Linux Phone Standards Forum
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The Linux Phone Standards Forum (LiPS Forum) is a consortium
of a group of companies to create standards
for the use of Linux
on mobile devices. The main goal of the LiPS Forum is to create application programming interface
s (APIs) that will allow developers to build applications to inter-operate across Linux handset
s made by all manufacturers. Founding members include ARM Ltd, Cellon, Esmertec, France Telecom
, Telecom Italia
, FSM Labs, Huawei
, Jaluna, MIZI Research
, MontaVista Software, Open-Plug and PalmSource
(in March 2007, PalmSource changed its name to that of its parent company, Access Inc).
Newer members include Texas Instruments
, Trolltech ASA, and Movial Oy. British Telecom joined the LiPS Forum in September 2007.
In September 2007, the LiPS forum announced that it was going to align its efforts with those of the Open Mobile Alliance
.
In June 2008, the LiPS forum announced that it would join with the LiMo Foundation
and thereby cease to exist as a separate organization.
Consortium
A consortium is an association of two or more individuals, companies, organizations or governments with the objective of participating in a common activity or pooling their resources for achieving a common goal....
of a group of companies to create standards
Standardization
Standardization is the process of developing and implementing technical standards.The goals of standardization can be to help with independence of single suppliers , compatibility, interoperability, safety, repeatability, or quality....
for the use of Linux
Linux
Linux is a Unix-like computer operating system assembled under the model of free and open source software development and distribution. The defining component of any Linux system is the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released October 5, 1991 by Linus Torvalds...
on mobile devices. The main goal of the LiPS Forum is to create application programming interface
Application programming interface
An application programming interface is a source code based specification intended to be used as an interface by software components to communicate with each other...
s (APIs) that will allow developers to build applications to inter-operate across Linux handset
Handset
On a telephone, the handset is a device the user holds to the ear to hear the audio sound. Modern-day handsets usually contain the phone's microphone as well, but in early telephones the microphone was mounted directly on the telephone itself, which often was attached to a wall at a convenient...
s made by all manufacturers. Founding members include ARM Ltd, Cellon, Esmertec, France Telecom
France Télécom
France Telecom S.A. is the main telecommunications company in France, the third-largest in Europe and one of the largest in the world. It currently employs about 180,000 people and has 192.7 million customers worldwide . In 2010 the group had revenue of €45.5 billion...
, Telecom Italia
Telecom Italia
Telecom Italia is the largest Italian telecommunications company, also active in the media and manufacturing industries. Now a private concern listed on the Borsa Italiana, it was founded in 1994 by the merger of several state-owned telecommunications companies, the most important of which was...
, FSM Labs, Huawei
Huawei
Huawei is a Chinese multinational networking and telecommunications equipment and services company headquartered in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China...
, Jaluna, MIZI Research
MIZI Research
MIZI Research is a South Korean firm founded in 1997, acquired by Wind River in 2008. The firm specializes in developing embedded Linux solutions for devices such as mobile phones and vehicle telematics systems. The company is a founding member of LiPS, or Linux Phone Standards Forum-External...
, MontaVista Software, Open-Plug and PalmSource
PalmSource
ACCESS Systems Americas, Inc. is a subsidiary of ACCESS which develops the Palm OS PDA operating system and its successor, the Access Linux Platform, as well as BeOS...
(in March 2007, PalmSource changed its name to that of its parent company, Access Inc).
Newer members include Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments Inc. , widely known as TI, is an American company based in Dallas, Texas, United States, which develops and commercializes semiconductor and computer technology...
, Trolltech ASA, and Movial Oy. British Telecom joined the LiPS Forum in September 2007.
In September 2007, the LiPS forum announced that it was going to align its efforts with those of the Open Mobile Alliance
Open Mobile Alliance
The Open Mobile Alliance is a standards body which develops open standards for the mobile phone industry.- Principles :Mission: To provide interoperable service enablers working across countries, operators and mobile terminals....
.
In June 2008, the LiPS forum announced that it would join with the LiMo Foundation
LiMo Foundation
The LiMo Foundation is an non-profit technology consortium organization dedicated to creating the first truly open, hardware-independent, Linux-based mobile operating system for smartphone mobile devices...
and thereby cease to exist as a separate organization.
External links
- http://web.archive.org/web/20081220113941/http://lipsforum.org/