Articles by The Linux Foundation

Citrix's Mark Hinkle: Users Will Drive Innovation in Linux, Tech

After more than 20 years of development, Linux is the largest, most successful collaborative project in the world. More than 10,000 developers from more than 1,000 companies have contributed to the Linux kernel since tracking began in...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Sep 26, 2013

Linux Training Scholarship Winners Represent New Generation of Talent

A new generation of Linux talent is emerging, and it’s inspiring to witness. We see hundreds of new faces in our Linux training courses each year and newcomers participating in sessions at Linux events like LinuxCon and CloudOpen in both...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Sep 24, 2013

Managing the Transition to High-Availability Linux for Mission-Critical Workloads

High-availability (HA) Linux is increasingly being used to help companies meet market demands for fast-paced R&D and shorter product cycles. The medical industry, for example, is using server clusters to model the effect of drugs, conduct...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Sep 23, 2013

Opening Up To 3D Mapping: Collaborative, Crowdsourced Approach to Map Data Gaining Speed

Finding your way in the urban jungle of a sprawling city is probably one of the most challenging tasks a motorist has to tackle. The days of folded paper maps may long be over, but electronic maps and automated navigation systems have yet...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Sep 23, 2013

Live From LinuxCon: The CloudCast Podcasts on OpenStack Neutron, Canonical, PaaS Deployment, Puppet and Leaving VMWare

On the last day of LinuxCon and CloudOpen North America the “all things cloud computing” podcast, The CloudCast hosts Aaron Delp and Brian Gracely were busy recording back-to-back episodes. They talked with Kyle Mestery, Ian Wells, and...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Sep 19, 2013

Announcing Goose Chase Contest Winners, More Prizes for LinuxCon Europe

Round one of the great LinuxCon Goose Chase contest ends this week at LinuxCon North America. But it’s not too late to enter! Round two begins now with more prizes in store for participants heading into LinuxCon Europe in October. Today...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Sep 18, 2013

LinuxCon and CloudOpen Live Blog Day 3: Intel, Linus Torvalds and Kernel Developers

We’re live blogging from LinuxCon and CloudOpen in New Orleans at 9 a.m. Central, Sept. 16-18. See yesterday’s coverage and follow today’s keynotes here and on the live video stream. 9 a.m. Dirk Hohndel, Intel, “The New Frontiers.” Linux...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Sep 18, 2013

Video: Test Your Knowledge of Linux Trivia, Live from LinuxCon

What is a black squirrel wake-up call? What do the letters in UEFI stand for? We asked LinuxCon and CloudOpen attendees to give us their best answers to these and many more Linux trivia questions on video. They played along and came up...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Sep 18, 2013

Kernel Developers, Linus Torvalds Emphasize Diversity for Innovation

Linus Torvalds and the Linux kernel maintainers on stage today at LinuxCon and CloudOpen covered a range of topics, from personal hobbies to advice for getting patches upstream. But one consistent theme emerged in the discussion: Growing...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Sep 18, 2013

Live from LinuxCon: The CloudCast Podcasts on SaltStack, OpenDaylight, Xen and CoreOS

The CloudCast hosts Aaron Delp and Brian Gracely are recording their podcast on site at LinuxCon and CloudOpen this week in New Orleans, sponsored by Citrix and Linux.com. Today they talked with Thomas Hatch, founder and CTO of SaltStack...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Sep 18, 2013

IBM Bets Big Again on Linux: $1B for Linux on Power Systems

Linux is a thoroughbred in the world of computing and as sure a thing as you can get. With a community of tens of thousands of developers from more than 200 companies supporting the Linux operating system, it is constantly being updated...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Sep 17, 2013

LinuxCon and CloudOpen Live Blog Day 2: OpenStack and Candy Chang

We’re live blogging from LinuxCon and CloudOpen in New Orleans at 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. Central, Sept. 16-18. Catch Tuesday afternoon keynotes from Candy Chang, TED fellow and Jonathan Bryce, OpenStack.  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Sep 17, 2013

