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Want a Linux Job? Time to Go Back to Class

By Linux_Foundation - June 21, 2012 - 8:36am

IT industry trends such as cloud computing have changed the types of technical job skills that companies need, which means there are a number of open SysAdmin jobs and very few candidates with the right set of skills.

In fact, there are 12,606 Linux jobs available as of June 2012 -- up 13% year over year, according to a recent survey conducted by Dice.com, an IT career website.

Linus Torvalds Splits Tech 'Nobel' with Stem Cell Pioneer

By Linux_Foundation - June 13, 2012 - 9:16am

Question: What do Linux and stem cell research have in common? Answer: They’re both considered “life-enhancing technical innovations” by the Technology Acadamy Finland, a foundation that is awarding a prestigious award called the Millennnium Technology Prize in Helsinki today.

Engadget: Samsung Becomes Platinum Member of The Linux Foundation

By Linux_Foundation - June 13, 2012 - 9:15am

Samsung's business virtually revolves around open-source code and Linux, both through obvious software like Android and Tizen as well as behind-the-scenes code for TVs and even home appliances. It almost shouldn't be a surprise, then, that the company just became a Platinum-level member of the Linux Foundation, giving it much more control over how the platform advances.

NYT: Samsung Backs Open Source, Joining Linux Foundation

By Linux_Foundation - June 13, 2012 - 9:13am

Samsung on Tuesday said it was becoming a platinum member of the Linux Foundation, giving $500,000 to the nonprofit in support of the Linux system and the open-source projects related to it. The membership status gives Samsung a seat on the foundation’s board, allowing it to have more of a say in how Linux is developed.

Linux Foundation Brings Training to the Enterprise

By Linux_Foundation - June 13, 2012 - 9:10am

The Linux Foundation is launching a new Enterprise Linux Training program. The program is all about preparing IT pros in a vendor-neutral way for Enterprise Linux architecture deployments.

BBC News: Linux Creator Linus Torvalds Shares Millennium Tech Prize

By Linux_Foundation - June 13, 2012 - 8:49am

Linus Torvalds, creator of Linux, has been named joint winner of the 2012 Millennium Technology Prize.

He shares the honour with Dr Shinya Yamanaka, a stem cell scientist.

More at BBC News

AutoGuide: Automakers Betting on Linux for Future Infotainment Systems

By Linux_Foundation - May 7, 2012 - 12:21pm

Automakers are seeing how people use their hands and voices to interact with their smart phones, and applying similar interfaces to their infotainment systems.

Wired.com: Linux Foundation Backs Open Cloud with CloudOpen

By Linux_Foundation - April 26, 2012 - 12:11pm

Mike Barton writes:

Whether open source will rule the cloud is an open question. But the Linux Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to promoting Linux, is hoping to answer that question on the affirmative with a new technical conference that will “bring together in a vendor-neutral environment the open source projects, products and companies that are driving cloud and big data ecosystems.”

TechCrunch: Linux Foundation to Host Open Source Cloud Confernce: OpenCloud

By Linux_Foundation - April 26, 2012 - 12:10pm

Scott Merrill writes:

It wasn’t that long ago that I complained about cloud fragmentation issues. There were some interesting observations in the comments on that post. Now word comes that the Linux Foundation is hosting CloudOpen, a “new conference to advance openness in the cloud.”

Linux Servers Keep Growing, Windows and Unix Keep Shrinking

By Linux_Foundation - March 15, 2012 - 2:30pm

2011 saw, according to IDC, Linux servers grow while Windows and Unix servers numbers shrank. In 2012, Linux’s server future looks brighter than ever...

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