Microsoft fields tough questions about open culture at the company

A flurry of press coverage came with the news two weeks ago that for the first time Microsoft had made the top-20 list in the Linux Foundation’s annual development report on top contributors to the Linux kernel. The announcement generated...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Apr 13, 2012

Five ways to rev up Linux for the car industry

Linux is already being adopted by an increasing number of car makers such as GM and Jaguar predominantly for in-vehicle infotainment systems. But much work remains to ensure that Linux is automotive-grade. In this article we will discuss...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Apr 11, 2012

Tizen Developer Conference Agenda Announced

HTML5 app developers and device makers, this conference is for you! The Tizen project just posted the schedule of events for the first Tizen Developer Conference, which will be held in San Francisco on May 7-9, 2012. The agenda includes...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Apr 10, 2012

First Peek at WordPress 3.4

The next WordPress release is just around the corner, and the first beta came out on April 5th. If you’re a WordPress user, or thinking about using WordPress in the near future, here’s what you have to look forward to. The 3.4 release is...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Apr 9, 2012

That's a Wrap: 2012 Linux Foundation Collab Summit Pictures

Gallery View Gallery (7) The day after one of The Linux Foundation events is always a bit like the day after a really great party: you’re exhausted but in a good way. You’re recounting all the great conversations you had and looking...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Apr 6, 2012

Five favorite Linux Foundation Collaboration Summit sessions

As the annual Linux Foundation Collaboration Summit was wrapping up yesterday in San Francisco, we asked a few attendees to weigh in on their favorite sessions. The invitation-only event brought together 430 Linux kernel developers, Linux...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Apr 6, 2012

Announcing New Open Compliance Template

Almost two years ago, The Linux Foundation launched the Open Compliance Program to help companies manage their end-to-end open source license compliance processes. We have continually added papers, training, tutorials, and dedicated...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Apr 4, 2012

Slideshow: Live from Collaboration Summit

Gallery View Gallery (6) The morning keynote presenters were super insightful here at The Linux Foundation Collaboration Summit. Useful ideas were shared that will be topics of further collaboration over the next couple of days. OpenMAMA,...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Apr 3, 2012

Facebook’s Open Compute Project Seeks New Ideas for Efficient Datacenters

When a Facebook user ‘likes’ something, adds a friend or uploads a photo gallery, he doesn’t necessarily think of what goes on at the back end. That ever-mounting pile of information collected each second from millions of users presents a...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Apr 3, 2012

How is Linux Built? Our New Report and Video

When you work for the Linux Foundation you get a lot of questions on just how Linux is built. Given the massive scale of the development and ubiquity of Linux today, some of us in the community might think everyone understands how the...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Apr 3, 2012

What Red Hat Has Done is Worth So Much More Than a Billion

Red Hat is widely expected to crack a billion dollars in revenue in today’s earning call. This achievement will finally put to bed the argument that “nobody can make money with open source.” I want to congratulate Red Hat for this...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Mar 28, 2012

Google Summer of Code: Contribute to Open Source, Make Money

If you’re a post-secondary student, 18 years or older, you have a golden opportunity this Summer. Contribute to an open source project that you care about, and get paid to do it. Once again, it’s Google Summer of Code (GSoC) time, and open...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Mar 27, 2012

Colllaboration Works, Even on Open Source License Compliance

Phil Odence is Vice President at Black Duck Software and helps lead the SPDX workgroup at The Linux Foundation. He will be moderating a keynote panel next week at The Linux Foundation Collaboration Summit titled “Getting the Kinks Out of...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Mar 27, 2012

Cascade Cement, March 2012

Snowboarding in Cacsade Cement, March 2012 from Greg KH on Vimeo. Read more at Greg Kroah-Hartman’s Blog  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Mar 26, 2012

openSUSE Tumbleweed status for the week of March 26, 2012

It’s been about a year since I did a status report of what’s going on in the openSUSE:Tumbleweed repo, let me know if you find this actually useful or not so that I can determine if I should keep it up. As everyone knows, Tumbleweed is...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Mar 26, 2012

The Cloud, KVM and NYSE Star at Our Upcoming Enterprise End User Summit

Today I am happy to announce the program and speakers for The Linux Foundation’s Enterprise End User Summit. This is one of our most unique events, bringing together the biggest and most technically advanced Linux users with the vendor and...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Mar 22, 2012

Greg KH Readies for Collaboration Summit, Talks Raspberry Pi

Linux kernel maintainer and Linux Foundation Fellow Greg Kroah-Hartman will be moderating the highly-anticipated Linux kernel panel at the Collaboration Summit in a couple short weeks. He was generous enough to take a few moments recently...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Mar 20, 2012

What's New in Linux 3.3?

Sunday, Linus Torvalds released the 3.3 Linux kernel. In the latest installment of the continuing saga of kernel development, we’ve got more progress towards Android in the kernel, EFI boot support, Open vSwitch, and improvements that...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Mar 20, 2012

NYSE Opens Up About Giving Up Control

Things are really heating up in anticipation for the Sixth Annual Linux Foundation Collaboration Summit taking place April 3-5, 2012. Earlier this week, we talked to Gerrit Huizenga about Linux and cloud computing, and Amanda McPherson...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Mar 15, 2012

As Data Grows, So Grows Linux

IDC recently announced its numbers for 2011 Q4 servers sales: overall server revenues are up for the year 5.8 percent, and shipments are up 4.2 percent. As The Reg reports, these shipment numbers are back to pre-recession levels. What’s...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Mar 15, 2012

Thunderbird 11 Released: Lots of Fixes, Frustratingly Few New Features

Though it gets much less attention than its browser sibling, Thunderbird is still plugging away. Since it’s on the rapid release cycle, it’s also pushing out releases pretty regularly, with fewer new features per release. With Thunderbird...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Mar 14, 2012

Can Linux Win in Cloud Computing?

Gerrit Huizenga is Cloud Architect at IBM (and fellow Portland-er) and will be speaking at the upcoming Linux Foundation Collaboration Summit in a keynote session titled “The Clouds Are Coming: Are We Ready?” Linux is often heralded as the...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Mar 13, 2012

Patents, Legal Collaboration and our Legal Summit

Unfortunately legal issues, specially patents lawsuits, are much in the news. From Yahoo suing Facebook to the ongoing battles surrounding Apple and other mobile device providers, my RSS and social media feeds seem to have more and more...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Mar 13, 2012

Linux Training Opportunities at Linux Foundation Collaboration Summit

The Linux Foundation’s Collaboration Summit is a great time to, well, collaborate. But it’s also a really good opportunity to learn. We’re offering three courses at this year’s Collaboration Summit, each in a different area, to help build...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Mar 8, 2012

Slideshow: Five Years of Linux Collaboration

Gallery View Gallery (15) One of our most special events of the year is just a month away, the Annual Linux Foundation Collaboration Summit. This Summit is unique because it’s the first event we ever hosted (2007 on the Google campus) and...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Mar 2, 2012