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Layoffs at OSDL

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the everyone-used-to-want-to-work-there dept.

daria42 writes "Open Source Development Labs - which employs Linus Torvalds - has apparently cut nine of its fifty-seven staff (although Linus has retained his job). The cuts come as the organisation re-structures. It will establish a European office and expand into Asia. "We're a small enough organisation that what would be a small change in focus for a bigger company has a large effect on us," said a spokesperson."

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  1. Re:Balance? by ChaoticCoyote · · Score: 5, Informative

    Actually, "organisation" and "centre" are valid spellings of those words.

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  2. Re:I don't know what by diegocgteleline.es · · Score: 4, Informative

    About Osdl

    OSDL - home to Linus Torvalds, the creator of Linux - is dedicated to accelerating the growth and adoption of Linux in the enterprise. Founded in 2000 and supported by a global consortium of IT industry leaders, OSDL is a non-profit organization that provides state-of the-art computing and test facilities in the United States and Japan available to developers around the world. OSDL's founding members are IBM, HP, CA, Intel, and NEC. A complete list of OSDL member organizations is provided on the member page at OSDL Members.

  3. Re:I don't know what by BreadMan · · Score: 5, Informative

    They apparently collect monies from different membership levels. For a smallish sized organization that wants to participate in the decision-making, you're out 12K. Once you get beyond a bronze membership, it looks like OSDL wants some cut of your revenue stream. Membership gets you a voting slot on some working groups.

    That's a lot for what's really a club membership, without the golfing and semi-nice place to eat. For most like vendors, OSDL membership doesn't drive sales and on the technical side, you can be a free-rider. IMHO, this doesn't look like a winning business model.

  4. Re:Outsourced ?. by Cylix · · Score: 3, Informative

    Woooah...

    Hold the phone thunder.

    Before they outsourced, I could call up Dell parts and give a base description and get a part.

    Now, if I call up Dell parts I have to search the internet for the part number and give that to them.

    Pretty much the same thing for anything else involved in support now.

    The quality has gone down hill and no matter how you want to spin it... you can't change that fact.

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