Open Source Development Labs (OSDL) was a non-profit organization supported by a consortium to promote Linux for enterprise computing.
[1] Founded in 2000, OSDL positioned itself as an independent, non-profit lab for developers who are adding enterprise capabilities to Linux.
[4] OSDL sponsored projects, including industry initiatives to enhance Linux for use in corporate data centres, in telecommunications networks, and on desktop computers.
OSDL had investment backers that included: 7 funders of Computer Associates, Fujitsu, Hitachi, Ltd., Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Intel Corporation, Nippon Electric Corporation, as well as a large collection of independent software vendors, end-user companies and educational institutions.
A steering committee composed of representatives from the investment backers directed OSDL, which also had a significant staff of its own.