The Linux Phone Standards (LiPS) Forum has finalized its specification, which it hopes will "enable mobile industry players to achieve basic interoperability for applications and services deployed on Linux-based phones." Critics say the timing was a direct response to Google's formation of the OHA [1]. Report [2]
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[1] http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/google-and-oha-release-android-sdk/2007-11-13
[2] http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/12/08/lips-forum-finalizes-release-1-0-specifications-take-that-oh/