Welcome to the Beginning of the New Linux.com

Article Source Community-cation May 12, 2009, 9:54 pm The relaunching of Linux.com has been, without a doubt, one of the most challenging professional tasks I have ever been a part of. And I wouldn’t have missed it for the world. The...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | May 12, 2009

More reading...

Article Source Linus Torvalds’s Blog May 11, 2009, 6:07 pm So in between testing -rc5 on all the machines I can find (and in the process being a total PITA when I find just configuration idiocies and a random “my wireless doesn’t work –...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | May 11, 2009

Linux: the Operating System of the Cloud

Article Source News and Thoughts from Inside the Linux Foundation May 8, 2009, 2:00 pm Some months ago, we received a steady stream of reporter questions asking, ‚ÄúWith the emergence of Cloud computing, what will happen to Linux?‚Äù...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | May 8, 2009

Linux: the Operating System of the Cloud

Article Source News and Thoughts from Inside the Linux Foundation May 8, 2009, 2:00 pm Some months ago, we received a steady stream of reporter questions asking, ‚ÄúWith the emergence of Cloud computing, what will happen to Linux?‚Äù...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | May 8, 2009

Peeve of the day

Article Source Linus Torvalds’s Blog May 4, 2009, 9:33 am Ok, so I have lots of pet peeves, and if I wanted to blog them all I’d have no time for anything else (and a lot more blog posts than the occasional one), but this one struck me the...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | May 4, 2009

View Videos from the 09 Collaboration Summit

Article Source angelabianca’s blog May 1, 2009, 9:36 am The 3rd Annual Linux Foundation Collaboration Summit, held this April 8-10 in San Francisco, left me surprised and in high spirits.¬â Why you ask?¬â Because although I am fully...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | May 1, 2009

LinuxCon Keynote Speakers Announced

The conference takes place September 21 ‚Äì 23, 2009 in Portland, Oregon at the Marriott Downtown Waterfront, and is co-located with the Linux Plumbers Conference. The LinuxCon keynotes represent both community and industry in keeping with...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Apr 22, 2009

Mapping Open Source

Article Source Community-cation April 21, 2009, 6:51 am I have a confession to make: I am a map geek. Even my friends may find this a bit of a surprise; it’s not something I generally advertise. Not out of any particular need to keep it...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Apr 21, 2009

What the Oracle Acquisition of Sun Means for Linux

Article Source Zemlin’s Blog April 20, 2009, 11:04 am It‚Äôs no surprise that the executive director of the Linux Foundation would see good news for Linux in the unexpected announcement this morning of Oracle‚Äôs acquisition of Sun...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Apr 20, 2009

On the TomTom settlement: Microsoft Rolls Back its “Open” Promises

Article Source Zemlin’s Blog March 31, 2009, 9:55 am In the last several days Microsoft has shown that despite claims of acquiring a newly found respect for open principles and technology, developers should be cautious in believing...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Mar 31, 2009

Microsoft is cheaper than Apple but it is hard to beat Linux

Article Source Zemlin’s Blog March 27, 2009, 2:35 pm The Wall St. Journal reported today that, “For months, Microsoft has jabbed at Apple with an, at times, baffling advertising campaign for Windows PCs. Now Microsoft may finally land a...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Mar 27, 2009

Portraits of Linux

Article Source Brian Proffitt’s Blog March 27, 2009, 8:42 am I was wandering through the mall the other day with my youngest, while her older tween sister was off with a friend in a nearby store, shopping. Going to the mall is a painful...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Mar 27, 2009

SSD followup

Article Source Linus Torvalds’s Blog March 18, 2009, 10:50 am I wrote a couple of months ago how the Intel SSD’s were the only ones on the market that seemed to be worth buying – all the cheaper ones were unusable due to having horrible...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Mar 18, 2009

New logo

Article Source Linus Torvalds’s Blog March 18, 2009, 11:13 am So 2.6.29 isn’t quite out yet, but I’ve merged the new Tuz logo, so now my laptop boots up with two of these guys showing. See an earlier post about the plush version of this...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Mar 18, 2009

Who Else is Speaking At the Collaboration Summit?

Article Source Amanda McPherson’s Blog March 17, 2009, 11:57 am A few weeks ago, I wrote about highlighted speakers from the Collaboration Summit. While that post was packed full of good speakers, I wanted to highlight some others I‚Äôm...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Mar 17, 2009

Advocacy at the Speed of Light

Article Source Brian Proffitt’s Blog March 13, 2009, 7:27 am I was catching up with a friend of mine yesterday, and he asked me how things were going with my new job at the Linux Foundation. (It’s been a while since we talked.) read more  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Mar 13, 2009

Journey to the New Linux.com

Article Source Brian Proffitt’s Blog March 4, 2009, 8:39 am Since yesterday, quite a few folks have called or e-mailed me to find out just what exactly we at the Linux Foundation have planned for the new Linux.com site. The big question:...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Mar 4, 2009

Smartphone Lead Predicted for Linux

Article Source Brian Proffitt’s Blog March 3, 2009, 6:45 am A new study from analyst firm In-Stat makes the dual case that smartphones will make up 20 percent of the total handheld market by 2013, and the operating system that will lead in...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Mar 3, 2009

Of Course, They Weren't Really Gone

Article Source Brian Proffitt’s Blog February 27, 2009, 11:42 am In all of the PR about Red Hat’s move from Xen to KVM and the SolidICE/SPICE desktop virtualization tools earlier this week, it almost got missed that when Red Hat starts...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Feb 27, 2009

Note on Microsoft TomTom Suit: Calm Down, Hope for the Best, Plan for the Worst

Article Source Zemlin’s Blog February 26, 2009, 12:05 pm Calm Down Right now the Microsoft claim against Tom Tom is a private dispute between those two entities concerning GPS mapping software. We do not feel assumptions should be made...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Feb 26, 2009

Entry-Level Development

Article Source Brian Proffitt’s Blog February 23, 2009, 2:44 pm We have a great thing in Linux, but the question I have is, how do we as a community introduce the real newcomers to programming to the joys of the operating system? read more  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Feb 23, 2009

Who’s Speaking at this year’s CollabSummit?

Article Source Amanda McPherson’s Blog February 20, 2009, 12:50 pm The Linux Foundation Collaboration Summit is the only conference designed to enhance collaboration between the Linux community, industry, end users and ISVs. Instead of the...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Feb 20, 2009

Congratulations to IBM and Red Hat on their 10th Anniversary

Article Source Zemlin’s Blog February 18, 2009, 8:11 am I’ve written on Red Hat before and the confidence I feel in their operational strengths. It is one of the best run companies I’ve seen. Red Hat’s leadership in the Linux space and its...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Feb 18, 2009

Do Not Adjust Your Screens...

Article Source Brian Proffitt’s Blog February 18, 2009, 4:13 am The sharp-eyed among you may have noticed a few… changes to the Linux Developer Network site that happened overnight. read more  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Feb 18, 2009

How to Evaluate Open Source Projects?

Article Source Amanda McPherson’s Blog February 18, 2009, 12:27 pm If youâÃôre in the open source world, you probably donâÃôt need a lot of convincing about the high quality software that results from the open source development model....  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Feb 18, 2009