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Desktop Linux Consortium - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Desktop Linux Consortium (DLC) is a non-profit organization which aims at enhancing and promoting the use of the Linux operating system on the desktop. Founded on February 4, 2003, it is led by open source activist Bruce Perens as executive director and Jeremy White, CEO of CodeWeavers, as chairperson. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Desktop_Linux_Consortium   (94 words)

SUSE Linux - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Several desktop environments such as KDE and GNOME and window managers like Window Maker and Blackbox are included, with the YaST2 installer allowing the user to choose a preselection of GNOME, KDE, or no desktop at all. This change in philosophy led to the release of the SUSE Linux 10.0 release on October 6, 2005 in "OSS" (completely opensource), "eval" (has both open source and proprietary applications and is actually a fully-featured version) and retail boxed-set editions. The SUSE Linux distribution was originally a German translation of Slackware Linux. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/SuSE   (1095 words)

Making Desktop Linux Happen - O'Reilly XML Blog Linux on the desktop is still "new" and the existing market is mostly limited to techies and a few in-process govt/enterprise conversions. Linux is really about "piecing together" an OS from a bunch of different parts, but most Desktop users just want to hit install and have everything they may need installed for them. The Open CD project is about collecting high-quality open-source desktop application software that works on Windows, and most if not all of it works on Linux. www.oreillynet.com /xml/blog/2005/06/making_desktop_linux_happen.html   (1738 words)

On the Scene at the Boston Desktop Linux Consortium Linux Journal Wrapping Up I was drawn to the Desktop Linux Consortium conference based on the makeup of the presenters, and I was not disappointed. Another sign of the acceptance of Linux in the enterprise and beyond, the first ever Desktop Linux Consortium conference was held outside of Boston this week, at Boston University's Corporate Education Center. The attendees and presenters were a mix of the top tier of Linux desktop developers, including Nat Friedman of recently purchased Ximian, to other folks in the Linux desktop community, such as Sam Hiser from OpenOffice.org. www.linuxjournal.com /article.php?sid=7261   (3008 words)

CONSORTIUM AND STANDARDS LIST The Desktop Linux Consortium was announced by its founders on February 4, 2003 in a "preformation" mode. Its anticipated membership will include both commercial companies as well as the open source organizations that are developing Linux for the desktop. Consortium and Standards List > Desktop Linux Consortium www.consortiuminfo.org /links/detail.php?ID=13   (115 words)

Desktop Linux Consortium Each officer of the Consortium shall hold office until his or her successor is chosen and qualifies, unless a different term is specified in the vote choosing or electing him, or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal. The Consortium shall keep adequate and correct books and records of account, minutes of the proceedings of the Members, the Board of Directors and committees of the Board of Directors, and a record of the Members giving their names and addresses and the class of Membership held by each. The business and affairs of the Consortium shall be managed by its Board of Directors, which shall be, and shall possess all of the powers of, the “Governing Body” of the Consortium as a not-for-profit membership corporation under Delaware General Corporation Law. www.desktoplinuxconsortium.org /?page=bylaws   (6328 words)

NewsForge Desktop Linux Consortium Conference debuts Desktop Linux Consortium was formed earlier this year with the three-part goal of educating, advocating, and connecting Linux desktop software. Barriers to desktop Linux are application availability and interoperability of file formats and protocols, as well as support costs, Friedman said. DLC Executive Director Bruce Perens began the day's presentations by noting that Linux is not developed by vendors as much as by its users. www.newsforge.com /business/03/11/11/1732233.shtml?tid=18&tid=2&tid=35&tid=82&tid=85&tid=94   (1781 words)

Desktop Linux Consortium The Consortium tries to balance the many facets of Linux desktop use, drawing members from corporations, individual enthusiasts, and from the organizations that have formed and powered the Linux community. is a non profit organization dedicated to the advancement of the use of Linux on the desktop. Desktop Linux Consortium is a trademark of the Desktop Linux Consortium © 2004 www.desktoplinuxconsortium.org   (60 words)

» Novell Linux Desktop Open Source ZDNet.com Novell is adding to the count by launching the Novell Linux Desktop 9, or NLD among friends. It will still be a while before Linux is seen as suitable to replace Windows on multi-function desktops. Sun's so-called Java Desktop was somewhat underwhelming when I reviewed it, and Sun's on-again, off-again commitment to Linux makes the company an unlikely champion for Linux in the enterprise. blogs.zdnet.com /open-source/index.php?p=19   (1274 words)

KDE Wiki - Novell Linux Desktop With Novell's switch of products to Linux they have also changed their company to Linux, they have cancelled all contracts with MS and are most of the way to not using MS at all, everyone is moving to Linux desktop. They were careful when they released NLD 9 to pitch it in the correct light, people would come to them with 2000 desktops saying how to convert to Linux, but there are problems of applications and hardware that don't work. They find internally the difficulty of a Linux user switching over to a Linux desktop, how to make sure they don't have to be completely retrained. wiki.kde.org /tiki-index.php?page=Novell+Linux+Desktop   (818 words)

