Andrew Updegrove

American National Standards Institute operates as a non profit organization. The firm oversees the development of voluntary consensus standards for products, services, processes, systems and personnel in the United States. The company was founded on October 19, 1918 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

American National Standards Institute operates as a non profit organization. The firm oversees the development of voluntary consensus standards for products, services, processes, systems and personnel in the United States. The company was founded on October 19, 1918 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

The Free Standards Group (FSG) is an independent, nonprofit organization dedicated to keeping the Linux computer operating system from turning into different competing versions. The group develops and maintains the Linux Standard Base (LSB) and other information technology industry standards. FSG works with other industry organizations, such as The Open Group, OSDL and Software in the Public Interest. Linux distributors MandrakeSoft, Red Hat, SuSE Linux and Turbolinux are members of the FSG. The company was founded in 2000 and headquartered in San Francisco, CA.