Linus Torvalds, the creator of Linux – is dedicated to accelerating the growth and adoption of Linux. Founded in 2000 and supported by a global
consortium of Linux customers and IT industry leaders, OSDL is a non-profit organization that provides Linux expertise and computing and test facilities in the
United States and Japan available to developers around the world. OSDL members include Alcatel, Cisco, Computer Associates, Dell, Ericsson, Force Computers,
Fujitsu, HP, Hitachi, IBM, Intel, Linuxcare, Miracle Linux Corporation, Mitsubishi Electric, MontaVista Software, NEC Corporation, Network Appliance, Nokia,
Novell, NTT COMWARE, NTT DATA INTELLILINK, Red Hat, Sun Microsystems, SUSE LINUX, TimeSys, Toshiba Solutions, Transmeta Corporation, Turbolinux, Ulticom,
Unilever, VA Software and Wind River Systems. Visit OSDL on the Web at www.osdl.org .
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