OS/2

Reading: O s two
Full spelling: Operating System/2
Field:
OS > OS/2

For personal computer OS which the IBM corporation developed. From powerful network function and strong characteristic height and height of affinity of the mainframe system of the same company it was utilized in financial industry and the like. It is possible also to operate the application software for Windows 3.1.

At the beginning it was cooperation development with the Microsoft corporation, but the same company applying the portion of the development result, because it reaches the point where development of the Windows series is promoted individually, it is changed to IBM corporation independently development from the middle.

OSD

Reading: O s D
Full spelling: Open Source Definition
Field:
Software > open source > OSD

Definition of the license condition for depending on Open Source Initiative, being required from the open source program.

Distribution with source code form of the program, alteration of the source code redistribution (distribution of the derivative and so on is included) designates that it recognizes as a condition, but the necessity to designate the secondary book as the open source in the point and the like which is not, differs with GPL somewhat.

For example as for Open Source Definition because it is the lowest condition for being identified the open source program, the license condition for calculating more positive opening source conversion than this (you can say that GPL) it has conformed to definition.

The condition in addition Open Source Definition having decided is “demand “to interferes “the discrimination prohibition “to for the license condition for not questioning distribution form” prohibition of the thing which requests the agreement of prohibition another license” of the license which other software of specific human specific use”” and so on.

OSDL

Reading: O s D l
Full spelling: Open Source Development Labs
Field:
Software > open source > OSDL

Non profit-making organization in order was established to 2000 December, to promote the business utilization of Linux. Major enterprise of IT industry participates, America (the Oregon state Portland) with Japan (Yokohama), China (Beijing) is ready base.

As for Linux originally, because the programmer in the world development is advanced volunteer as an individual, as for correspondence to large-scale environment and the test etc with the expensive system it was difficult. Linux is utilized in the information system of enterprise, it is necessary to correspond to also such point, OSDL offers fund and the equipment and material and for business supports development.

Concretely, offering the environment for the test which needs the expensive equipment and material of the clustering and multiprocessor etc vis-a-vis the Linux developer community, offering technical information and the education regarding the Linux utilization of enterprise, user enterprise doing the discussion you investigate the problematical point which obstructs the business utilization of Linux.

OSF

Reading: O SF
Full spelling: Open Software Foundation
Field:
OS > UNIX > OSF

The open system and the economic organization of the non profit which promotes the spread of distributed computing technology. In order the IBM corporation, the DEC corporation (presently Compaq Computer corporation absorption) and the Hewlett Packard corporation etc where we would like to grasp leadership in the UNIX world, to oppose to same intended group UNIX International which at&T corporation and the like establishes, you established in 1988 May. After that both camps which feel crisis in the gaining force and down sizing of Windows NT agreed by the fact that the UNIX standardization is left to economic organization X/Open, transferred the license regarding UNIX to X/Open. OSF after that it combined with X/Open in 1996, one section ago of The, Open Group presently focusing on the development of distributed computing environment and the development etc of GUI continues activity.

OSG

Reading: O s Gee
Full spelling: Open Services Gateway
Field:
LAN > Foam/home network > OSG

Technical specification in order connects the home appliance product to Internet, to offer service mutually between the personal computer and the equipment. It designates that it supplements & strengthens the similar standard of HAVi and HomePNA and Jini etc as purpose. We are designed Java by the base, application software development relatively is easy. You can think application to electric power from ahead going out and control of the gas and such as control of the foam/home security system. The European electrical machinery and appliances manufacturer and communication enterprise etc focusing on the conference OSGI which consists of 15 corporations is established, promotes the decision and spread of specification.

OSGI

Reading: O s Gee eye
Full spelling: Open Services Gateway Initiative
Field:
LAN > Foam/home network > OSGI

The economic organization which promotes the standard decision and spread of technical specification OSG in order connects the home appliance product to Internet, to offer service mutually between the personal computer and the equipment. It consists of 15 corporations of the Alcatel corporation, the Cable and Wireless corporation, the Electricite de France corporation, the Enron Communications corporation, the Ericsson corporation, the IBM corporation, the Lucent Technologies corporation, the Motorola corporation, the Network Computer corporation, the Nortel Networks corporation, the Oracle corporation, the Royal Philips Electronics corporation, the Sun Microsystems corporation, the Sybase corporation and Toshiba.