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LinuxCon Keynote Q&A: The OSS Behind a Tweet

By Jennifer Cloer - July 12, 2012 - 7:26am

The roster of keynote speakers for this year's LinuxCon North America and CloudOpen events is mind blowing. I've got my favorites marked on my schedule and am excited to share a recent conversation I had with one of them. Twitter's Open Source Manager Chris Aniszczyk gives us a teaser for his keynote, details the open source projects Twitter is using, including Linux, and shares his favorite tweets of all time.

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Lew Moorman: Open Cloud Key to Modern Networking

By Libby Clark - July 10, 2012 - 8:13am

Rackspace President Lew Moorman made a splash late last month with his talk at GigaOM’s Structure conference on vendor lock-in and the cloud. He argued that simply cloning proprietary APIs doesn’t solve the compatibility problem for developers that want to maintain ownership of their cloud applications. Here, he explains and expands on that discussion. In order for true innovation to happen in the cloud, he says, we need to develop open standards as a community.

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HP Public Cloud Aims to Boost OpenStack Customer Base

By Libby Clark - July 3, 2012 - 7:26am

Hewlett-Packard is one of several high profile companies working to deploy public and private clouds on the OpenStack platform. HP has announced plans to become a platinum member of the OpenStack® Foundation and has played a key role in shaping the technology that’s quickly becoming a dominant operating system for the cloud.

The stakes are high as OpenStack backers aim to prove to enterprise customers that the open source alternative can outshine proprietary systems such as Amazon Web Services, VMware and Microsoft.

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Open Cloud Roundup: Top Headlines Week of June 25

By Libby Clark - June 28, 2012 - 9:31am

Red Hat dominates the open source cloud news this week with a string of product launch and acquisition announcements from the Red Hat Summit in Boston and the ensuing commentary from the blogosphere.

Red Hat dominates the open source cloud news this week with a string of product launch and acquisition announcements from the Red Hat Summit in Boston and the ensuing commentary from the blogosphere.  

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New Open Cloud Computing Forum on Linux.com

By Libby Clark - June 28, 2012 - 7:29am

Linux.com has started a new forum for community members to discuss cloud computing and the open cloud. Just like the Linux Foundation's upcoming CloudOpen conference in August, the forum is intended to help highlight the people, projects and ideas behind the open source cloud and advance the conversation around creating open standards for cloud computing.

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Survey: SMBs Prefer Debian on File Servers, Seek Cloud Backup Options

By Libby Clark - June 26, 2012 - 9:26am

Small and medium-sized businesses prefer Debian over Red Hat and CentOS for operating their file servers, according to a survey released Monday by cloud storage network provider Symform.

Small and medium-sized businesses prefer Debian over Red Hat and CentOS for operating their file servers, according to a survey released Monday by cloud storage network provider Symform.

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How to get a discount on Embedded Linux Training in Silicon Valley this July

By Janet Sun - June 21, 2012 - 10:27am

The Linux Foundation's embedded development training has helped companies like Compunetix with their transition to Linux and allowed individuals (even 13-year engineering veterans) to expand upon their existing knowledge of embedded.

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Open Cloud Roundup: Top Headlines Week of June 18

By Libby Clark - June 21, 2012 - 8:40am

GigaOM's Structure conference on cloud computing this week has provided companies with an opportunity to publicy discuss their visions for the cloud and make related announcements. The Linux Foundation had its own announcement this week as well, with the release of the CloudOpen schedule of speakers and an appeal to the Linux community to fight for an open cloud.

Why We're Fighting for an Open CloudLinux.com 

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Why We’re Fighting for an Open Cloud

By Amanda McPherson - June 21, 2012 - 7:25am

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Announcing the Finalists in Our 2012 T-shirt Design Contest

By Libby Clark - June 20, 2012 - 12:00pm

Congratulations to the five finalists in The Linux Foundation's 2012 "Inspired by Linux" T-shirt Design Contest! This year we received just shy of 90 contest entries and competition for the finalists was tough. A special thanks to the entrants who submitted their artwork for consideration. Your creativity and enthusiasm for Linux are an inspiration to us all.

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