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

Open Cloud Take Two: The CloudStack Collaboration Conference 2013

The last year has been a whirlwind of activity for Apache CloudStack. Citrix proposed CloudStack for the Apache Incubator in April of 2012, and just over a year later we’re gearing up for a second collaboration conference – this time in...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | May 16, 2013

On the Job with a Linux Foundation Systems Administrator

If you’ve ever dreamed of working directly with Linux creator Linus Torvalds, Greg Kroah-Hartman, Ted T’so or any of the other Linux luminaries, you could work your way up through the ranks of kernel developers submitting patches and...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | May 16, 2013

New Cloud Training Course: Open Source Cloud Platforms

There are many benefits to the open source model and weâve recently seen a shift taking place in an emerging market: cloud computing  Read more at Dominic Duval’s Training Blog  Read More

The Linux Foundation | May 14, 2013

Q&A: ownCloud Provides Secure File Sharing for the Enterprise

File storage and sharing using consumer-oriented cloud services can be a security problem for companies that want to avoid sensitive data leaks. ownCloud aims to solve the issue by offering commercial cloud services installed within a...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | May 14, 2013

The 3.10 Merge Window Closes

Linus Torvalds made a Mother’s Day gift to the world in the form of the 3.10-rc1 kernel prepatch. With this release, the merge window for the 3.10 development cycle has closed, so we know which features to expect this time around. The...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | May 13, 2013

Video: Open Cloud Conversation Moves Beyond the API

The open source cloud discussion has noticeably shifted over the past year, judging by the Live Linux Q&A video chat held Tuesday on the Linux Foundation’s Google+ page. One big debate at the CloudOpen conference last year, for example,...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | May 9, 2013

Join Us For the KVM End User Technical Summit at the New York Stock Exchange

KVM and open virtualization are being rapidly adopted as end users look for lower-cost, enterprise hypervisors. One the major use cases for KVM is to virtualize and consolidate Linux workloads, and the pre-integration of KVM in major Linux...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | May 7, 2013

Live Linux Q&A Google Hangout: Open Cloud Infrastructure and Service Portability

Join some of the most prominent leaders in the open source cloud for a Linux Foundation live video chat next Tuesday, May 7 at 10 a.m. PST, via Google Hangouts On Air. Participants will include cloud experts from CloudStack, Eucalyptus,...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | May 2, 2013

Linux Enterprise User Stories: IT Research and Game Development

Linux use in the enterprise is increasing as the Linux Foundation verified last month in its Enterprise End User Survey. In fact, more than 80 percent of respondents plan to increase the number of Linux servers in their organizations over...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | May 1, 2013

Announcing Outreach Program for Women Internships for the Linux Kernel: Please Apply

I am pleased to announce The Linux Foundation is funding three Linux kernel internships through the Outreach Program for Women administered by the GNOME Foundation. These internships have a $5,000 stipend and come with a $500 travel grant...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Apr 29, 2013

Jim Zemlin at TEDx: What We've Learned from Linus Torvalds

Linux Foundation Executive Director Jim Zemlin is likely one of a handful of people in the world who has had a front row seat to the largest collaborative development effort in the history of computing, Linux. He understands that speed of...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Apr 25, 2013

IBM Makes Push for Open Source Virtualization with KVM

IBM is not at all new to virtualization, but with its shift last month to an open source cloud architecture, the company has put a fresh effort into boosting market share for KVM, the open source Linux “Kernel-based Virtual Machine” for...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Apr 25, 2013

Student Shares Feedback on Virtual Linux Training

Embedded systems engineer Adrian Remonda shares his experience in the Kernal Internals & Debugging course. Read more at Linux Training Staff Blog  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Apr 24, 2013

Boosting Linux Power Efficiency with Kernel Scheduler Updates

From data centers to embedded sensors, energy use is one of the toughest issues facing computing. The Linux kernel community has already made great progress in boosting energy efficiency, but there’s still more work to be done to optimize...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Apr 23, 2013

How to Bring More Women to Free and Open Source Software

As an undergraduate engineering student Karen Sandler was used to being the only woman in a class. At the time she didn’t want to talk about why there weren’t more women in technology, though, believing the attention would only make things...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Apr 17, 2013

5 Favorite Sessions from Collaboration Summit Attendees

Now more than halfway through the Linux Foundation’s Collaboration Summit in San Francisco, attendees have started to weigh in on the best sessions and experiences so far. Some cited Monday’s keynote presentations from heavy hitters such...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Apr 16, 2013

Welcome Xen as a Linux Foundation Collaborative Project

Today we’d like to welcome Xen as the newest Linux Foundation Collaborative Project. The Xen Project is 10 years-old this week, and its contributors have doubled in the last few years. Xen usage continues to grow and today the project is...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Apr 15, 2013