Linux Association
| Linux Association eV (LIVE) |
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|---|---|
| purpose | Representation of the interests of open source companies in Germany and Europe, promotion of the use of Linux in the commercial sector |
| Chair: | Elmar Geese |
| Establishment date: | 1997 |
| Dissolution date: | 2011 (merger with Lisog e.V. to form the Open Source Business Alliance) |
| Seat : | Frickenhausen am Main |
| Website: | linux-verband.de |
The LIVE Linux-Verband eV united the companies and people and their supporters active in the field of free software and especially in the field of Linux . It was founded at the multimedia fair MediaLive in April 1997 in Arnsberg , the association was based in Frickenhausen am Main , and the office was in Berlin . In 1999 LIVE took over the internet portal linux.de.
After three additional board members of the association had already been accepted into the board of Lisog eV from 2010 , the two associations LIVE Linux Verband eV and Lisog eV decided on July 21 and 22, 2011 to merge. The merger was completed in September 2011. The name of the new organization is Open Source Business Alliance (OSBA), based in Stuttgart.
Members
Members are IT companies such as Linux distributors, system houses, software manufacturers, but also user companies and individuals. Membership (as of June 2010) consisted of:
- 33 corporate members
- 10 company sponsoring members
- 98 personal members
- 4 group members
activity
The Linux Association saw itself as representing the interests of open source companies in Germany and Europe. The aim is to further spread free software and open standards. It offers members a network to exchange information, collaborate and jointly expand business with free software. LIVE acts as an advisor to the media, business, administration and politics. He takes a stand against computer-implemented inventions (software patents) and promotes open standards in IT. The association operated a provider database in cooperation with Heise Verlag , Hanover.
The chairman was Elmar Geese, Tarent GmbH, Bonn, deputy chairman Rico Barth, cape IT GmbH, Chemnitz (as of June 2010).
Web links
- linux-verband.de ( Memento from January 24, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Linux Association ( Memento from January 24, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ a b Linux Association founded , heise.de, April 29, 1997
- ↑ Linux Association takes over Portal , Computerwoche , May 6, 1999
- ↑ Linux Association Board members expand Lisog , Linux Magazine , November 12, 2010
- ↑ Linux associations want interoperability: Open Source Business Alliance starts , Computerwoche, November 10, 2011
- ↑ Hans-Joachim Baader: Lisog and Linux Association join forces. In: pro-linux.de . July 23, 2011, accessed August 2, 2011 .
- ↑ Lisog and Linux-Verband merge to form the Open Source Business Alliance , zdnet.de .
- ↑ Merging Linux Association and Lisog , heise.de, July 25, 2011