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	Desktop Linux: Think Thin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Linux, which is a multi-user operating system, is ideally suited to power these thin-client solutions and being superbly suited to operate as a client OS for thin-client computing applications because it can provide the necessary thin-client tools in a small and efficient footprint.
		Linux applications can be integrated into your existing infrastructure easily and at little or no software licensing costs, and once again all applications are housed on the server, leaving current PC and infrastructure in place.
		Linux has robust user management systems that can be used to create individual virtual desktops for students or to create sessions that rebuild themselves automatically as classrooms turn over groups of students.
	www.neoware.com /solutions/articles/article_lnxwd_12222003.html (3857 words)

	Group launches desktop Linux confab \| CNET News.com
		The Desktop Linux Conference, which will discuss the use of the open-source operating system on ordinary desktop computers, is scheduled for Nov. 10 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.
		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.
	news.com.com /Group+...+desktop+Linux+confab/2100-1016_3-5071337.html (479 words)

	Wired News: Yet Another Rendition of Linux
		The new version of Linux, called UserLinux, is being proposed by open-source sage Bruce Perens, who claims to have the backing of some of the world's largest companies, across a number of business sectors.
		Perens is the acting executive director of the consortium, which met at Boston University's Tyngsboro, Massachusetts, Corporate Education Center this week.
		Consortium organizers presented case studies of what they see as Linux desktop success stories, including a cardiology practice based in upstate New York.
	www.wired.com /news/infostructure/1,61166-0.html (791 words)

	Report from the first Desktop Linux Conference
		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.
		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.
		"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.
	www.onlamp.com /pub/wlg/3965 (1243 words)

	DesktopLinux.com -- using Linux on enterprise and personal desktops
		SCALE 5X, the 2007 Southern California Linux Expo to be held at the Westin Los Angeles Airport Feb. 10 and 11, announced this week that it plans to host a "Women in Open Source" mini-conference on Feb. 9 at the same location.
		Desktop Linux distributions -- from A to Z —
		Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds.
	www.desktoplinux.com (1599 words)

	Boston University - Technology Programs
		“Linux on the desktop is a real, practical solution that is being deployed by real people in greater numbers every day,” said Bruce Perens, executive director of the Desktop Linux Consortium.
		The Desktop Linux Consortium was launched in February 2003 in response to the growing corporate and consumer interest in adoption of Linux and open standards in the home, enterprise, government, and educational institutions.
		Consortium membership draws from all parts of the Linux community, including corporations, end users, and key organizations that have helped build Linux into the success it is today.
	www.butrain.com /articles/it_p151.asp (800 words)

	On the Scene at the Boston Desktop Linux Consortium \| Linux Journal
		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.
		Wrapping Up I was drawn to the Desktop Linux Consortium conference based on the makeup of the presenters, and I was not disappointed.
	www.linuxjournal.com /article.php?sid=7261 (2988 words)

	Industry Leaders Launch Desktop Linux Consortium
		Linus Torvalds, creator of Linux, said "We already have all of the tools, in Open Source software, necessary for 80 percent of office workers in the world: an office suite including spreadsheet, word processor, and presentation program; a web browser, graphical desktop with file manager, and tools for communications, scheduling, and personal information management.
		The Desktop Linux Consortium will be incorporated as a non-profit trade association.
		With today's announcement, the DLC has established a formation committee, appointed interim leadership, and adopted an aggressive timetable of ninety days to institute the group's governing body.
	cnews.e-not.net /297/46911.html (366 words)

	Desktop Linux is a tall, but not impossible, leap
		Linux on the desktop may the Holy Grail for open source devotees, but experts agree it's a tall order for the enterprise.
		At the Desktop Linux Consortium recently in Tyngsboro, Mass., one speech was titled, "Time is now for Linux on the desktop." The speaker, from IBM, said that once a large, well-known, brand-name company switches over to Linux on the desktop, there will be an explosion of companies migrating over.
		The ability of the Xandros desktop to act as a firewall against viral attacks, as well as the inherent stability of Linux systems in general, makes this a lot less likely to happen on the Linux desktop.
	whatis.techtarget.com /originalContent/0,289142,sid39_gci938153,00.html (1625 words)

