Igalia Joins Linux Foundation

Igalia Joins Linux Foundation

 

10-year open source contributor to support Linux Foundation activities

 

SAN FRANCISCO April 19, 2011 - The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization dedicated to
accelerating the growth of Linux, today announced that Igalia is its newest member.

 

Igalia is an open source development company that offers consultancy services for desktop, mobile
and web technologies. Igalia developers maintain and contribute code to a variety of open source
projects, including GNOME, WebKit, MeeGo, the Linux kernel, freedesktop.org, Gstreamer and Qt.
Igalia has experience helping other companies contribute to upstream projects and take advantage of
the open source development process.

 

With a 10-year history in open source software, the company is joining The Linux Foundation to
reaffirm its commitment to Linux and will focus its participation in initiatives that involve
desktop, mobile, embedded and kernel development.

 

"The Linux Foundation is home to important community projects and one of the best forums to
collaborate with other open source organizations. It is a natural step for us to formalize our
relationship with this ecosystem," said Juan José Sánchez, co-founder, Igalia. "Through our Linux
Foundation membership, we're looking forward to deeper collaboration with projects like MeeGo and
to support Linux Foundation work that increases open source adoption and understanding."

 

"Igalia is widely respected for its cross-platform work with device makers and operators and for
its extensive experience contributing to open source projects all these years. We're looking
forward to its contributions to The Linux Foundation," said Amanda McPherson, vice president of
marketing and developer programs at The Linux Foundation.  

 

About Igalia

Igalia is an open source software consultancy firm. It was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in
Spain with additional locations in San Francisco, Helsinki and Brussels. The company combines
research and development with expertise in upstream development and engineering excellence to
deliver integrated solutions in desktop, mobile and web environments. For more information, please
visit http://www.igalia.com.

 

About The Linux Foundation

The Linux Foundation is a nonprofit consortium dedicated to fostering the growth of Linux. Founded
in 2007, the organization sponsors the work of Linux creator Linus Torvalds and promotes, protects
and advances the Linux operating system by marshaling the resources of its members and the open
source development community. The Linux Foundation provides a neutral forum for collaboration and
education by hosting Linux conferences, including LinuxCon, and generating original Linux research
and content that advances the understanding of the Linux platform. Its web properties, including
Linux.com, reach approximately two million people per month. The organization also provides
extensive Linux training opportunities that feature the Linux kernel community's leading experts as
instructors. Follow The Linux Foundation on Twitter.

 

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The Linux Foundation. Linux is a trademark of Linus Torvalds.

 

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The Linux Foundation

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