Wednesday, 24 January 2007

HP, IBM, Intel back Linux Foundation

The long-awaited wait for Microsoft Vista is soon going to come to an end on January 30. Unfortunately for Microsoft, just w week before the lauch of its operating system, companies like IBM, HP, Intel, Oracle and Novell are planning to form an association to endorse Linux.

Two Linux organisations called the Open Source Development Labs (OSDL) and Free Standards Group (FSG), came together to formulate the Linux Foundation. Jim Zemlin will head the Linux Foundation. Previously he was FSG's executive director.

"It's really a two-horse race now, with computing dominated by two operating-system platforms, Linux and Windows," Zemlin said.

"There are things that Microsoft does well in terms of promoting Windows, providing legal protection and standardising Windows. The things that Microsoft does well are things we need to do well - to promote, protect and standardise Linux", he continued.