X.Org Foundation Hires Software Freedom Law Center

For Immediate Release

X.Org Foundation Taps Software Freedom Law 
Center for Legal Services

Worldwide steward of X Window System code and standards turns to Law Center
for assistance on popular Free and Open Source Software project

NEW YORK   June 28, 2005   The Software Freedom Law Center (SFLC), provider
of pro-bono legal services to protect and advance Free and Open Source
Software (FOSS), today announced it will represent The X.Org Foundation, the
global consortium that develops and supports X Window System technology and
standards. X Window System, an open source project, is the underlying
technology behind the graphical user interface (GUI) used on all UNIX and
Linux operating systems and is also popular on Macintosh, Windows and other
operating systems. 

"X Window System gives computer users complete flexibility in how they choose
to have information presented on their computers," said Leon Shiman, board
member, The X.Org Foundation. "We have more than 20 years invested in our
technology from many different companies and individuals. With the assistance
of the Law Center we can continue to focus our efforts around work on
standards and code, confident that our legal house is in order."

"We're pleased to represent the X.Org Foundation," said Eben Moglen, chair of
the Software Freedom Law Center. "The foundation is a global consortium of
some of the world's largest companies all committed to working together on
this critical graphical user interface technology."

About The X.Org Foundation
X.Org Foundation L.L.C. is a Delaware company organized to operate as a
scientific charity under IRS code 501(c)(3), chartered to develop and execute
effective strategies that provide worldwide stewardship of the X Window
System technology and standards. The group is currently managed by its Board
of Directors that includes: Stuart Anderson (Free Standards Group), Egbert
Eich (Novell), Jim Gettys (HP), Stuart Kreitman (SUN Microsystems), Kevin
Martin (Red Hat), Jim McQuillan (Linux Terminal Server Project), Keith
Packard (HP), and Leon Shiman (Shiman Associates). The website for the X.Org
Foundation can be found at http://www.x.org/.

About The Software Freedom Law Center
The Software Freedom Law Center   chaired by Eben Moglen, one of the world's
leading experts on copyright law as applied to software   provides legal
representation and other law-related services to protect and advance FOSS.
The Law Center is 
dedicated to assisting non-profit open source developers and projects. For
criteria on eligibility and to apply for assistance, please contact the Law
Center directly or visit it on the Web at www.softwarefreedom.org.

Press Contacts
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503-547-9451
jennifer@pageonepr.com

  
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