Articles by The Linux Foundation

From CES: Will HTML5 Threaten the Closed World of the App Store?

Last week I attended the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. A few years ago CES was not on my calendar as a “must-attend” show. While there has been Linux in play in consumer devices for many years, only in the last few years...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jan 18, 2012

The Best Linux Events of 2012

Gallery View Gallery (11) The Linux Foundation today announced its 2012 Linux events and onsite training schedule. Some highlights include a triple-header in San Diego in August: LinuxCon North America, Linux Plumbers Conference and Linux...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jan 12, 2012

Updates on the Stable and Longterm Kernel Trees

On Monday, January 9th, Greg Kroah-Hartman published an update on the status of the longterm/stable kernel trees that he’s maintaining. It’s worth a notice if you’re interested in the state of the longterm kernels. We last checked in on...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jan 11, 2012

Stable kernel release candidates

I thought it would be easier to do a round of stable kernel releases in the middle of the larger kernel merge window, to prevent the next round from being so big (given that there are a lot of patches usually applying during the -rc1 merge...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jan 10, 2012

Stable kernel tree status, January 9, 2012

As 3.2 is now out, here’s a note as to the current status of the different stable/longterm kernel trees. First off, please everyone remember to mark any patch that you want to have applied to the stable kernel trees with a simple: Cc:...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jan 10, 2012

Linux Training for Your New Year’s Resolutions

We’ve scheduled several training classes to help you ring in the New Year. Immediately on the horizon is our LF331 Developing Linux Device Drivers class on January 16-20, 2012. LF331 introduces programmers to the Linux kernel and the...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jan 9, 2012

13-Year Software Veteran Learns New Tricks with Embedded Linux Course

Derald Woods is a 13-year engineering veteran who today works in software development, designing and supporting electronic vehicle controls for heavy equipment and trucks. Lately, his time is being used to work on an ARM9-based embedded...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jan 4, 2012

How Can We Help You? LinkedIn Linux Poll.

We are always considering different ways to serve the Linux community. We use a variety of social networks to share information about Linux that we hope is useful. We would like to learn from you how we can be even more useful to our...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Dec 29, 2011

Breaking the Billion Barrier: Why Red Hat's Results Matter

Few software companies reach $1 billion in annual revenue. No company has done it with a portfolio that consists entirely of open source software. But if Red Hat delivers the expected results in early 2012, it will prove that a company can...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Dec 22, 2011

Linux Kernel Milestones in 2011

It’s been a busy, busy year for the Linux kernel. A big version bump, 20th anniversary, and countless improvements may make 2011 the best year yet for Linux. The Big 3.0 and 20th Anniversary Granted, the jump to 3.0 wasn’t a technical...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Dec 20, 2011

Is Your Company New to Open Source? Here's Where to Start

Over the past year, we’ve been working on a number of projects to help those who want to more closely participate in the Linux community, but don’t know where to start. First, there’s the Linux Foundation Training program. We’ve continued...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Dec 14, 2011

The 10 Most Important Open Source Projects of 2011

Well, here we are, another year almost done for. Time to look back and take stock of the year that was. You know what? It turns out that 2011 was a banner year for open source projects. So much so, that picking the 10 most important was...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Dec 12, 2011

Linux Job Opportunities: A Snapshot

Jobs today are like good, new television shows: hard to come by. But we’re finding that there are some very bright spots in the areas of IT management and software development, especially related to Linux jobs. We just finished analyzing...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Dec 7, 2011

Feeling Adventurous? Ubuntu 12.04 Alpha 1 Released

If you’re feeling a little adventurous this weekend, the first alpha is out for the upcoming Ubuntu 12.04 release. Code-named Precise Pangolin, the alpha release contains software updates and (likely) some exciting bugs that you can help...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Dec 2, 2011

Best Linux Devices of 2011

Android this year surpassed both iOS and Blackberry as the most popular smartphone OS, further catapulting Linux into the spotlight in the mobile device industry. Just a couple months ago, Amazon announced what analysts say is the first...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Nov 30, 2011

First-Ever Automotive Linux Summit: Two Communities Become One

Nearly 125 years ago, German inventor Karl Benz introduced his Patentmotorwagen Number 1, the world’s first automobile designed to be propelled by a motor. Twenty years ago, Finnish computer science student Linus Torvalds posted on the...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Nov 29, 2011

Linux Supercomputing Dominance: A Look Under the Hood

A few weeks ago, the Top500 Supercomputer list came out, as it does each November. As expected, Linux is still the most used OS for supercomputing, as it has been since taking the list by storm in the early 2000s. While this is certainly a...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Nov 28, 2011

First Look at Linux Mint 12

It’s a really good month for Linux distributions. First we got Fedora 16, then openSUSE 12.1, and now we have the preview release of Linux Mint 12. This release has the answer to the question: Just what is the Mint team going to do with...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Nov 21, 2011

OpenMama and AMQP: Open Collaboration in Action

Two weeks ago, The Linux Foundation announced a new Labs project — OpenMama. This project was the result of a relationship forged with NYSE Technologies years ago at our Enterprise End User Summit held in New York every year. OpenMama...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Nov 18, 2011

Android Builders Summit CFP Now Open

Just a few weeks back from LinuxCon Europe in Prague and we’re already starting to cultivate content for next year. Most notably, I am please to announce that the Call for Participation for the Android Builders Summit is now open. We...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Nov 10, 2011

Questions? Ask Fedora.

The Fedora folks want you to be successful in using Fedora. As part of the Fedora 16 release, the project is taking the wraps off of a new StackExchange-style site for asking questions about (what else?) Fedora. Rahul Sundaram announced...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Nov 9, 2011

Show Your Linux Smarts and Win 20th Anniversary Memento

It has been an incredible year for Linux. I can’t possibly list every amazing milestone but here are a few that we won’t soon forget: * Linux kernel 3.0 released * Android surpassed iOS globally * IBM celebrated its centennial * The...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Nov 9, 2011

LinuxCon Europe Pics Available Now

Gallery View Gallery (11) LinuxCon Europe surpassed all of our expectations. It was an amazing event with an amazing turnout. Here is a special slideshow of some of the best pictures we’ve assembled. You can see the full LinuxCon...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Nov 4, 2011

Member Spotlight: KeyPoint CTO Explains Bridge Between Text Input and Open Source

The Linux Foundation has recently welcomed a variety of new members. I had the opportunity this week to talk to one of our newest members, KeyPoint Technologies. In this Q&A, the company’s CTO Sunil Motaparti explains what is OpenAdaptxt...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Nov 3, 2011

LinuxCon Europe Debuts to Standing Room Only Crowd

With flashing cameras and a crowd that flowed into the lobby where attendees could watch the keynotes on large screens, LinuxCon Europe debuted with an appearance by Linux creator Linus Torvalds and hundreds of Linux community members. Day...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Oct 26, 2011