The Promise of Mobile Computing

There’s been a lot of noise made about the benefits of mobile computing. It will keep us connected, it will be make life more convenient, and we can watch movies of dancing Internet kittehs where ever we might be. Well, maybe not that last...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Oct 22, 2009

IBM, Canonical Switch Up Their Smart Work Game

Last month during LinuxCon, IBM and Canonical announced their Client for Smart Work initiative: a client package that runs Ubuntu and uses Eclipse and Lotus products to provide users with a solid client with the capability to connect to...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Oct 20, 2009

Cloud Computing Too Costly in the Long Term?

During their own Sept. 29 Cloud Computing Summit, IDC made what at first glance sounded like a self-defeating statement: clouds, in the long run, are actually a more expensive option than a company running its own datacenter. That,...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Oct 19, 2009

Bringing Linux to Small Business

Article Source Community-cation October 12, 2009, 10:35 am We are all impressed and excited by the success of commercial Linux vendors. Red Hat, Novell, Canonical, Mandriva, Oracle, and a host of other Linux companies are making great...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Oct 12, 2009

Cisco Contest Milepost on Journey to Open Innovation

Article Source Community-cation October 9, 2009, 6:23 am It’s interesting what the same thing means to different people. We see it time and again in the Linux world, of course, as the myriad approaches to Linux have created different...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Oct 9, 2009

Watch the 2009 Linux Plumbers Conference

Right after LinuxCon this year was the co-located Linux Plumbers Conference. This is not an official Linux Foundation event, per se, but we work closely with the organizers to help them any way we can. It’s a great event for system and...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Oct 8, 2009

LinuxCon: Keynote, Session Videos Available Now

While there’s little substitute for actually attending an event, so many things were said and done at this year’s LinuxCon, we had to get videos of the event out for public viewing as soon as we could. So, thanks to the fantastic work from...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Oct 6, 2009

Red Hat Files New Brief in Software Patent Case

The fight against software patents got a big boost yesterday when one Linux company filed an amicus brief with the US Supreme Court urging it to uphold last year’s Bilski vs. Doll decision in the Federal appeals court. That vendor was Red...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Oct 2, 2009

Forums: Renovated and Updated

One thing about a web site is that it’s always being renovated. Users make suggestions, developers find ways to improve functionality; it’s a process. As part of that process, the Linux.com forums have gotten a nice makeover this week....  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Sep 30, 2009

LinuxCon 2009 Wrap-Up: The Continuing Benefits

Article Source Community-cation September 25, 2009, 11:04 am The first LinuxCon may be over, but the knowledge and community shared at the conference will be around for a long time. Expert sessions, informative keynotes, and multiple...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Sep 25, 2009

LinuxCon: Shuttleworth's Three Methods to Improve FOSS Development

Article Source Community-cation September 24, 2009, 11:28 am Cadence, quality, and design were the core themes of Canonical founder Mark Shuttleworth’s closing keynote talk at LinuxCon. Speaking before a combined session of LinuxCon and...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Sep 24, 2009

LinuxCon: The Little Things Make All The Difference

The first day of LinuxCon proved to be a big hit amongst many attendees, not just for the quality of content but for the extracurricular activities the event has provided. Last night, the main event was the well-attended Linux Foundation...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Sep 22, 2009

The Cloud and Future Innovation: Nuclear Winter or New Opportunity?

Article Source Community-cation September 18, 2009, 7:19 am Last night, I had the distinct pleasure of speaking at the monthly Fort Wayne, IN LUG meeting. Apparently, they thought I knew something about Linux. It did not take me long to...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Sep 18, 2009

Traveling in Real Time

Article Source Linux Weather Forecast Blog September 17, 2009, 10:37 am So I am hitting the road next week. It should be no surprise that LinuxCon and the Linux Plumbers Conference are coming up. I have a talk (the well-travelled Kernel...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Sep 17, 2009

The CodePlex Foundation: First Impressions (and Recommendations)

Article Source Andy Updegrove’s Blog September 14, 2009, 9:42 am Well, it‚Äôs been a busy week in Lake Wobegon, hasn‚Äôt it? First, the Wall Street Journal broke the story that Microsoft had unwittingly sold 22 patents, not to the Allied...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Sep 14, 2009

CMIS Standards Bode Well for Alfresco

The interweaving of open standards and open source software is common enough that it doesn’t always register with folks why open source companies prefer open standards. There’s this automatic assumption that if a company uses open sourced...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Sep 11, 2009

Voting Time Is At Hand: Who's Your Fav Fake Torvalds?

While I was away on vacation a couple of weeks ago, the Fake Linus Torvalds were unleashed upon the Twitter community. Four–count ’em–four prominent members of the information technology community are sharing their inner ids with the rest...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Sep 10, 2009

2.6.31 is Out

Article Source Linux Weather Forecast Blog September 10, 2009, 8:14 am After a development cycle lasting exactly three months (June 9 to September 9), Linus Torvalds has released the 2.6.31 kernel. This cycle saw the inclusion of almost...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Sep 10, 2009

Protecting Linux from Microsoft (Yes, Microsoft Got Caught)

Article Source Jim Zemlin’s Blog September 9, 2009, 1:49 pm Earlier this week, the Wall Street Journal‚Äôs Nick Wingfield broke a story on Microsoft selling a group of patents to a third party. The end result of this story is good for...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Sep 9, 2009

RHEL 5.4 Story Avoids Sad Vendor Lock-In Ending for Clouds

Article Source Community-cation September 3, 2009, 1:40 pm The big news coming out of Red Hat for this year’s Red Hat Summit is, at first blush, a little anti-climatic. The release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.4 seems like just another...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Sep 3, 2009

PS3 Slim Roadmap Leaves Linux Cluster Users Lost

The announcement earlier this month for the new Playstation 3 (PS3) Slim model caused some consternation for Linux users, as it revealed that PS3-maker Sony would no longer support the “Install Other OS” feature that currently operates on...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Aug 31, 2009

Open vs. Closed: the iPhone’s Future or Folly?

Article Source Andy Updegrove’s Blog August 31, 2009, 9:00 am Steve Jobs is a genius of design and marketing, but his track record on calling the right balance between utilizing proprietary arts and public resources (like open source and...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Aug 31, 2009

Technology’s Reach and Security’s Grasp

Article Source Andy Updegrove’s Blog August 28, 2009, 6:39 am Modern society harbors many bad habits. One is its penchant for enthusiastically embracing the benefits of new technologies before considering their less desirable side effects....  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Aug 28, 2009

Kernel Improvements, Controversies Will Be Focus of LinuxCon Roundtable

Article Source Community-cation August 27, 2009, 6:16 am One of the more popular sessions at LinuxCon is sure to be the Linux Kernel Roundtable, featuring several notable kernel developers, including Jonathan Corbet and Linus Torvalds....  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Aug 27, 2009

Korean OSS Contest Opens Doors to Worldwide Developers

The deadline is fast approaching for open source developers to participate in Open Source Software Challenge 2009 contest, hosted by the Ministry of Knowledge Economy of South Korea. Until August 30, students and any other developer who...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Aug 21, 2009