The Desktop Linux Consortium (DLC) was a
non-profit organization
A nonprofit organization (NPO) or non-profit organisation, also known as a non-business entity, not-for-profit organization, or nonprofit institution, is a legal entity organized and operated for a collective, public or social benefit, in co ...
which aims at enhancing and promoting the use of the
Linux
Linux ( or ) is a family of open-source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991, by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged as a Linux distribution, w ...
operating system
An operating system (OS) is system software that manages computer hardware, software resources, and provides common services for computer programs.
Time-sharing operating systems schedule tasks for efficient use of the system and may also i ...
on
desktop computers.
It was founded on 4 February 2003.
Members
*Ark Linux
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CodeWeavers
CodeWeavers is a company that sells a proprietary version of Wine called CrossOver for running Windows applications on macOS, ChromeOS and Linux. The company was founded in 1996 as a consultancy, eventually moving entirely over to Wine developmen ...
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Debian
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KDE
KDE is an international free software community that develops free and open-source software. As a central development hub, it provides tools and resources that allow collaborative work on this kind of software. Well-known products include the ...
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Linux Professional Institute
The Linux Professional Institute (LPI) is a Canadian non-profit organisation and oriented towards certifications for Linux, BSD and open-source software-based technologies. It was founded in October 1999.
Linux Professional Institute Certif ...
(LPI)
*The
Linux Terminal Server Project
Linux Terminal Server Project (LTSP) is a free and open source terminal server for Linux that allows many people to simultaneously use the same computer. Applications run on the server with a terminal known as a thin client (also known as an X te ...
(LTSP)
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Lycoris (company)
Lycoris (formerly Redmond Linux Corporation) was an American independent software distributor headquartered in Maple Valley, Washington.
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Mandriva
Mandriva S.A. was a public software company specializing in Linux and open-source software. Its corporate headquarters was in Paris, and it had development centers in Metz, France and Curitiba, Brazil. Mandriva, S.A. was the developer and maint ...
(formerly known as Mandrakesoft)
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NeTraverse
Win4Lin is a discontinued proprietary software application for Linux which allowed users to run a copy of Windows 9x, Windows 2000 or Windows XP applications on their Linux desktop. Win4Lin was based on Merge software, a product which changed own ...
*OpenOffice.org Organisation, does not exist any more
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Questnet (Support4Linux.com)
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Samba
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Sunwah Linux (rays Linux Distribution)
RAYS Linux (previously Sun Wah Linux) was a Chinese Debian-based Linux distribution.
Development and distribution
Sunwah Linux was a Debian-based distribution. It was the first Chinese Linux distribution to receive Linux Standard Base (LSB) cer ...
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SUSE
*theKompany
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TransGaming Technologies
Findev Inc. (formerly TransGaming Inc.) is a Real estate investing company, with its head office in Toronto. It is involved in property development within the Greater Toronto area. The company is aligned with Plazacorp, a property development com ...
*TrustCommerce
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Xandros
Xandros, Inc. was a software company which sold Xandros Desktop, a Linux distribution. The name Xandros was derived from the X Window System and the Greek island of Andros.
Xandros was founded in May 2001 by Linux Global Partners (Will Roseman a ...
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Ximian
Ximian, Inc. (previously called Helix Code and originally named International Gnome Support) was an American company that developed, sold and supported application software for Linux and Unix based on the GNOME platform. It was founded by Migu ...
See also
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Desktop Linux
References
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External links
Archived version of the official website as of 2007
Linux organizations
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