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Croquet Consortium Launched

Julian Lombardi
Industry and Education Leaders Launch The Croquet Consortium, Inc., a non-profit Foundation for Open Source Software Development.

DURHAM, N.C. – March 27, 2007 – HP (Hewlett-Packard), Duke University, The University of Minnesota, and Qwaq, Inc. have jointly announced the formation of The Croquet Consortium, Inc., a 501(3)c non-profit foundation dedicated to promoting the continued development and widespread adoption of open source Croquet technologies for use in education, research, and industry. The launch of The Croquet Consortium coincides with the Consortium’s release the open source Croquet Software Developer’s Kit 1.0 -- as free software under the Croquet Open Source License.

The Croquet Consortium provides an organizational base for the Croquet community of developers and users. Open to institutional and individual members, the Consortium offers an avenue for academic, corporate, and individual members ensure the long-term viability of the community by federating their Croquet software development projects mobilizing distributed resources on their behalf.

With the launch of The Croquet Consortium, Inc., the development and adoption of scalable Croquet-based applications for use in education, research and industry enters a new, expanded, and highly-inclusive phase of multi-institutional collaboration. The Consortium 1) establishes a legal home for the Croquet community, 2) coordinates the management, definition and release of core interoperable Croquet architecture, 3) provides a clearinghouse for the collection and distribution of freely available Croquet open source software artifacts, 4) supplies a management structure for the solicitation and mobilization of distributed development resources, and 5) creates a focal point for outreach activities, including the Consortium Website, Annual Conference, training workshops, fellowships, and sponsored projects.

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Brad Fuller-3
Nice press release. It'd be nice to add the website address for others
to find the site and learn more.


Julian Lombardi wrote:

> Industry and Education Leaders Launch The Croquet Consortium, Inc., a
> non-profit Foundation for Open Source Software Development.
>
> DURHAM, N.C. – March 27, 2007 – HP (Hewlett-Packard), Duke University,
> The University of Minnesota, and Qwaq, Inc. have jointly announced the
> formation of The Croquet Consortium, Inc., a 501(3)c non-profit
> foundation dedicated to promoting the continued development and
> widespread adoption of open source Croquet technologies for use in
> education, research, and industry. The launch of The Croquet
> Consortium coincides with the Consortium’s release the open source
> Croquet Software Developer’s Kit 1.0 -- as free software under the
> Croquet Open Source License.
>
> The Croquet Consortium provides an organizational base for the Croquet
> community of developers and users. Open to institutional and
> individual members, the Consortium offers an avenue for academic,
> corporate, and individual members ensure the long-term viability of
> the community by federating their Croquet software development
> projects mobilizing distributed resources on their behalf.
>
> With the launch of The Croquet Consortium, Inc., the development and
> adoption of scalable Croquet-based applications for use in education,
> research and industry enters a new, expanded, and highly-inclusive
> phase of multi-institutional collaboration. The Consortium 1)
> establishes a legal home for the Croquet community, 2) coordinates the
> management, definition and release of core interoperable Croquet
> architecture, 3) provides a clearinghouse for the collection and
> distribution of freely available Croquet open source software
> artifacts, 4) supplies a management structure for the solicitation and
> mobilization of distributed development resources, and 5) creates a
> focal point for outreach activities, including the Consortium Website,
> Annual Conference, training workshops, fellowships, and sponsored
> projects.
>
>
>


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Julian Lombardi
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Julian Lombardi
Brad,

Thanks!  The website was included as part of what went out over the 'wire'.

-Julian

On Mar 27, 2007, at 11:27 AM, Brad Fuller wrote:

Nice press release. It'd be nice to add the website address for others to find the site and learn more.


Julian Lombardi wrote:
Industry and Education Leaders Launch The Croquet Consortium, Inc., a non-profit Foundation for Open Source Software Development.

DURHAM, N.C. – March 27, 2007 – HP (Hewlett-Packard), Duke University, The University of Minnesota, and Qwaq, Inc. have jointly announced the formation of The Croquet Consortium, Inc., a 501(3)c non-profit foundation dedicated to promoting the continued development and widespread adoption of open source Croquet technologies for use in education, research, and industry. The launch of The Croquet Consortium coincides with the Consortium’s release the open source Croquet Software Developer’s Kit 1.0 -- as free software under the Croquet Open Source License.

The Croquet Consortium provides an organizational base for the Croquet community of developers and users. Open to institutional and individual members, the Consortium offers an avenue for academic, corporate, and individual members ensure the long-term viability of the community by federating their Croquet software development projects mobilizing distributed resources on their behalf.

With the launch of The Croquet Consortium, Inc., the development and adoption of scalable Croquet-based applications for use in education, research and industry enters a new, expanded, and highly-inclusive phase of multi-institutional collaboration. The Consortium 1) establishes a legal home for the Croquet community, 2) coordinates the management, definition and release of core interoperable Croquet architecture, 3) provides a clearinghouse for the collection and distribution of freely available Croquet open source software artifacts, 4) supplies a management structure for the solicitation and mobilization of distributed development resources, and 5) creates a focal point for outreach activities, including the Consortium Website, Annual Conference, training workshops, fellowships, and sponsored projects.





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brad fuller
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+1 (408) 799-6124


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