IT-Director.com: The Novell Linux Desktop Novell clearly believes that within the next two to five years it will be possible for almost all classes of workers, except the so-called “Corporate Power Users”, to be able to make use of a Linux Desktop in addition to the core markets that the platform has already picked up, e.g. With interest in Linux as a desktop offering running at elevated levels Novell is keen to ensure that this offering is properly positioned in the market and the company is taking pains to try to ensure that it does suffer from over-exuberant hype. A clear demonstration of Novell’s own trust in desktop Linux as an enterprise tool is to be found in the fact that the company is offering to provide up to 5 years support and is promising to provide customers with a relatively predictable 12 — 18 month release cycle. www.it-director.com /article.php?id=12374&msu=rss   (978 words)

desktoplinux Many writers have suggested that the first ever Desktop Linux Consortium conference, held November 10th near Boston, indicated a sign of the acceptance of Linux in the enterprise. I feel that most knowledgeable developers will say that Linux as well as other operating systems that use X11 as their graphical user interface are ready for the desktop. Bruce Perens, Director of the Linux Desktop Consortium has pointed to Debian as the new model of user-supported enterprise Linux. consultingtimes.com /desktoplinux.html   (3024 words)

Desktop Linux Conference to take Place on Monday - OSNews.com Also, IBM's other Linux shoe could drop Monday, as Big Blue is expected to endorse the idea of Linux on desktop computers at the conference. The pricing is $250 but Linux User Groups (LUGs) attending the Desktop Linux Consortium Conference at Boston University's Corporate Education Center will be offered a limited number of spots for LUG members for US $25. The Desktop Linux Consortium has developed an exclusive one-day event, hosted by Boston University, which will include the first program ever to offer an in-depth exploration of Linux on the desktop. www.osnews.com /story.php?news_id=5074   (232 words)

Advocates join to promote desktop Linux - ZDNet UK News The consortium's goal will be to raise awareness of desktop Linux and to speed its adoption, the organisation plans to announce on Tuesday. Most agree that Linux is too technical for average desktop computer users, but efforts are under way to improve it. Companies behind the Desktop Linux Consortium include several Linux sellers such as SuSE, MandrakeSoft, Lycoris, Xandros and ArkLinux; CodeWeavers, which sells software to help run Windows programs on Linux systems; OpenOffice, an open-source competitor to Microsoft Office; and the KDE user interface software. news.zdnet.co.uk /software/developer/0,39020387,2129805,00.htm   (566 words)

LWN: Debian joins Desktop Linux Consortium The Desktop Linux Consortium is a vendor-neutral association which is comprised of both commercial companies and open source organizations that are developing and shaping GNU/Linux desktop technologies. You should also consider that Debian is the preferred distribution of Linux and Free Software developers (45% overall, nobody else comes close) and that most of those folks do run it on their desktop. It makes more sense to ask which distributions best enable desktop users, as in ease of installation, completeness of sofware, etc., rather than what their desktop looks like or does-- because by and large, what they can do is what they all can do. lwn.net /Articles/22200   (1311 words)

SPECIAL REPORT: Desktop Linux Consortium's first conference held in Boston The Desktop Linux Conference marks the group's first event that brings together industry leaders to share their insights and discuss the trends, technologies, and solutions that are driving the next generation of desktops based on Linux. "Linux on the desktop is a real, practical solution that is being deployed by real people in greater numbers every day," commented Bruce Perens, executive director of the Desktop Linux Consortium. According to the DLC, the full day event comprises a series of talks, exhibits, and demonstrations of Linux on the desktop. www.desktoplinux.com /news/NS2341730825.html   (560 words)

Wired News: Yet Another Rendition of Linux Consortium organizers presented case studies of what they see as Linux desktop success stories, including a cardiology practice based in upstate New York. Nat Friedman, who sold his desktop Linux software company, Ximian, to Novell last summer, said that fans of Linux are exaggerating its growth in business desktop market share. Indeed, recent news for desktop Linux proponents was bleak. www.wired.com /news/infostructure/0,1377,61166,00.html   (891 words)

O'Reilly Network Weblogs: Report from the first Desktop Linux Conference "Selling Linux by the seat," said Desktop Linux Consortium spokesperson Bruce Perens in his keynote, "may not be healthy for Linux." And Nat Friedman declared, "Per-seat desktop licensing is dead." He suggested we "fundamentally alter the economics" through thin client solutions such as LTSP. In this context, a spanking new and dynamic Desktop Linux Conference from the Desktop Linux Consortium can remind us that Linux adoption is on a strong upward trend. It was a lucky stroke of fate that brought the first Desktop Linux Conference on November 10, a time of some distress among Linux proponents. www.onlamp.com /lpt/wlg/3965   (1161 words)

Disgruntled Linux firms organise own conference - Builder UK On the schedule at the Desktop Linux Conference is a keynote address from Bruce Perens, an outspoken open-source advocate who was one of those to withdraw from the February show. The Desktop Linux Conference, which will discuss the use of the open-source operating system on ordinary desktop computers, is scheduled for 10 November at Boston University, the Desktop Linux Consortium said Thursday. The consortium, which includes Hewlett-Packard and Linux seller Lycoris, was formed in February in reaction to dissatisfaction with the Desktop Linux Summit. uk.builder.com /developer/0,39026995,39116148,00.htm   (305 words)