	Desktop Linux Consortium
		is a non profit organization dedicated to the advancement of the use of Linux on the desktop.
		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.
		Desktop Linux Consortium is a trademark of the Desktop Linux Consortium © 2004
	www.desktoplinuxconsortium.org (60 words)

	Ars Technica: Linux.Ars (11/18/2003) - Page 1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		At the recent Desktop Linux Conference held by the Desktop Linux Consortium, IBM held a presentation (filled with marketing babble) on Linux and open source on the desktop, covering both its present situation and future.
		According to IBM market research data, Linux is going to exceed MacOS market rates and have a market share of 7% by 2006 (with a new-unit market share of 10%), making it the most common desktop system after Windows.
		Having IBM standing firmly behind Linux on desktops is not only going to help push corporate workstation migration to Linux, it will help the entire Linux on the desktop "cause" as well, moving it out of niches and into the mainstream.
	arstechnica.com /etc/linux/2003/linux.ars-11182003.html (1335 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.
		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.
		Barriers to desktop Linux are application availability and interoperability of file formats and protocols, as well as support costs, Friedman said.
	www.newsforge.com /business/03/11/11/1732233.shtml (1778 words)

	Desktop Linux gets major boost and funding
		Linux is firmly established in the server space, and now desktop Linux is coming of age.
		The DLC hopes to boost adoption of Linux on the desktop by increasing awareness of its potential benefits.
		Membership will be open to all companies and open source organisations that provide products relating to desktop Linux, and funding will be based on a sliding scale of annual dues, which will vary depending on the financial status of the member organisation concerned.
	www.theinquirer.net /?article=7646 (358 words)

	On the Scene at the Boston Desktop Linux Consortium
		The conference was principally organized by the Desktop Linux Consortium (DLC) [1].
		It was led by Bruce Perens, acting executive director of the DLC and chaired by Jeremy White from Codeweavers.
		Although Linux has some excellent Web development tools, such as Quanta in KDE and Bluefish (which now is a GNOME 2.x application), Dreamweaver has been one of those applications that has held back many developers from migrating to Linux.
	www.linuxjournal.com /node/7261/print (1775 words)

	Techzonez - Advocates join to promote desktop Linux (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Several companies have joined to launch a consortium to promote Linux for desktop computers, a significant expansion for an operating system that today fits more comfortably on servers.
		The consortium's goal will be to raise awareness of desktop Linux and to speed its adoption, the organization plans to announce Tuesday.
		Several of the desktop Linux companies withdrew from a Lindows-organized conference, accusing Lindows Chief Executive Michael Robertson of using the forum too much to promote his own company's wares.
	www.techzonez.com /print.php?id=877 (156 words)

	Linux desktop consortium launched \| InfoWorld \| News \| 2003-02-04 \| By Ed Scannell
		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.
		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.
	www.infoworld.com /article/03/02/04/HNlinuxdesktopconsortium_1.html (1102 words)

	Standard Setting Organization 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.
		The new Consortium will target the needs of corporate, institutional, and home users, and intends to sponsor trade shows, conferences, and participation in Consortium-sponsored public relations activities and programs.
	www.consortiuminfo.org /links/detail.php?ID=13 (117 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 (680 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.
		The fact that Debian users felt that they liked the Debian desktop and hence were bothered enough to register that fact says to me that it is a popular choice for the 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 (1321 words)

