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| Abbreviation | FSG |
|---|---|
| Successor | Linux Foundation |
| Founded | May 8, 2000[1] |
| Dissolved | January 22, 2007[2] |
| Merger of | Open Source Development Labs |
| Type | Nonprofit organization |
| Focus | open standards, free software movement[3] |
| Location | |
Region | Worldwide |
The Free Standards Group was an industry non-profit consortium chartered to primarily specify and drive the adoption of open source standards, founded on May 8, 2000.[1]
All standards developed by the Free Standards Group (FSG) were released under open terms (the GNU Free Documentation License with no cover texts or invariant sections) and test suites, sample implementations and other software were released as free software.
On January 22, 2007, the Free Standards Group and the Open Source Development Labs (OSDL) merged to form The Linux Foundation, narrowing their focus to promoting Linux in competition with Microsoft Windows.[2]
- ^ a b Zovod, Sharon (2000-05-08). "Linux Standard for Software Development Moves Closer to Reality". The Free Standards Group (Press release). Archived from the original on 2000-08-18.
- ^ a b "New Linux Foundation Launches – Merger of Open Source Development Labs and Free Standards Group" (Press release). The Linux Foundation. 2007-01-22. Archived from the original on 2008-04-08. Retrieved 2007-01-22.
Computing is entering a world dominated by two platforms: Linux and Windows.
- ^ a b "The Free Standards Group: A Brief Introduction". Retrieved 2020-12-17.
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