Linux desktop consortium launched InfoWorld News 2003-02-04 By Ed Scannell DLC hopes to facilitate development of common messages using Linux in personal desktop computing in governmental systems and in schools. The DLC will be incorporated as a non-profit trade association with membership open to all companies and open-source organizations that have products to support Linux on the desktop. Appropriately named the Desktop Linux Consortium (DLC), the reportedly vendor-neutral association, which includes SuSE, CodeWeavers, Ximian, OpenOffice.org, and MandrakeSoft, will be looking to determine what the computing needs of both corporate users and consumers are and to coordinate on building and promoting solutions. www.infoworld.com /infoworld/article/03/02/04/HNlinuxdesktopconsortium_1.html?platforms   (1103 words)

Novell Linux Desktop SDK - DeveloperNet Novell Linux Desktop SDK requires Novell Linux Desktop. As this is a first release of the Novell Linux Desktop SDK, we anticipate making changes based on the feedback we receive. Note: as part of your Novell Linux Desktop installation, your system should have been activated against the ZENworks Linux Management servers at udpate.novell.com. developer.novell.com /wiki/index.php/Novell_Linux_Desktop_SDK   (534 words)

LXer: Novell Linux Desktop reviewed: A New Linux Desktop for Enterprise Customers Linux remains a challenger facing a formidable incumbent in the desktop space. Novell might want to patch its desktop to accommodate WINE for customers regardless of how purists in the community might view that decision. The desktop in its default mode looks and behaves similar to the Ximian desktop developed prior to their acquisition by Novell. lxer.com /module/newswire/view/26363   (2664 words)

Novell enterprise Linux desktop due this Fall Novell's vice president of product development and former founder of Ximian, Nat Friedman, recently said that "a day doesn't go by when I don't talk to a Fortune 1000 customer from the financial services market, automotive or others that are not looking at dipping their feet into the Linux desktop." Deploying Novell Linux desktops in the enterprise moves one step closer to reality with the pending launch of the Utah-based company's software due out this Fall, according to Novell executives at LinuxWorld this week. Over the past several months, Novell has been releasing updated products, merging software from its Ximian and SuSE acquisitions that are intended to help IT easily integrate and manage Linux desktops in the enterprise. www.desktoplinux.com /news/NS7932748395.html   (434 words)

20041108-4380.html NLD is probably going to be targeted at existing Novell customers willing to get their feet wet with desktop Linux. Novell started off the week by releasing the long anticipated Novell Linux Desktop. Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9, "Novell Linux Desktop" is Novell's first attempt at an enterprise-level desktop operating system. arstechnica.com /news.ars/post/20041108-4380.html   (339 words)

Review: Novell Linux Desktop 9 Tuxme.com What Novell should have done is to bolster SuSE and make it even more competitive and user-friendly, or then contribute to code development for other Open Source applications that may find their way to Linux. To give windows powerusers - turned linux newbies- a place to keep up to date on the latest happenings in linux software and to discuss their problems, adventures, and accomplishments. Novell basically took things out they couldn't work on in the time frame they set to get to market and they freely admit that SuSE is the more cutting edge newer technology distribution for mainstream use. www.tuxme.com /node/125   (4574 words)

Novell to release enhanced Linux in fall CNET News.com Novell touted its desktop Linux plans at its BrainShare conference in March, predicting that Linux would be widely used on PCs within 12 months. Novell's desktop software employs the GNOME user interface and software, but it will also include that of rival KDE, McLellan said. "Novell's Desktop is a serious contender for the enterprise," Robert Francis Group analyst Stacey Quandt said. news.com.com /Novell+to+release+...+in+fall/2100-7344_3-5300555.html   (1069 words)

Novell preps Linux Desktop 10 InfoWorld News 2005-03-22 By Cathleen Moore Novell is currently developing Linux Desktop 10, which will lift the application suite from its current role targeting specific workgroups to mainstream enterprise deployment, according to Nat Friedman, vice president of desktop and collaboration engineering at Novell. Currently, Linux on the desktop has been adopted primarily by technology groups and the public sector. The Linux desktop has been in development for less time than Windows and we are already surpassing them," Friedman said. www.infoworld.com /article/05/03/22/HNnovelllinuxdesktop_1.html   (1412 words)

20060203-6109.html Novell performed a demonstration of Novell Linux Desktop (NLD) 10 at the LinuxSolutions conference in Paris earlier this week. Novell will also have to contend with the increasingly popular Ubuntu distribution, which is starting to pick up desktop market share in the enterprise. Novell has invested a lot of resources into producing a product capable of winning the hearts and minds of open source developers, but the company will have stiff competition from other commercial Linux distributors like Red Hat. arstechnica.com /news.ars/post/20060203-6109.html   (910 words)

Novell Linux Desktop 9 Review - OSNews.com Novell Linux Desktop 9 is a capable, polished Linux distribution that will serve well in an enterprise setting—provided the applications that a particular user requires aren't exclusive to Windows. osnews.com /story.php?news_id=9433   (103 words)

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