	Geek.com Geek News - SuSE, MandrakeSoft, Lycoris, et al create Desktop Linux Consortium
		Members of the Desktop Linux Consortium say they formed the group as a reaction to the behavior of Lindows chief Michael Robertson.
		Linux is still in the junior-high social phase: nothing but cliques with no discussion among the groups.
		In addition to that the desktop is disabled and I have a Gnome panel at the top and a Kde panel at the bottom and I have created a.desktop file that runs a program that selects a picture at random to use as the wallpaper.
	www.geek.com /news/geeknews/2003Feb/gee20030204018483.htm (3974 words)

	Desktop row threatens unified Linux effort - Linux - CNETAsia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Monday, December 22 2003 10:00 AM A fledgling effort at creating a unified Linux distribution is being threatened by a long-existing split in the Linux developer world -- namely, the divide between the two most popular graphical user interfaces (GUIs), Gnome and KDE.
		Currently, there are a number of successful Linux distributions, all with slight variations, meaning application vendors must certify their products for each distribution individually.
		A key part of the project would be to choose a single option for the various functions included in the operating system, breaking away from the traditional Linux mode of supporting a variety of different options.
	asia.cnet.com /linux/0,39003262,39161991,00.htm (528 words)

	Advocates join to promote desktop Linux \| CNET News.com
		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.
		Participants say the new consortium is in part a reaction to the behavior of one company not on the consortium's membership list: Lindows.
		SuSE and Red Hat are aiming Linux for developers and for employees using computers for limited functions, such as entering information onto a back-end system or fielding calls from customers placing orders by phone calls.
	news.com.com /2100-1001-983204.html (416 words)

	Desktop Linux group readies public agenda - ZDNet UK (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The Desktop Linux Consortium, whose backers include open-source advocate Bruce Perens and several prominent Linux companies, this week launched a public review of its charter and corporate structure, to continue until 11 August.
		The issue has grown in significance since the consortium's announcement in February, with governments in Europe and elsewhere showing strong interest in open-source software, large organisations such as the City of Munich buying into Linux desktops on a significant scale, and Microsoft placing Linux at the top of its list of threats.
		The consortium is soliciting feedback from individuals and companies, including members and non-members, via a survey on its Web site.
	news.zdnet.co.uk /software/0,1000000121,2138109,00.htm (442 words)

	Group Hopes to Give New Life to Desktop Linux
		A new consortium, formed by a number of leading vendors and open source organizations in the Linux space, is trying to change that.
		While IDC has seen some increase in shipment of Linux desktop licenses, and the percentages look nice, Linux remains a very small player on the desktop.
		In an attempt to turn Microsoft's cautionary tale into a prophecy, the DLC plans to use trade shows, conferences and public relations activities and programs to target corporate, institutional and home users in evangelizing efforts about the benefits of Linux on the desktop.
	www.internetnews.com /ent-news/article.php/1579921 (1020 words)

	Techworld.com - News - Linux users look to attack the desktop
		Admittedly, the threat is a tiny one now, but a group of Linux enthusiasts is set to change all that.
		The consortium, which was announced in February, looks to offer support for desktop users who want to adopt Linux.
		"The use of Linux on the Desktop is picking up steam and we are excited to launch the Desktop Linux Consortium this summer to further fuel its growth." said Bruce Perens, executive director of the Desktop Linux Consortium.
	www.techworld.com /news/index.cfm?newsID=294&printerfriendly=1 (627 words)

	OSDL - OSDL Works to Clear Hurdles to Desktop Linux Adoption (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		In order to expose printer specific functionality more consistently, Linux users from the OSDL Printing Summit are launching a feasibility study on the design of a common extension mechanism for Linux print dialogs.
		OSDL next hosts the second Linux Desktop Architects Meeting, which is expected to include new additions such as sound, multimedia and standards, May 8-9, 2006 in Mainz, Germany.
		Founded in 2000 and supported by a global consortium of major Linux customers and IT industry leaders, OSDL is a nonprofit organization that provides state-of-the-art computing and test facilities available to developers around the world.
	www.osdlab.org /newsroom/press_releases/2006/2006_04_27_beaverton.html (921 words)

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