Q&A with Mentor Graphics’ John Cherry: Android or Embedded Linux?

As we discovered last week, Linux pros don’t think Android is the new embedded Linux. Android does, however, have a lot of great uses in embedded projects and many features that even hard core embedded Linux developers can envy. To dig a...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Mar 8, 2013

Puppet Labs CEO: How to Grow an Authentic Open Source Community

Luke Kanies, founder and CEO of Puppet Labs, kicked off the last day of ApacheCon with a keynote on Growing Authentic Communities. Despite being early on the final day of a conference, Kanies managed to draw a respectable crowd at...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Mar 7, 2013

Intro to Embedded Linux Part 1: Defining Android vs. Embedded Linux

Is Android the new embedded Linux? Of course not, said Karim Yaghmour, OperSys founder, during the panel discussion on this topic at the Android Builders Summit last month in San Francisco. It was a question meant to spur discussion, he...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Mar 7, 2013

Mandriva 'Back in the Game' With Enterprise Software

Though Mandriva has been a popular Linux desktop distribution for many years, the company early last year found itself in a tough spot financially. Since then, Mandriva has undergone some major changes, adopting a new enterprise focus and...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Mar 2, 2013

Contest Winner Bjarne Rosengren Will Follow Tux to LinuxCon New Orleans

Embedded developer Bjarne Rosengren has never been to the Southern United States. But he’s got a better idea of the fun that lies ahead at LinuxCon in New Orleans this September – and the chance to go — thanks to Tux. Earlier this month we...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Feb 28, 2013

Linux 3.8 is NOT a Longterm Kernel

I said this last week on Google+ when I was at a conference, and needed to get it out there quickly, but as I keep getting emails and other queries about this, I might as make it “official” here. For no other reason that it provides a...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Feb 28, 2013

100,000 Facebook Fans Contest Winner: IT Pro Richard Clinker

The Linux Foundation’s Facebook page surpassed 100,000 fans this month and to celebrate we awarded one of our most loyal fans with a $100 gift certificate to the Linux.com store and a free pass to LinuxCon North America in New Orleans or...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Feb 27, 2013

Having "Largeness of Mind" While Doing Linux Driver/Kernel Development

Often we try and remain very focused on our goals and work hard to avoid distractions. Read more at training site blog  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Feb 25, 2013

Having "Largeness of Mind" While Doing Linux Driver/Kernel Development

Often we try and remain very focused on our goals and work hard to avoid distractions. Read more at training site blog  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Feb 25, 2013

Linux Jobs in 2013, a Q&A with Dice's Alice Hill

The job market for Linux professionals this year is even better than it was in 2012. Ninety-three percent of hiring managers surveyed said they plan to hire at least one Linux pro in the next six months — up from 89 percent last year,...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Feb 22, 2013

If You Don't Know Linux, You Better Learn Fast

Jobs again this year were a major theme in the State of the Union address with the President saying that we must train our students for the jobs of tomorrow. Guess what? Those jobs of tomorrow are Linux jobs. Maybe the President didn’t...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Feb 20, 2013

The Benefits of Distribution-Flexible Linux Training

If I’ve always been associated with Red Hat, why wouldn’t I just stick with their products? The answer that I give is that being familiar with a variety of distributions allows for greater flexibility. Read more at Dominic Duval’s Training...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Feb 20, 2013

Greg Kroah-Hartman: A Year in My Life [Infographic]

I’ve now been with the Linux Foundation for just over a year. When I started, I posted a list of how you can watch to see what I’ve been doing. But, given that people like to see year-end-summary reports, the excellent graphic designers at...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Feb 14, 2013

How The Linux Foundation and Fedora are Addressing Workstation Security

Why passwords are bad Are you a systems administrator? Quick, which system in your infrastructure is most vulnerable to hacker attacks? No, it’s not the web server — though it’s a good guess. No, it’s not the firewall. The answer may...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Feb 14, 2013

Linux Fans React to Rumors of Microsoft Office on Linux

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The Linux Foundation | Feb 13, 2013

AF_BUS, D-Bus, and the Linux kernel

There’s been a lot of information scattered around the internet about these topic recently, so here’s my attempt to put them all in one place to (hopefully) settle things down and give my inbox a break. Last week I spent a number of days...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Feb 8, 2013

Tux Does Mardi Gras: Share His Video and Win Ticket to LinuxCon/CloudOpen

LinuxCon North America and CloudOpen won’t happen until September but the party has already started in New Orleans where the Mardi Gras celebration is in full swing this week and the recent Super Bowl was so hot it literally turned the...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Feb 6, 2013

Passionate Facebook Linux Community Edges Towards 100,000th Fan

Linux is literally everywhere, powering everything from the New York Stock Exchange to mobile phones to supercomputers and consumer electronics. More people have a stake in this shared resource than ever before, and that is represented by...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Feb 1, 2013

It's a Great Time to Know Linux: "More Linux, More Money"

Dice this week released it’s annual Salary Survey (2013-2012 Salary Survey) and the results were good news for everyone, showing the largest jump in tech salaries in more than a decade. But the news was especially sweet for Linux pro’s....  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jan 25, 2013

It's a Great Time to Know Linux: "More Linux, More Money"

Dice this week released it’s annual Salary Survey (2013-2012 Salary Survey) and the results were good news for everyone, showing the largest jump in tech salaries in more than a decade. But the news was especially sweet for Linux pro’s....  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jan 25, 2013

Wrap-up: Live Linux Q&A on Getting Started with Linux

We recently conducted a Live Linux Q&A on Facebook, which was our first in a new series of live Q&A opportunities with Linux experts hosted on The Linux Foundation’s social channels. This debut Q&A featured Linux.com freelance contributor...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jan 23, 2013

LTSI v3.4 Released

Part of supporting the demand for Linux in consumer electronics is ensuring there is a common Linux base that is maintained and supported for the typical lifetime of a consumer device, usually two years, and that supports a large variety...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jan 21, 2013

Please Join Us: The 100 Linux Tutorial Campaign

We know that the Linux community is growing. It’s getting bigger every year as it moves across industries and geographies. Our Who Writes Linux paper documents each year the increasing number of contributors, sponsors and the pace of...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jan 21, 2013

Announcing The Linux Foundation 2013 Events Schedule (and a few 35% discounts)

I am pleased to release today The Linux Foundation’s annualLinux events and co-located training schedule. The process we undertake to build this schedule and to make available important Linux training resources to the community is an...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jan 17, 2013

Free Resource: A Manager's Guide to Building a Product with Embedded Linux

According to a 2012 survey of embedded engineers by both VDC Research and UBM Electronics, the use of Linux in embedded projects is increasing at a fast rate. UBM reported that some 35 percent of embedded developers are working on Linux...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jan 15, 2013