LinuxCon and CloudOpen Live Blog Day 2: Wired's Kevin Kelly and IBM

We’re live blogging from LinuxCon and CloudOpen in New Orleans at 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. Central, Sept. 16-18. See yesterday’s coverage and follow today’s keynotes here and on the live video stream. 9 a.m. (CST) Brad McCredie, IBM, “Linux,...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Sep 17, 2013

Raspberry Pi's Eben Upton Demos Wayland Support on the Pi

Raspberry Pi Foundation founder and executive director Eben Upton this week gave his promised demonstration of developer features coming soon to the Pi. Though they’re still in the very early stages of testing, Upton displayed Weston...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Sep 17, 2013

Live From LinuxCon: The CloudCast Podcasts on SDN, Gluster and OpenStack

The CloudCast hosts Aaron Delp and Brian Gracely are recording their podcast on site at LinuxCon and CloudOpen this week in New Orleans, sponsored by Citrix and Linux.com. Today they talked with Theron Conrey from TDS and John Mark Walker,...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Sep 16, 2013

Building Linux: History in the Making

One of the greatest impacts Linux is having on the technology industry is in the way it’s built. We often tout Linux’s success stories – from running Facebook, Amazon and Google to powering eight out of 10 financial trades to running the...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Sep 16, 2013

FOSS and Linux Fuel the Future of Gaming, Cloud Computing and the Rest of Tech

Technology has entered a new era in which software is no longer a differentiator, but the foundation that the “big winners” are building their services on, Jim Zemlin said today in his annual State of Linux speech at LinuxCon and CloudOpen...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Sep 16, 2013

IBM to Showcase its Open Innovation at LinuxCon 2013

This is a guest blog from IBM VP, Worldwide Marketing, IBM Power Systems. Thank you, Lisa Johnston, for contributing to Linux.com. As many of you know, IBM has a long standing commitment to open source innovation and Linux in particular....  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Sep 13, 2013

LinuxCon and CloudOpen Live Blog Day 1: Raspberry Pi, Valve, Google and HP

We’re live blogging from LinuxCon and CloudOpen in New Orleans, Sept. 16-18. Catch Monday’s keynotes: 9 a.m. Jim Zemlin, The Linux Foundation, “State of the Linux Union.” Eben Upton, Raspberry Pi, “Shiny New Toys.” Gabe Newell, Valve,...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Sep 13, 2013

Listen to The CloudCast Podcast Next Week, Live from CloudOpen

The “all things cloud computing” podcast, The CloudCast, will be recording on site at LinuxCon and CloudOpen next week in New Orleans, sponsored by Citrix and Linux.com. Guests will include an all-star line-up of open source cloud...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Sep 12, 2013

Watch LinuxCon/CloudOpen Keynotes Via Free, Live Video Stream

Linux Foundation T-shirt? Check. My customized schedule of keynotes, sessions, workshops and evening events? Check. Stuffed penguin? Check. (Don’t ask). It must be time for LinuxCon and CloudOpen! We’re really excited to see everyone there...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Sep 11, 2013

Excited for LinuxCon New Orleans, in GIFs

LinuxCon and CloudOpen North America are next week in New Orleans. And to get you pumped up for the event, we’ve collected some fun moments from LinuxCon 2012. Whether you’re coming to hear the great prognosticator give his state of Linux...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Sep 10, 2013

Brandon Philips: How the CoreOS Linux Distro Uses Cgroups

CoreOS is a new Linux distribution for servers aimed at giving all data centers the same automation capabilities and efficiencies as those seen in the massive server farms run by Google or Facebook. Their technology, combined with the...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Sep 9, 2013

Linux Kernel 3.11 Release Boosts Performance, Efficiency

Linus Torvalds released the 3.11 “Linux for workgroups” kernel on Monday with many new features and fixes that improve performance and lower power consumption. Changes are also in keeping with recent industry trends toward the...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Sep 5, 2013

Inside LinuxCon and CloudOpen 2013, Part Two: More Co-Located Events

We have less than two weeks until LinuxCon and CloudOpen in New Orleans and I can hardly wait. There are a ton of great keynotes, breakout sessions, mini-summits, workshops and parties to choose from. Have you planned your schedule yet?...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Sep 3, 2013