Linux Phone Standards Forum
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The '''Linux Phone Standards Forum''' ('''LiPS Forum''') is a [[consortium]] created by a group of companies as an effort to create [[standardization|standards]] aimed at fostering the use of [[Linux]] on [[mobile device]]s. The main goal of the LiPS Forum is to create [[application programming interface]]s (APIs) that will allow developers to build applications to interoperate across Linux [[handset]]s made by all manufacturers. {{ref|computer_world.2005-11-14}} Founding members include [[ARM Ltd]], [[Cellon]], [[Esmertec]], [[France Telecom]], [[Telecom Italia]], [[FSM Labs]], [[Huawei]], [[Jaluna]], [[MIZI Research]], [[MontaVista Software]], [[Open-Plug]] and [[PalmSource]] (in March 2007, PalmSource changed its name to that of its parent company, Access Inc).
Other more recent members include [[Texas Instruments]], [[Trolltech ASA]], and [[Movial Oy]]. [[British Telecom]] joined the LiPS Forum in September 2007.
In September 2007, the LiPS forum announced that it was going to align its efforts with those of the [[Open Mobile Alliance]].{{ref|register.2007-10-01}}
In June 2008, the LiPS forum announced that it would join with the [[LiMo Foundation]] and thereby cease to exist as a separate organization.
== References ==
# {{note|computer_world.2005-11-14}} Gohring, Nancy. ''[http://www.computerworld.com/hardwaretopics/hardware/story/0,10801,106219,00.html New mobile Linux group launches]''. [[Computerworld]]. November 14, 2005.
# {{note|register.2007-10-01}} [http://www.regdeveloper.co.uk/2007/10/01/mobile_linux_standard_closer/ LiPS synchs with OMA on mobile Linux], ''Register'' Developer, October 1, 2007
== See also ==
* [[Open Mobile Alliance]]
* [[Mobile Linux Initiative]]
* [[LiMo Foundation]]
== External links ==
* [http://www.lipsforum.org/ lipsforum.org] - official site.
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