Announcements

Canonical Joins The Linux Foundation

By Linux_Foundation - August 17, 2008 - 7:09pm

Commercial sponsor of Ubuntu ® looks to support cross-industry collaboration and promotion to fuel Linux growth

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – August 18, 2008 – The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating the growth of Linux, today announced that Canonical has become a member of the Foundation.

Linux Foundation Publishes Guide to Participating in the Linux Kernel Community

By Linux_Foundation - August 12, 2008 - 9:36pm

Linux Foundation Publishes Guide to Participating in the Linux Kernel Community

New online book will make Linux participation easier for new developers worldwide

VMware Joins The Linux Foundation

By Linux_Foundation - August 6, 2008 - 9:27am

VMware joins leading Linux consortium to address increasing adoption of virtualization and cloud computing with Linux

SAN FRANCISCO – August 6, 2008 – The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating the growth of Linux, today announced that VMware has become a member of the Foundation. The company joins existing Linux Foundation members and technology leaders such as Adobe, AMD, Dell, Fujitsu, Google, Hitachi, HP, IBM, Intel, Motorola, NEC, Novell, Oracle and Red Hat, among others.

Linux Kernel Developers Issue Statement re: Open Drivers

By Linux_Foundation - June 23, 2008 - 6:03am

The Linux kernel development community has joined together to release a strong statement about the need for open source device drivers.

While the vast majority of devices now have open source drivers, there are a few holdouts. The kernel community wants to send a clear signal to these vendors as well as prevent any future vendors from following the closed source path and preventing their uses from getting all the benefits of Linux’s open development model.

Linux Foundation Reports Highlights from Annual Collaboration Summit

By Linux_Foundation - April 24, 2008 - 5:54am

Linux Foundation Reports Highlights from Annual Collaboration Summit

More than 300 Linux and open source leaders advance the operating system at Summit

The Linux Foundation’s Annual Collaboration Summit Kicks Off

By Linux_Foundation - April 7, 2008 - 9:54pm

The Linux Foundation’s Annual Collaboration Summit Kicks Off

Linux and open source leaders work together on next steps for the operating system

Austin, Texas – April 8, 2008 — The Linux Foundation (LF), the nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating the growth of Linux, today will kick off its annual Collaboration Summit. The brightest minds in the Linux server, desktop and mobile communities, among others, will gather at the UT Super Computing Center in Austin, Texas to determine how to advance the operating system in the year ahead.

Linux Foundation Publishes Study on Linux Development Statistics: Who Writes Linux and Who Supports It

By Linux_Foundation - March 31, 2008 - 10:14pm

Linux Foundation Publishes Study on Linux Development Statistics: Who Writes Linux and Who Supports It

A close look at Linux kernel development process reveals the number of Linux kernel developers has tripled over the last three years

SAN FRANCISCO – April 1, 2008 — The Linux Foundation (LF), the nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating the growth of Linux, today announced it is publishing a new report written by kernel developers Jonathan Corbet and Greg Kroah-Hartman, and LF Director of Marketing Amanda McPherson.

Adobe Joins Linux Foundation with Focus on Linux for Web 2.0 Applications

By Linux_Foundation - March 30, 2008 - 8:57pm

Adobe Joins Linux Foundation with Focus on Linux for Web 2.0 Applications

SAN FRANCISCO, March 31, 2008 – The Linux Foundation (LF), the nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating the growth of Linux, today announced that Adobe Systems Incorporated is joining the Foundation. Adobe is joining the LF to collaborate on the advancement of Linux as a leading platform for rich Internet applications (RIA) and Web 2.0 technologies.

The Linux Foundation Hosts Legal Spring Summit

By Linux_Foundation - March 26, 2008 - 6:22am

The Linux Foundation Hosts Spring Legal Summit

Industry’s top open source legal experts share experiences at exclusive Linux Foundation Summit

SAN FRANCISCO, March 26, 2007 – The Linux Foundation (LF), the nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating the growth of Linux, today announced the details for its second Legal Summit, which will be held at the Motorola Customer Briefing Center in Schaumburg, Ill on April 23, 2008.

To register, please visit https://www.linuxfoundation.org/events/legal.

The Linux Foundation Reveals Speaker Line-up for 2nd Annual Collaboration Summit

By Linux_Foundation - March 11, 2008 - 6:41am

The Linux Foundation Reveals Speaker Line-up for 2nd Annual Collaboration Summit

Kernel developers, leading market research firm and companies such as Dell, HP, IBM, MySQL, and Oracle will debate growth opportunities for the platform

SAN FRANCISCO – March 11, 2008 — The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating the growth of Linux, today announced the speakers for its 2nd Annual Linux Foundation Collaboration Summit.

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