5 Tips on Enterprise Open Source Success From Capital One, Google, and Walmart

Some of the world’s largest and most successful companies gathered this week at Open Source Leadership Summit in Lake Tahoe to share best practices around open source use and participation. Companies from diverse industries — from...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Feb 16, 2017

What Is Open Source Software?

What is Open Source Software? Most of us think we already know, but in fact, there are a number of interpretations and nuances to defining Open Source.  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Feb 14, 2017

Growing Your Open Source Community With Twitter

Engagement in an open source community leads to collaboration, says Jason Hibbets, community evangelist at Red Hat. And social media is one good tool that projects can use to help increase engagement in their communities, he adds, “because...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Feb 13, 2017

Linux Security Fundamentals: Estimating the Cost of a Cyber Attack

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The Linux Foundation | Feb 13, 2017

This Week in Open Source News: CNCF Buys RethinkDB's Source Code, SnapRoute Has $25 Million in Funding & More

This week in Linux and open source news, CNCF announces purchase of RethinkDB’s source code, SnapRoute boasts new, industry-leading backers, and more! Use our weekly digest to round out your OSS news monitoring.  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Feb 10, 2017

Watch Camille Fournier, Donna Dillenberger, William 'whurley' Hurley Live at Open Source Leadership Summit This Week

Executives, experts, analysts, and leaders in open source technology will convene this week at Open Source Leadership Summit in Lake Tahoe. The event is invitation-only but The Linux Foundation is pleased to offer free live video streaming...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Feb 9, 2017

Open Networking Summit to Hold Private “Think Tank” Event for Industry Leaders

An elite group of networking industry executives, investors and entrepreneurs will meet behind closed doors for a think tank discussion at Open Networking Summit (ONS) this year.  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Feb 9, 2017

The 7 Elements of an Open Source Management Program: Teams and Tools

The following is adapted from Open Source Compliance in the Enterprise by Ibrahim Haddad, PhD.  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Feb 8, 2017

Linux Security Fundamentals Part 3: Risk Assessment / Trade-offs and Business Considerations

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The Linux Foundation | Feb 8, 2017

Speak at The Linux Foundation’s Open Source Summit and Automotive Linux Summit in Japan

More than 600 open source professionals, developers and operators will convene in Tokyo this year to collaborate, share information, and learn at Open Source Summit Japan. The technical conference will cover the latest in open source...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Feb 7, 2017

This Week in Open Source News: OSS Leaders Oppose Immigration Ban, $800 Linux Laptop Announced & More

This week in open source and Linux news, open source industry leaders and executives have been vocally against President Trump’s immigration ban, the newly-announced KDE laptop could cost you more than 1.3k, and more! Keep reading to stay...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Feb 3, 2017

The 7 Elements of an Open Source Management Program: Strategy and Process

The following is adapted from Open Source Compliance in the Enterprise by Ibrahim Haddad, PhD.  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Feb 2, 2017

Free Open Source Networking and Orchestration Webinar From SDxCentral and The Linux Foundation

Open source development is accelerating networking technology in areas including software-defined networking, open standards, and orchestration. Projects such as OPNFV, OpenDaylight, and recently open sourced ECOMP with many others hosted...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Feb 1, 2017

Vault Linux Storage & Filesystems Conference Includes Talks By Alluxio, Facebook, LinkedIn, Red Hat, and More

The Linux Foundation today announced the speaker lineup for the Vault Linux Storage & Filesystems Conference, taking place March 22-23 in Cambridge, MA.  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jan 31, 2017

Linux Foundation Executive Director's Statement on Immigration Ban

The Linux operating system underlies nearly every piece of technology in modern life, from phones to satellites to web searches to your car. For the Linux Foundation, openness is both a part of our core principles and also a matter of...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jan 30, 2017

This Week in Open Source News: Auto Industry is 'Becoming Tech Industry', Hitachi Steps Up Open Source Participation & More

This week in open source news, Automotive Grade Linux is evidence of the auto industry merging with tech entirely, Hitachi steps up its open source game, and more! Read on to catch up on this busy week in OSS tech news.  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jan 27, 2017

Top Lessons For Open Source Pros From License Compliance Failures

The following is adapted from Open Source Compliance in the Enterprise by Ibrahim Haddad, PhD.  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jan 26, 2017

Learn Kubernetes Container Management In New Linux Foundation Course

The Linux Foundation’s new Kubernetes training course is now available for developers and system administrators who want to learn container orchestration using this popular open source tool.  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jan 26, 2017

Camille Fournier, Donna Dillenberger, William 'whurley' Hurley to Speak at Open Source Leadership Summit Next Month

Executives, experts, analysts, and leaders in open source at some of the world’s largest and most successful companies will speak at the invitation-only Open Source Leadership Summit next month in Lake Tahoe, The Linux Foundation has...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jan 26, 2017

Hitachi Increases Investment in Open Source With Linux Foundation Platinum Membership

We are thrilled to announce that Hitachi has become the latest Linux Foundation Platinum member, joining existing Platinum members Cisco, Fujitsu, Huawei, IBM, Intel, Microsoft, NEC, Oracle, Qualcomm and Samsung. Hitachi has been a...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jan 25, 2017

OCI’s Push For Open Container Standards Continues in 2017

Chris Aniszczyk is The Linux Foundation’s Vice President of Developer Relations and Programs where he serves as the Executive Director of the Open Container Initiative and COO of the Cloud Native Computing Foundation.  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jan 24, 2017

Open Source Software Strategies for Enterprise IT

Enterprises using open source code in infrastructure must understand both the risks and benefits of community-developed software. Professional open source management is a discipline that focuses on minimizing risk and delivering the...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jan 23, 2017

This Week in Open Source News: Linux & Open Source Vulnerabilities in 2017

This week in open source news, a study from Black Duck suggests the potential for open source malware is set to skyrocket in 2017, longtime undetected Mac malware exposed, and more! Read our digest for the recent stories you need to hear:  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jan 20, 2017

4 Common Open Source License Compliance Failures and How to Avoid Them

The following is adapted from Open Source Compliance in the Enterprise by Ibrahim Haddad, PhD.  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jan 19, 2017

The Linux Foundation Brings 3 New Open Source Events to China

LinuxCon, ContainerCon, and CloudOpen will be held in China this year for the first time, The Linux Foundation announced this week.  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jan 18, 2017