How to Create a sysfs File Correctly

One common Linux kernel driver issue that I see all the time is a driver author attempting to create a sysfs file in their code by doing something like: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 int my_driver_probe(...) { ... retval...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jun 26, 2013

New Linux Automation Course Trains Sysadmins of the Future

The Linux Foundation is introducing a new Linux training course that focuses purely on the more advanced Linux system administration skills of the future. Read more at Linux Training Staff Blog  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jun 24, 2013

The People Who Support Linux: 19-Year-Old Aims to be a Kernel Developer

Kieran Grant works in IT support for a financial services company but unabashedly aspires to be a Linux SysAdmin and, someday, a kernel developer. After using and hacking Linux for five years, the 19-year-old from Logan City in Queensland,...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jun 21, 2013

Hardware, Past, Present, and Future.

Here’s some thoughts about some hardware I was going to use, hardware I use daily, and hardware I’ll probably use someday in the future. Thunderbolt is dead, long live Thunderbolt. Seriously, it’s dead, use it as a video interconnect and...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jun 20, 2013

New Linux Training Courses Address OpenStack, Enterprise Automation Needs

It’s graduation season and every day there are articles about the shortage of computer scientists. This includes a shortage of entry-level engineers, but also experienced SysAdmins, IT Architects and DevOps professionals in the enterprise...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jun 19, 2013

Linux Scholarships Aim to Increase Access to In-Depth Linux Education: Apply Now

Ninety-three percent of employers plan to hire a Linux pro in the next six months. Ninety percent of hiring managers say it’s difficult to find experienced Linux professionals. When they do find them, they’re offering higher salaries and...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jun 18, 2013

Share Your Expertise: Calling First-Time Speakers to Contribute at LinuxCon/CloudOpen North America

The Linux Foundation produces more than 15 events a year. They range from the Linux Kernel Summit to CloudOpen to Automotive and Embedded Linux Conferences. If you have attended our events over the last few years you would likely have run...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jun 18, 2013

Reality Check: Defining The True Success of Linux

Editor’s Note: This is the second article in a new series by SUSE community marketing manager Brian Proffitt for Linux.com called “Reality Check” that will take a look at Linux in the real world. The first, 5 Linux Features You Want in...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jun 17, 2013

U-Boot Creator Wolfgang Denk on the Great Achievements of Embedded Linux

Embedded Linux can claim at least two great achievements in standardization in the past few years, according to Wolfgang Denk, managing director of DENX Software Engineering and creator of U-Boot, the open source universal boot loader for...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jun 11, 2013

Tulsa’s Community Collaboration Model for Supercomputing

Two weeks ago the Tandy Supercomputing Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma launched as the home to one of the country’s first shared, publicly available supercomputers. The project — born of a collaboration between The University of Tulsa, Oklahoma...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jun 11, 2013

The People Who Support Linux: Giving a Public System a Web Interface Lift

As an IT manager for the Mt. Lebanon Municipality near Pittsburgh, PA, Nick Schalles recently faced a familiar but difficult problem for those maintaining public infrastructure. How could they update an old system to meet the new demands...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jun 6, 2013

You’re Invited to Contribute to the Future of Linux.com

With nearly 1 million visitors a month, we aim to make Linux.com a hub of information for the Linux community and a platform for advocacy for the Linux operating system. Thank you to our readers and community members for your ongoing...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | May 31, 2013

Linux Thermal Daemon Monitors and Controls Temperature in Tablets, Laptops

Intel’s Open Source Technology Center has released an open source tool to monitor and control temperature in tablets, ultrabooks and laptops. The Linux Thermal Daemon can use the latest thermal drivers in the Linux kernel, not just the...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | May 30, 2013

What IT Managers Can Learn About Retention From 2013 Linux Job Report

The Linux Foundation recently released the 2013 Linux Jobs Report and in a competitive marketplace where companies are struggling to find new talent and salaries are skyrocketing, the other side of the coin is “love the one you’re with.”...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | May 30, 2013

Transformers: More Than Meets the Automotive Eye

Cadillac, Ford, Nissan, Jaguar Land Rover, Toyota. These carmakers are transforming their industry through software. Cars are no longer just about metal. A new car already has 5 to 15 million lines of software code that are reliant on and...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | May 29, 2013

Red Hat Discusses Gluster Roadmap Ahead of LinuxCon Japan Workshop

Fresh on the heels of his talk on achieving total data center victory at Collaboration Summit in April, John Mark Walker, Gluster community leader at Red Hat will show us how to get there at the Gluster Workshop at LinuxCon Japan on...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | May 24, 2013

New Long Term Stable Initiative (LTSI) Linux Kernel Released

LTSI Kernel Maintainer Greg Kroah-Hartman has released the latest version of LTSI Kernel (3.0.79-LTSI and 3.4.46-LTSI) on May 21. The followings are the changes that have been merged for each release. 3.0.79-LTSI • Update to 3.0.79 kernel...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | May 24, 2013

New Paper: How Engineering Leaders Can Use the Yocto Project to Solve Complex Problems

Last month we held the 7th Annual Collaboration Summit and as usual, there was a lot of interest in The Yocto Project. For those who don’t know, The Yocto Project provides a multitude of templates, tools and specific methods you can follow...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | May 23, 2013

LinkSmart’s Low-Cost, Big Data Plan with Linux and MapR

LinkSmart’s audience and link management platform for publishers was built with big data at its core. So when management decided to migrate the cloud-based application to their own hardware, there was no question it would be completely...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | May 23, 2013

Samsung Talks About Its Aggressive Linux Talent Recruitment Strategy

I recently spoke to Samsung’s Ibrahim Haddad who is the head of the company’s Open Source Group in Silicon Valley. He is leading efforts to find the best Linux and open source sofware talent to help Samsung maintain its market position and...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | May 22, 2013

Set Up Your Own Git Mirror with New Grokmirror Tool

We know a few things about Git here at the Linux Foundation — after all, we employ Linus Torvalds, who is unquestionably the father of Git. This same Linus once famously said, back in 1996: “Only wimps make backups: real men just upload...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | May 21, 2013

Is the Instrument Panel the Next Target for Open Source Software in Cars?

The In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) System has received much of the focus from open source software initiatives in the automotive industry so far with the Automotive Grade Linux working group and the GENIVI alliance. But the instrument...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | May 20, 2013

5 Reasons Infotainment is the First Target for Open Source Software in Cars

The In-Vehicle-Infotainment (IVI) System is the most complex electronic system in the car. It collects data from all of the car’s sensors and integrates functions as diverse as navigation, climate control, media playback, cellphone...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | May 17, 2013

Reality Check: 5 Linux Features You Want in Your Company

Editor’s Note: This is the first article in a new series by SUSE community marketing manager Brian Proffitt for Linux.com called “Reality Check” that will take a look at Linux in the real world. One of my favorite things to do when I am...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | May 17, 2013

Updated history of the 2.6.16-stable kernel

A few years ago, I gave a history of the 2.6.32 stable kernel, and mentioned the previous stable kernels as well. I’d like to apologize for not acknowledging the work of Adrian Bunk in maintaining the 2.6.16 stable kernel for 2 years after...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | May 17, 2013