The Voices in Linus' Head Say Time for 2.8

Why now? Torvalds released 2.6.39 last week. As we’re looking at 2.6.40, Torvalds seems to think it’s time for a change. “The voices in my head also tell me that the numbers are getting too big. I may just call the thing 2.8.0. And I...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | May 24, 2011

Two lazyweb requests

I have a python script that I run all the time as part of my process for emailing out “your patch has been accepted” messages when I accept a Linux kernel patch into one of the many different development trees I maintain. This script’s...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | May 24, 2011

Help me come up with good questions for Linus at LinuxCon Japan 2011

My previous plea for help worked out very well. The resulting video of the talk can be seen here, with one of the highlights being the phrase, “It is cheaper to work upstream in the kernel” from Dirk Hohndel who works at Intel. There’s a...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | May 19, 2011

The People Who Support Linux: Unbridled Play, Uncompromising Innovation

Jared Blouse likes to think of Linux as his “software playground.” And he’s been having fun with the trusty OS for more than a decade. “I get so much natural enjoyment from technology,” he says. “And experimenting in Linux is my favorite...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | May 17, 2011

What's Up With ARM

Over the course of the last month or so, numerous people have asked me for my opinion on what’s going on with the ARM architecture in Linux. It seems time to broadcast those thoughts more widely. For those who don’t want to read the whole...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | May 16, 2011

LibreOffice 3.4beta5 and Communication Changes

The LibreOffice Project announced beta 5 of the upcoming 3.4 release today. The project is also announcing a change in its announcement strategy — the -announce list will only be used for final and stable releases. As part of the...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | May 13, 2011

Open Compliance Training Helps Set-Top-Box Manufacturer Leverage Linux

At The Linux Foundation, we are lucky to work directly with many of the most innovative companies in the world. We all know the big names like Google, IBM and Intel but as Linux use has expanded into new segments – especially in the...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | May 2, 2011

More Ways to Get to LinuxCon: Submit Your Video

We need you! And, we want you to join us at LinuxCon. That’s why today we’re announcing that we will give away one free LinuxCon pass per 20th Anniversary of Linux Video Contest entry. Our annual Video Contest is one of the only ways that...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | May 2, 2011

Help Us Design 20th Anniversary T-shirt and Be a Part of History

Throughout history, people have done a variety of things to mark important milestones in their communities and in their personal lives. Research on human behavior says this is based on a basic human desire to share with others your...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Apr 26, 2011

openSUSE Tumbleweed status for the week of April 22, 2011

Here’s a short note as to the status of some recent activity in the openSUSE:Tumbleweed repo: the kernel is at the 2.6.38 release level tracking the upstream stable 2.6.38 releases. lxde (and its sub-packages) was added calibre was added...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Apr 22, 2011

Working Sessions at Collaboration Summit 2011 Focus on Operationalizing Compliance

Open source compliance garnered its fair share of attention at the recently-completed Linux Foundation Collaboration Summit April 6-8 in San Francisco. There were great presentations in a compliance track and a legal track, as well as...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Apr 20, 2011

Win a Free Pass to LinuxCon: Just Tweet

LinuxCon this year is taking place in Vancouver, B.C. and will mark the official celebration of the 20th Anniversary of Linux. Attendees will get to hear about Linux’ stronghold in the enterprise from Red Hat CEO Jim Whitehurst while...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Apr 19, 2011

LinuxCon Lineup Reflects Reach of Linux

Today we announced our keynote speaker line up for this year’s LinuxCon North America set in beautiful Vancouver, BC in August. I am especially proud of this year’s slate as I believe it captures the current Linux zeitgeist. Enterprise...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Apr 14, 2011

openSUSE Tumbleweed status for the week of April 9, 2011

Here’s a short note as to the status of some recent activity in the openSUSE:Tumbleweed repo: the kernel is at the 2.6.38 release level a number of multimedia packages and libraries were updated to their Factory level Banshee 2 is now in...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Apr 10, 2011

Celebrate 20 Years of Linux With Us

Twenty years ago this summer, Linus Torvalds made a bold decision to share his operating system with the world. Not long after that, he chose to license it under the General Public License. Nothing in computing has been the same since. In...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Apr 6, 2011

Meet the Guru: Interview with Ultimate Linux Guru Matthew Fillpot

Last week the Linux Foundation announced the winners of its Ultimate Linux Guru contest. The winner? One of the top five gurus from last year, Matthew Fillpot. How’d he wrest the title from the other hopefuls? I’ll let him answer that one....  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Apr 5, 2011

Camp KDE Preview: All About Mobile

Camp KDE, taking place April 4-5, 2011, is co-located this year with The Linux Foundation Collaboration Summit. It’s worth hitting Hotel Kabuki a little early next week to see what the KDE community is doing with the mobile desktop. I...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Mar 30, 2011

Announcing the 2011 Linux.com Gurus

Today is one of my favorite days of the year: the day we reveal the annual Linux.com Gurus. The 2011 Linux.com Gurus represent the most active members of the Linux.com community and through their contributions the site, they help other...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Mar 28, 2011

Two Years in the Making: Foresight Linux 2.5.0

While most of us were taking it easy this weekend, the Foresight Linux folks were pushing out the 2.5.0 release with a whole host of goodies — including updated KDE, Xfce, and GNOME. The latest Foresight release comes nearly two years...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Mar 28, 2011

LF Collaboration Summit Preview: QuIC's Mark Charlebois

When I think back to the first Linux Foundation Collaboration Summit, I start to realize how much work the community has gotten done over the last five years. Since meeting at Google’s headquarters in June 2007, we’ve seen real...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Mar 24, 2011

Android kernel wakelock solution

In two separate email threads this week, I have been asked about the status of the Android wakelock issue that has been described in the past. It turns out that people don’t realize that the Linux kernel now supports this type of locking,...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Mar 23, 2011

Seats Are Still Available for the Open Compliance Training Class Offered in Conjunction with Collaboration Summit

Did you know that we’re hosting an onsite open compliance training course directly after the Linux Foundation Collaboration Summit next month at Hotel Kabuki in San Francisco? It’s important to The Linux Foundation to provide every...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Mar 21, 2011

Crunching the Numbers: Firefox 4.0 Pulls Ahead

After last week’s benchmarking project, I combed through the comments and ran the numbers myself using the latest Firefox 4.0 beta, Chrome 10, and Opera 11. The results? It looks like Firefox 4.0 has the speed crown on Linux, for now. If...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Mar 18, 2011

Open Compliance Focus for April is on Collaboration

Here at The Linux Foundation, we’re preparing for next month’s Collaboration Summit, where we’re going to have a number of sessions dedicated to Open Compliance. We are hosting a FOSS Compliance track with talks reflecting the current...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Mar 9, 2011

Glamorous Pictures?

The event last weekend was a “no cameras” event, and while we’ll have pictures, I don’t have them yet. And I think I’ll keep them private when we get them – no need to embarrass the beautiful people any more than we already did. So to make...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Mar 2, 2011