Working on Technology at Startups

Richard Tibbets has called me out for conflating Web 2.0 startups with all startups in my recent blog posting, “Google has a problem retaining great engineers? Bullcrap.”. His complaint was that I was over generalizing from Web 2.0...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Dec 6, 2010

Thank You For ...

The kids all got their black belts in TKD a couple of weeks ago, and what do I find in the mailbox today if it isn’t their “thank you” notes that they apparently wrote as part of that whole experience. (Side note: they put them in the mail...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Dec 6, 2010

Our Annual Kernel Development Report: New (and Old) Faces

Today we are pleased to publish annual report on Linux kernel development, detailing who does the work, who sponsors it and how fast the Linux kernel is growing. The paper documents how hard at work the Linux community has been. There have...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Dec 1, 2010

Google has a problem retaining great engineers? Bullcrap.

Once again, there’s been another story about how Google is having trouble retaining talent. Despite all Eric Schmidt’s attempts to tell folks that Google’s regretted attrition rate has not changed in seven years, this story just doesn’t...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Nov 29, 2010

Enterprise Linux Weekly Recap: Products

Coming to you a day early this week and with just a few brief notes on this week’s enterprise Linux news. This blogger will be traveling tomorrow and through the Thanksgiving holiday so look for this regular entry to return December 3....  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Nov 10, 2010

Weekly Enterprise Linux Recap

The Linux Foundation this week released a key element of its Open Compliance Program: the Self-Assessment Checklist. The tool compiles an extensive checklist of compliance practices found in industry-leading compliance programs and gives...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Nov 5, 2010

Video: Full Footage of Linux Torvalds Shark Tank Dive

We’re excited to be able to bring you the full footage of Linus’ Giant Ocean Tank dive from last night at the Linux Plumber’s Conference. This includes the QA clip we shared real-time as well as takes from his walk to the plank, his jump...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Nov 4, 2010

Video: Linus Torvalds Dives Tonight: "If I Don't Come Back, Go On Without Me"

Linus Torvalds just finished his soon-to-be infamous scuba dive among the sea life in the Giant Ocean Tank at the New England Aquarium. The tank simulates a Caribbean coral reef, but I don’t expect Linus felt quite that tranquil given that...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Nov 3, 2010

Video: Linus Torvalds Dives Tonight: "If I Don't Come Back, Go On Without Me"

Linus Torvalds just finished his soon-to-be infamous scuba dive among the sea life in the Giant Ocean Tank at the New England Aquarium. The tank simulates a Caribbean coral reef, but I don’t expect Linus felt quite that tranquil given that...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Nov 3, 2010

Self-Assessment Checklist: A Measuring Stick for Open Compliance Efforts

If you’re serious about improving your company’s business practices, you probably want answers to some simple questions: “What’s important?” “What should I focus on and where do I start?” “What are best-in-class companies doing that I...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Nov 1, 2010

Enterprise Linux Weekly Snapshot

Following a New York Times story (subscription required) from a couple months ago, Russia announced this week it would reduce its dependence on Windows and work toward a national Linux-based operating system. As Katherine Noyes points out...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Oct 29, 2010

Novell Appliance Architect Shares His Dister Contest Favorites So Far

Novell has been running a popular contest over the last few months that seeks to find the best software appliance built using SUSE Studio. They’re awarding the best submission with $10,000 (yeah, you read that correctly). It’s called the...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Oct 27, 2010

From the New Kernel to OpenStack and the Linux Desktop: This Week's Enterprise Linux News

A very fit (trimmer) Linux kernel 2.6.36 was released this week by NEC C&C prize winner Linus Torvalds. The new kernel includes a variety of important features, but the addition of the AppArmor security framework got top billing in news...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Oct 22, 2010

This Week's Enterprise Linux News

The Linux Foundation was in the Enterprise Linux news cycle this week. We released the results of our recent Enterprise End User survey in a report titled “Linux Adoption Trends: A Survey of Enterprise End Users.” Thanks to everyone who...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Oct 15, 2010

How Fast Is Linux Growing in the Enterprise? Our New Report

We’re pleased today to announce the results of a new publication from the Linux Foundation: a survey of enterprise users titled “Linux Adoption Trends: A Survey of Enterprise End Users.” We’re publishing it today at The Linux Foundation’s...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Oct 12, 2010

Tracking Weekly Enterprise Linux News: Sun and Rain Clouds Dominate

While Ububtu 10.10 doesn’t officially “come out” until Sunday, previews galore have been running everywhere this week. Of interest to readers of this weekly Enterprise Linux blog is NetworkWorld’s review of the server edition. Julie Bort...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Oct 8, 2010

New Open Compliance Resources Now Available

When we launched the Open Compliance Program in August at LinuxCon, we committed to providing additional free educational material. At launch, we had three info-packed papers you could view here or at our publications page. I’m pleased to...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Oct 7, 2010

Tools, Process, and People Strengthen An Open Compliance Program

An effective open source compliance program depends on a mutually supportive triad of tools, process, and people, as the well-known illustration from the Software Engineering Institute depicted back when the Capability Maturity Model was...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Sep 27, 2010

New York Times: Meet the Defenders of Free Software

New York Times reporter Ashlee Vance reported today on the Linux Foundation’s Open Compliance program and how we work closely with the individual defenders of free and open source software. Ashlee paints a compelling picture of the...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Sep 26, 2010

The People Who Support Linux: "My Heart for Open Source Began with Linux"

This is an ongoing Linux.com series that profiles The Linux Foundation’s individual members and begins to collectively illustrate a very important part of the Linux community. Individual members help support the work of Linux creator Linus...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Sep 23, 2010

The People Who Support Linux: "My Heart for Open Source Began with Linux"

This is an ongoing Linux.com series that profiles The Linux Foundation’s individual members and begins to collectively illustrate a very important part of the Linux community. Individual members help support the work of Linux creator Linus...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Sep 23, 2010

New Free Training Webinar: An Intro to Git

We’ve added another installment to our free training series on The Linux Foundation’s Training site: An Introduction to Git, the version control system built by Linus Torvalds. Kernel maintainer and Linux Foundation board member James...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Sep 20, 2010

Good News for Linux Users From Broadcom

Last week, Broadcom announced they have open sourced the drivers for their latest 802.11n chipsets. This is significant because as closed source drivers, their chipsets were basically non-functional with Linux. By open sourcing these...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Sep 13, 2010

The People Who Support Linux: At Work and at Home

This is an ongoing Linux.com series that profiles The Linux Foundation’s individual members and begins to collectively illustrate a very important part of the Linux community. Individual members help support the work of Linux creator Linus...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Sep 2, 2010

Open Contact with Open Compliance Officers

There’s nothing quite like having an urgent issue to pursue with a company – a real thorn in your side – and lacking a name or phone number to contact for follow-up. (Once upon a time, I reserved a domain name, customerfeedbackplace.com,...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Aug 30, 2010