What is the GnuTLS Bug and How to Protect Your Linux System From It

It seems that it’s only been a few weeks since we all heard of a nasty certificate validation error in Apple’s software, a.k.a. the infamous “double goto fail” bug. While some were quick to point out that Linux distributions were not...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Mar 6, 2014

SUSE Labs Director Talks Live Kernel Patching with kGraft

SUSE Labs last month announced details of its kGraft research project to enable live patching of the Linux kernel. The solution has its benefits, including reduced need for downtime and easier downtime scheduling. It also has some...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Mar 4, 2014

IBM's Mike Day: KVM More Visible Through Collaboration

About a year ago IBM doubled down on its commitment to the open source cloud, announcing that all of its cloud offerings would be built on OpenStack and renewing its investments in KVM, the Linux-based kernel virtual machine. Since then,...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Mar 4, 2014

An Introduction to the AWS Command Line Tool Part 2

In Part 1 of this series, I introduced awscli, a powerful command line interface which can be used to manage AWS services. I’d like to continue digging deeper into awscli by provisioning a Volume with Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS) and...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Mar 3, 2014

Putting Tizen in Context

The lights are off, the booths are packed up, the devices tucked away, and it’s 5:30 a.m. in the Barcelona airport. Guess it’s time for a Tizen update. There’s been a lot written about the most recent Tizen devices (Gear 2 and Gear 2 Neo,...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Feb 28, 2014

LTSI v3.10 is Now Released

Long Term Support Initiative (LTSI) Kernel Maintainer Greg Kroah-Hartman this week released LTSI-3.10. This latest version, released on Feb. 24, has brought more than 2,500 additional patches on top of the 3.10 Stable Kernel maintained by...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Feb 27, 2014

Linux Video of the Week: Hands-On with the $25 Firefox Phone

All of the major mobile Linux OS players, from Tizen and Firefox to Sailfish and Ubuntu, had exciting announcements at Mobile World Congress this week (see our coverage of Samsung’s Tizen smartwatches and an overview of all of the mobile...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Feb 27, 2014

Dice: How Linux Hiring Compares with the Rest of Tech

The job prospects for Linux professionals are better than ever according to the latest Dice.com and Linux Foundation Jobs Report released last week. Seventy-seven percent of hiring managers are prioritizing Linux jobs above other openings,...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Feb 26, 2014

MakerBot's Creative Revolution Runs on Linux

Three dimensional printing has surged in popularity among consumers and manufacturers alike as costs come down and the range of available applications expands. In five years, the global 3D printing market is expected to reach $7.2 billion,...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Feb 25, 2014

Learn KVM and Receive Exclusive Invitation to Linux Foundation Collaboration Summit

Linux and open virtualization technologies are helping push the limits of IT infrastructure to support cloud computing, high-availability data centers and more. From KVM to Xen Project and more, SysAdmins have more opportunity than ever...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Feb 24, 2014

PGP Web of Trust: Delegated Trust and Keyservers

Welcome to the second installment of the “PGP Web of Trust” series. In the previous article, we looked at the very basics of how the web of trust works and now should have a good understanding of the following: You vouch for someone’s...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Feb 24, 2014

Five Key Features of a Project Designed for Open Collaboration

There are many open source software projects out there today and any list of open source licenses alone shows you how much project diversity is out there. Just take a look at Github, Apache, Eclipse or The Linux Foundation and you’ll find...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Feb 20, 2014

Linux Video of the Week: kGraft Live Kernel Patching Demo

Late last month SUSE announced it’s been working on an open source research project that allows live, runtime patching of the Linux kernel. Currently in the prototype stage, kGraft promises to cut system downtime – a direct benefit to...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Feb 20, 2014

Leaked: Linux’s Look Back Facebook Video

Just for Fun… After trying to conceal its Facebook posts from the world for nearly a decade, Linux’s Look Back Facebook video leaked today. It’s clear from the video that all of the operating system’s success hasn’t gone to its head,...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Feb 20, 2014

As Tech Jobs Increase, Linux Skills Top Priority List for Hiring Managers

US News & World Report recently published its annual ranking of the world’s “100 Best Jobs,” which orders the best occupations by demand, salary and employment rate, among other factors. For the very first time, Software Developer ranked...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Feb 19, 2014

Linux Jobs Report: Linux Pros Work For the Love of Linux, Cutting-Edge Tech

Linux professionals are well paid and highly sought after by job recruiters, but that’s not why they chose their careers. They are motivated by their love of Linux and working with the latest, cutting edge technology, according to the...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Feb 19, 2014

Linux Video of the Week: Inside the OpenDaylight SDN Project

Earlier this month at the OpenDaylight Summit, the software defined networking project announced its first code release, called Hydrogen. Their open source controller is now available for download, published for everyone to see and use....  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Feb 14, 2014

What Does Your Linux Candy Heart Say?

How does the penguin community celebrate February 14 every year? Is it with a box of chocolates? Maybe if it’s sitting next to our keyboards alongside multiple coffee mugs. What about little Necco Sweethearts? Those “luv you” messages seem...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Feb 13, 2014

An Introduction to the AWS Command Line Tool

Amazon Web Services has an extremely functional and easy to use web console called the AWS Management Console. It’s brilliant for performing complex tasks on your AWS infrastructure, although as a Linux sysadmin, you may want something...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Feb 12, 2014

Pennsylvania High School Rolls Out 1,700 Linux Laptops to Students

A few weeks before Penn Manor High School gave Linux laptops to every student, stacks of the unboxed machines filled a cafeteria. There the Lancaster, Pa. district’s IT staff, high school apprentices and volunteers spent winter break...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Feb 11, 2014

Linux Video of the Week: Sailfish Mobile OS Updates

Jolla’s Linux-based Sailfish project released its first handset in Finland this past November to favorable reviews. Since then the Meego-derived mobile operating system has publicized a few small, but interesting updates, including a new...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jan 30, 2014

CFPs Due! ApacheCon, CloudStack, LF Collaboration Summit, Android Builders Summit & ELC

Linux Foundation Vice President and creator of LinuxCon and CloudOpen Amanda McPherson recentlyblogged about our 2014 event schedule. New on the calendar this year is the addition of both ApacheCon and the CloudStack Collaboration...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jan 29, 2014

Upstart SolidXK Distro Seeks First Business Customers

SolydXK started last March as the unofficial Linux Mint Debian Edition with KDE. Though there had been speculation that an official KDE version of the popular desktop distribution would surface, ZDNet wrote recently, SolydXK co-founders...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jan 28, 2014

SysAdmin Class Teaches Ins and Outs of a Good Local Security Policy

Sarah Kiden had never used Linux before she landed a job four years ago as a Web and E-learning Administrator at Uganda Christian University in Kampala. There she is in charge of maintaining the university’s information systems on servers...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jan 24, 2014

Celebrating the Marriage of Automotive and Consumer Electronics at CES

With an average number of 315 weddings per day, Las Vegas definitely takes a top spot on the list of locations for forging bonds. Ever since Ford CEO Alan Mulally’s keynote at CES 2010 the automotive industry has come back to Sin City in...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jan 24, 2014