A Haiku Poem Dedicated to Systemd

Congratulations to Zach Villers, the second winner of our Linux poetry writing contest. Zach has won a free pass to LinuxCon and CloudOpen North America, Aug. 20-22 in Chicago, for his Systemd haiku. “I wrote the Haiku after a particularly...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Aug 4, 2014

10 Good Reasons To Learn Linux

Our Introduction to Linux edX course starts today, so if you’re not already enrolled, here are 10 reasons why you should sign up now: You’ll be getting a $2,400 training course for free. You won’t be the only person in your subreddit NOT...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Aug 1, 2014

Free Intro to Linux Online Course Starts Today

The Linux Foundation’s free online course, Introduction to Linux, started today on the edX website. Students have already begun to take the course, which covers the basic tools and techniques commonly used by Linux programmers, system...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Aug 1, 2014

The Companies that Support Linux: Daynix Consults on Cloud and Virtualization Technologies

The modern data center is rapidly evolving, with the advent of cloud computing bringing new technologies, tools and best practices. As enterprises seek to understand and take advantage of emerging areas in virtualization and the cloud such...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Aug 1, 2014

EdX CEO Anant Agarwal: Open Source is the Future of Education

Starting this Friday, Aug. 1, the more than 300,000 students who registered for the Linux Foundation’s free Introduction to Linux course on edX will be able to log in and start learning Linux. It is the first Massive Open Online Course...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jul 28, 2014

Linux Foundation SysAdmin Aric Gardner Avoids a GUI at All Costs

Happy SysAdmin Day! This profile is part of a series on Linux Foundation system administrators over the past three weeeks. Do you have a super-hero sysadmin you’d like to recognize? Send your nomination to This e-mail address is being...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jul 24, 2014

SysAdmin Day 2014: Best Linux Foundation SysAdmin Quotes

Happy SysAdmin Day 2014! Over the past three weeks we’ve been profiling the Linux Foundation’s heroic team of system administrators in honor of the amazing work they do behind the scenes to keep this organization and our collaborative...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jul 24, 2014

Linux Foundation SysAdmin Eric Searcy Lives By Regex

This profile is part of a series on Linux Foundation system administrators leading up to SysAdmin Day on Friday. Do you have a super-hero sysadmin you’d like to recognize? Send your nomination to This e-mail address is being protected from...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jul 23, 2014

MakerBot Offers Lessons in Open Source Innovation with Linux

Earlier this month, Home Depot began selling MakerBot’s Linux-based 3D printers in a handful of stores across the U.S. after a 3-month trial run online. The big box pilot is not only testing consumer appetite for 3D printing hardware, but...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jul 22, 2014

Linux Foundation SysAdmin Clint Savage Reminisces on Weeklong Hackfest

This is the fourth profile in a series on Linux Foundation system administrators leading up to SysAdmin Day. Do you have a super-hero sysadmin you’d like to recognize? Send your nomination to This e-mail address is being protected from...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jul 21, 2014

Linux Creator Linus Torvalds is Your Guide in This Rare Look Inside His Home Office

Have you ever wondered what the workspace of the world’s most famous developer looks like? Well wonder no more. Linux creator Linus Torvalds invites you into his home office in this first-ever, personal tour of his workspace. It also...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jul 17, 2014

Linux Foundation SysAdmin Konstantin Ryabitsev, an SELinux Expert

This is the fourth profile in a series on Linux Foundation system administrators leading up to SysAdmin Day. Do you have a super-hero sysadmin you’d like to recognize? Send your nomination to This e-mail address is being protected from...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jul 17, 2014

Resources for Women and Newcomers at LinuxCon

For many years, Linux Foundation research has pointed out that companies have a hard time finding enough skilled applicants for their Linux-related technical positions, especially in development. At The Linux Foundation, we have created a...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jul 15, 2014

Why Women in Tech Can, and Should, Write a Better Resume

Linux jobs are plentiful these days but all hopeful applicants still need a solid resume to land a position. And chances are yours could stand an upgrade. Women especially should take a closer look at their resumes for language or...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jul 15, 2014

Linux Foundation SysAdmin Michael Halstead's IT Career Started at Age 15

This is the third profile in a series on Linux Foundation system administrators leading up to SysAdmin Day. Do you have a super-hero sysadmin you’d like to recognize? Send your nomination to This e-mail address is being protected from...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jul 14, 2014

Imad Sousou: The Future of Linux and Intel in the New Connected World

From new cloud platforms, to changes in virtualization and container technologies, to how data is stored and transmitted, every innovation in the data center has a Linux-based or open source component, says Imad Sousou vice president of...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jul 14, 2014

Join Us in Honoring IT Heroes for SysAdmin Day, Win Free Tickets to LinuxCon & CloudOpen

According to the 2014 Linux Jobs Report, SysAdmins are the highest in demand position among Linux professionals. Fifty-eight percent of hiring managers said this year they are most aggressively seeking Linux SysAdmins followed by Linux...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jul 11, 2014

Linux Foundation SysAdmin Andy Grimberg Loves New Tech and Snowboarding

This is the second profile in a series on Linux Foundation system administrators leading up to SysAdmin Day on July 25. Thank you for all of the good work you do! Andrew Grimberg is the primary administrator for the OpenDaylight Project‘s...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jul 9, 2014

Global Hunt Begins for #HiddenTux: Find Tux and Win

At least 10 stuffed penguins are hidden around the world and are waiting to be found and adopted by you. As the Linux mascot, the Tux penguins represent freedom, collaboration and innovation and are what hundreds of thousands of people...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jul 8, 2014

To Linux Foundation SysAdmin Ryan Day, Elegance is the Best Tool

System administrators keep our lives and work seamlessly humming. They are the super heroes who often go unnoticed and unrecognized only until things go wrong. And so, leading up to SysAdmin Day on July 25, we’re honoring the hard work of...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jul 8, 2014

Cisco: Linux is the “Single and Best” Tech for IoT

Cisco earlier this year unveiled its plans to build smarter routers and switches to help manage the massive flows of data expected between Internet-connected devices and the data center. This re-architecting of the Internet to bring...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jul 7, 2014

The Companies That Support Linux: Nextiva

Google’s announcement last week of new work-friendly features in its forthcoming Android L release, along with its big tent foray into the enterprise, underscores just how much businesses are turning to mobile devices and the cloud for...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jul 1, 2014

The People Who Support Linux: Hacking on Linux Since Age 16

Pretty much all of the projects in software developer Yitao Li’s GitHub repository were developed on his Linux machine. None of them are necessarily Linux-specific, he says, but he uses Linux for “everything.” For example: “coding /...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jun 27, 2014

What's Next For Fedora?

Between the upcoming Fedora 21 release, involvement in Red Hat’s Project Atomic, its planned re-structuring under Fedora.next, and its new leader, Matthew Miller, the Fedora Project has a lot going on lately. All of the upheaval is a sign...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jun 25, 2014

The People Who Support Linux: Systems Engineer Teaching Himself Python

Systems engineer Renault Ellis started using Linux five years ago when he was enrolled in a security and forensics program. He was studying IP tables and read the C Programming Language manual by Ken Thompson and Dennis Ritchie along with...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jun 23, 2014