Articles by The Linux Foundation

The Importance of Legal Innovation

Open source software development is innovative and exciting. It has produced the software that runs the internet; Linux, Apache, Firefox, and so much more. In addition to being technically innovative it also has turned business models on...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jan 20, 2010

Microsoft to Mobile Customers: Choice is a Bad Thing (and Linux Will Lose)

Last week, David Coursey reported that Microsoft entertainment and devices boss Robbie Bach made the prediction in an analyst briefing that Linux on mobile will lose. Why? It’s choice is a bad thing for customers and that there is too much...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jan 19, 2010

The Alexandria Project, Chap. 1: Meet Frank

This is the first chapter in my new cybersecurity eBook in which you’ll meet Frank, our erstwhile hero, and get your first clue about the tangled train of events yet to unfold: On the morning of Sunday, December 12, a morbidly obese Corgi...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jan 19, 2010

What Linux Event Should You Attend (and Speak at)?

We just announced our event line-up for 2010 and the Call for Papers for CollabSummit. I’m very excited we’re offering the continuation of events that have been with us for awhile (CollabSummit, Kernel Summit) along with the second year of...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jan 19, 2010

Introducing The Alexandria Project

Those that know me know that I firmly believe that there is a Monty Python vignette, or at least a catchphrase, for every occasion. And on this occasion, that catchphrase is, “And now for something completely different!” How completely...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jan 17, 2010

Hundreds of Jobs Posted on Linux.com

With Linux powering nearly every mobile device that hits the market, the demand for Linux-related jobs is rapidly growing despite national unemployment figures. Combine this with the ongoing success of companies such as Red Hat and it’s...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jan 14, 2010

Another Area of Linux Growth

Thanks to tech like Moblin and Android, netbooks, smartbooks, and smartphones are all the rage right now for consumers, but Linux is also showing up on the very sales counters where all of these devices are being bought. While there’s no...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jan 13, 2010

Here We Go Again: Video Standards War 2010

Betamax vs.VHS, HD DVD vs. Blu-ray and now DECE vs. Keychest. Can‚Äôt the consumer electronics industry and studios cut us a break? Think of the words ‚Äústandards war,‚Äù and unless you‚Äôre a standards wonk like m‚Ķoh, never...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jan 11, 2010

When One Linux Project Wins, All Linux Triumphs

To say there was a lot of Linux news coming out of CES last week was an understatement. As I watched the morning TV shows present their inevitable “look-at-what-the-nerds-have-made-this-year” segments from the CES floor during the event, I...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jan 11, 2010

CodePlex Foundation Reports on 100 Day Goals

Earlier this week, I noted the fact that the 100 day mark for the CodePlex Foundation had passed (on December 19) without any comment from the Foundation on how they had fared against their aggressive goals for that time period, including...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jan 6, 2010

Smartbook Playing Field Wide Open for Linux

Article Source Community-cation January 4, 2010, 8:48 am There’s been a lot of technology predictions for the upcoming year, with Linux playing a big part in the future direction of tech. Fortunately, we won’t have to wait long to see how...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jan 4, 2010

Nouveau: A 2.6.33 Surprise

Article Source Linux Weather Forecast Blog December 23, 2009, 11:35 am Linus has released the 2.6.33-rc1 prepatch, closing the merge window for this development cycle. This kernel has a few features which will shake things up, with dynamic...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Dec 23, 2009

Finnish Culture...

Article Source Linus Torvalds’s Blog December 21, 2009, 8:11 am It’s not all that often that we encounter things from Finland here in Portland. So imagine my surprise when we’re on our way to our weekly date-night with Tove, and our...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Dec 21, 2009

A Concise Introduction to Free and Open Source Software

Article Source Andy Updegrove’s Blog December 19, 2009, 8:29 am If you‚Äôre like me, you became fully aware of free and open source software only gradually, rather than suddenly and all at once. In my case, the process was somewhat...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Dec 19, 2009

Shuttleworth Stepping Down as Canonical Head, Silber New CEO in 2010

After five years as CEO of Canonical Ltd., Mark Shuttleworth is stepping down from that role, as current Canonical COO Jane Silber steps up as the new executive leader of the popular Linux distribution vendor. The changeover is starting...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Dec 17, 2009

Smart Phones, eBook Readers, and the Same Old, Same Old

Article Source Andy Updegrove’s Blog December 11, 2009, 6:37 am Plus ca change, plus c‚Äôest la meme chose ‚Äî French Proverb Ah yes ‚Äî ‚ÄúThe more things change, the more they stay the same.‚Äù Isn‚Äôt that how the old saw goes? Or, in...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Dec 11, 2009

2010 Linux Events Foster Community, Business Opportunities

Article Source Community-cation December 10, 2009, 7:01 am The technology event season has come to a close, as the holidays approach and 2009 draws to its end. This was a great year for events in the Linux community. Several regional Linux...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Dec 10, 2009

Browser Shares Reveal True Benefits of Open Source

Article Source Community-cation December 7, 2009, 7:21 am There was a good story on Ars Technica last week about the current state of browser share on the Internet. Browser news is always interesting because it gives us one window into how...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Dec 7, 2009

Chrome OS Sparks Vendor Enthusiasm, Innovation

Article Source Community-cation December 3, 2009, 7:18 am Some of you might be too young to remember the space race: the frenzied decades of the ’50s and ’60s where the US and the USSR poured massive resources to be the First [Anything] in...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Dec 3, 2009

Where Performance is King

We are often so focused on the end-user or business experience of the computers we use on a daily basis that we sometimes forget about the nuts-and-bolts side of IT–a side of technology where performance is king no matter what platform,...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Nov 30, 2009

Putting Trust in the Cloud

Article Source Community-cation November 25, 2009, 7:54 am If you have any gold in your portfolio, then you are indeed a fortunate soul. With gold at an all-time high, upwards of US$1,100 per Troy ounce, lots of people with this precious...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Nov 25, 2009

Open Source Gets Bigger CeBIT Spotlight

Article Source Community-cation November 18, 2009, 10:40 am The strong growth of open source in IT will be demonstrated with its prominent placement at the world’s largest computer event, CeBIT 2010. That’s the news coming out of Hannover,...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Nov 18, 2009

The Birth of the SGIP (Live from Denver)

Article Source Andy Updegrove’s Blog November 16, 2009, 6:26 pm Over the next ten years, tens, and possibly hundreds of millions, of new platforms are going to be put into place in the United States as part of a new national...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Nov 16, 2009

Corporate IT Policies More Linux-Friendly

Article Source Community-cation November 16, 2009, 7:03 am As the week began, I had the fortune to come across an excellent article in the Wall Street Journal that addressed the problem employees face all-too-often in the workplace: the...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Nov 16, 2009

Cox, Gleixner, Ts'o Elected to Technical Advisory Board

Article Source Community-cation November 11, 2009, 5:04 am Besides excellent sessions and networking opportunities, there’s usually behind-the-scenes action going on at our many events: meetings and get-togethers for any one, and sometimes...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Nov 11, 2009