[PLUG] Carrier Grade Linux (CGL) - Standards Group

[Jason R. Martin]

On 1/19/06, Jay Allen <jay at f2it.com> wrote:
> Hi there,
>
>      Carrier Grade Linux (CGL) is a set of technical specifications for
> implementing a Linux based platform for telecommunications.  The group
> gathers requirements from industry and other interested people, then
> publishes the standards.  Many of these requirements have broader appeal
> (like high resolution timers), but they happened to be specified by this
> telco-centric group.   The implementation of these recommendations is up
> to the Linux distributors and other integrators.   So there is the
> specification, and the products that use it.  SuSE, RedHat, Montavista
> and others, all have 1)claimed to support these features  2) marketed
> "CGL" complaint versions.
>
>     When the group was started, our overall goal was to make it easier
> for telecom integrators to use Linux in products.  Also, we had basic
> goals around promoting Linux in the telecom industry.   From my personal
> experience, its been a fantastic success!  When I did marketing and
> sales at IBM, we went from educating our customers about Linux, to
> helping them build and deploy products on Linux/BladeCenter.  All in
> less than three years!    Look at some of the public press about Linux
> from Cisco, Lucent, Nokia, Nortel... these guys love Linux now.
>
>     The home for the standards group is at our vary own local Open
> Source Development Labs (Linus' current employer):
>     http://www.osdl.org/lab_activities/carrier_grade_linux

I vote for a PLUG and/or advanced topics meeting about this.  I would attend :-)

Jason