With PalmSource going Linux for the next version of its operating system, it comes as no surprise that PalmSource has joined Open Source Development Labs.

PalmSource hopes that the Linux community will contribute greatly to its mobile phone operating system, but time will tell if PalmSource will contribute back, openly, to the community.

PalmSource announced last year that it would build its new applications framework on and port its Palm OS platform to run on Linux. As a member of OSDL and an MLI participant, PalmSource will work with other Lab members and the development community to advance the use of Linux in mobile devices. The MLI will focus industry and open source developer resources on Linux-based operating system technical challenges, foster development of applications for Linux-based mobile devices, deliver requirements definition documents and use cases, and host complementary open source projects that support the initiative.

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