Linaro takes space at Harston Mill

Linaro, a not-for-profit engineering organisation within the open source software sector, has taken space at the high profile Harston Mill complex, on the southern edge of Cambridge.

A three-year lease was secured by Carter Jonas, acting for the landlord.

One of the biggest-sized office deals in the third quarter of this year sees Linaro occupy Block K which totals 3,873 sq ft plus 1,662 sq ft in part of Block B.

Linaro consolidates and optimises open source Linux software and tools for the ARM architecture.

Its mission is to bring together the electronics industry and the open source community to work on key projects, deliver great tools, reduce industry wide fragmentation and redundant effort,and provide common software foundations for all.

Member companies fund Linaro and provide half of its engineering resources as assignees who work full time on Linaro projects. These assignees combined with over 100 of Linaros own engineers create a team of over 200 software developers.

Work is conducted openly and Linaro engages with the broader open source community on a daily basis on IRC, mailing lists and at industry events, including its own Linaro Connect events.

Shortlisted for honours at the Business Weekly Awards in March, Linaros work is at the heart of all modern Linux-based devices running on ARM processors, including Android smartphones and tablets. As ARM processors pick up market share in networking, servers and the digital home, the majority of these systems will also be Linux based and will be leveraging Linaros work.

Carter Jonas is active elsewhere at the Harston Mill complex. It has been acting as agent under instruction on the letting of the newly completed refurbishment of the original mill building home of product design hothouse Sagentia and other leading companies in the science, technology and R & D sectors.

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Linaro takes space at Harston Mill