From:	 Proctors <proctors@pacbell.net>
To:	 ris@lwn.net
Subject: OSDL Enterprise Achievement Award
Date:	 Fri, 24 Aug 2001 12:23:43 -0700


** Media Alert **

It’s the Premiere of the OSDL Enterprise Achievement Award!

Join OSDL as they award $25,000 cash to a cutting-edge developer or group of
developers

WHO:	The Open Source Development Lab (OSDL), an independent, vendor-neutral,
non-profit organization, dedicated to enabling Linux for enterprise and
carrier-class functionality.

Tim Witham, the OSDL lab director will be announcing the winner, who will be
selected from a stellar list of nominees, including: Brian Behlendorf,
Andrew Tridgell and Jeremy Allison, Heinz Mauelshagen, Alexey Kuznetsov,
David S Miller and Ingo Molnar.

WHAT:	The Open Source Development Lab is awarding the OSDL Enterprise
Achievement Award, honoring an open source developer who has made a
significant contribution to Linux for the enterprise.  The winner or winners
will be on site to accept a $25,000 check.

Linux is the fastest growing OS in the world, and the enterprise is its next
big frontier.  One developer or group of developers, who is helping Linux
cross the frontier, will be honored and you won’t want to miss it!

WHERE:		LinuxWorld Expo
			Marriott Hotel – Salon 9
			55 Fourth Street
			San Francisco, CA 94103

WHEN:	Wednesday, August 29, 2001
	Immediately following “The State of Open Source” Feature Presentation 2:30-
3:30 PDT

WHY:			See how OSDL is encouraging enterprise-class Linux development!
·	OSDL is enabling groundbreaking developers to scale the enterprise by
providing the high-end equipment and infrastructure that they need.  The
OSDL Enterprise Achievement Award gives you a sneak peek into who will be
defining the future of Linux.
·	The nominees have all been adding tremendous capabilities to open source
development. See what one deserving winner has been doing to solve one of
the most mission-critical challenges of the enterprise.
·	Linux is a disruptive technology that has seen an incredible growth curve.
OSDL’s 19 major corporate sponsors have backed its mission to enable Linux
for the enterprise, the next hot area for Linux.

About OSDL
Supported by a global consortium of industry leaders, the Open Source
Development Lab (OSDL) is an independent, vendor-neutral, non-profit
organization dedicated to enabling Linux and Linux-based programming for
enterprise and carrier-class functionality worldwide.  Headquartered outside
Portland, Oregon, OSDL fulfills a critical need in the open source
development community to have access to the high-end hardware for
programming and testing.  More information on OSDL is available at
www.osdlab.org.

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