Articles by The Linux Foundation

Diversity Empowerment Summit Facilitates Inclusion and Culture Change

Check out the session highlights for the new Diversity Empowerment Summit (DES), which will take place Sept. 14, 2017, in Los Angeles as part of Open Source Summit North America.  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jun 30, 2017

Building Images with Dockerfile and Docker Hub

In this series previewing the self-paced Containers for Developers and Quality Assurance (LFS254) training course from The Linux Foundation, we’ve covered installing Docker, introduced Docker Machine, and some basic commands for performing...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jun 26, 2017

This Week in Open Source: Insurance Market & Blockchain, Cloud Foundry is Ubiquitous in the Enterprise & More

This week in open source, blockchain technology, like that of Hyperledger, is being adopted by the insurance market, Cloud Foundry continues its steady incline of adoption, and more!  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jun 23, 2017

ODPi Webinar on DataOps at Scale: Taking Apache Hadoop Enterprise-Wide

2016 was a pivotal year for Apache Hadoop, a year in which enterprises across a variety of industries moved the technology out of PoCs and the lab and into production. Look no further than AtScale’s latest Big Data Maturity survey, in...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jun 19, 2017

Basic Commands for Performing Docker Container Operations

In this series, we’re sharing a preview of the new self-paced Containers for Developers and Quality Assurance (LFS254) training course from The Linux Foundation. In earlier articles, we looked at installing Docker and setting up your...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jun 19, 2017

This Week in Open Source News: Linux Foundation Intro Course Makes Best of 2017 List & More

This week in Linux and open source news, The Linux Foundation’s ever-popular “Intro to Linux” MOOC is selected as one of the top courses of 2017, Cloud Foundry gains new Gold Member in Microsoft, and more! Read on and stay in the open...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jun 16, 2017

Understanding the Basics of Docker Machine

In this series, we’re taking a preview look at the new self-paced Containers for Developers and Quality Assurance (LFS254) training course from The Linux Foundation.  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jun 12, 2017

This Week in Open Source News: Toyota Picks AGL for 2018 Camry, Raspberry Pi Vulnerability & More

This week in open source and Linux news, Toyota’s 2018 Camry to feature Automotive Grade Linux (AGL) infotainment system, older Raspberry Pis risk vulnerability without updating, and more. Read on!  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jun 9, 2017

Submit Your Talk for MesosCon NA: CFP Closes June 30

The MesosCon program committee is now seeking your fresh ideas, enlightening case studies, best practices, or deep technical knowledge to share with the Apache Mesos community at MesosCon North America and Europe in 2017.  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jun 8, 2017

Get Started with Containers for Developers and QA Engineers

Containers are becoming the de facto approach for deploying applications, because they are easy to use and cost-effective. With containers, you can significantly cut down the time to go to market if the entire team responsible for the...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jun 5, 2017

This Week in Open Source: New Toyota Camry Powered AGL, Sudo Vulnerability Patches & More

This week in Linux and OSS news, the 2018 Toyota Camry infotainment system is powered by Automotive Grade Linux, high severity Sudo vulnerability gets patched, and more! Read on to stay in the open source know.  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jun 2, 2017

Building Blocks of Containers

This article series previews the new Containers Fundamentals training course from The Linux Foundation, which is designed for those who are new to container technologies. In previous excerpts, we talked about what containers are and what...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | May 30, 2017

The Companies That Support Linux and Open Source: Atomic Rules

Atomic Rules has been providing Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) design services and interconnection network solutions since 2008. In April, they joined The Linux Foundation to further their commitment to open source and to support and...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | May 30, 2017

This Week in Open Source News: Linux Foundation Welcomes New Chief of Staff, Broad Releases OSS Version of Genomic Analysis Software & More

This week in Linux and open source news, The Linux Foundation welcomes Sheryl Chamberlain as new Chief of Staff as the organization’s collection of projects continues to grow, genomic analysis software opens up & more! Read on for the...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | May 26, 2017

A Brief Look at the Roots of Linux Containers

In previous excerpts of the new, self-paced Containers Fundamentals course from The Linux Foundation, we discussed what containers are and are not. Here, we’ll take a brief look at the history of containers, which includes chroot, FreeBSD...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | May 22, 2017

This Week in Open Source News: Google Fuchsia Pros & Cons, Microsoft's Steady Linux Embrace & More

This week in OSS & Linux news, Jack Wallen shares a rundown of Google Fuchsia features and how they affect Android, Microsoft can no longer ignore Linux in the data center, & more! Read on to stay open-source-informed!  Read More

The Linux Foundation | May 19, 2017

Cloud Foundry Foundation CTO Chip Childers to Host Twitter Q&A

On Thursday, June 1, The Linux Foundation will continue its series of Twitter chats entitled #AskLF featuring leaders at the organization. Previous chats were hosted by The Linux Foundation’s Arpit Joshipura, GM of Networking &...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | May 17, 2017

Containers Are Not Lightweight VMs

This series provides a preview of the new, self-paced Containers Fundamentals course from The Linux Foundation, which is designed for those who are new to container technologies. The course covers container building blocks, container...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | May 15, 2017

This Week in Open Source News: Edward Snowden Loves Open Source, New Linux Foundation Networking Project Formed & More

This week in Linux and OSS news, Edward Snowden explains why he thinks proprietary software is very risky, SNAS.io Project joins The Linux Foundation, & more! Read on to stay in the open source know!  Read More

The Linux Foundation | May 12, 2017

SNAS.io, Formerly OpenBMP Project, Joins The Linux Foundation’s Open Source Networking Umbrella

By Arpit Joshipura, General Manager, Networking and Orchestration, The Linux Foundation  Read More

The Linux Foundation | May 10, 2017

What are Containers? Learn the Basics in Online Course from The Linux Foundation

In this series, we’ll provide a preview of the new Containers Fundamentals (LFS253) course from The Linux Foundation. The course is designed for those who are new to container technologies, and it covers container building blocks,...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | May 9, 2017

This Week in Open Source News: EdgeX Foundry Garners Attention, OSS Security Holes Abound & More

This week in open source and Linux news, EdgeX Foundry is picking up attention among “cloud players,” recently published study finds many security issues in OSS & more! Keep reading, stay in the know.  Read More

The Linux Foundation | May 5, 2017

CII Project Advances Linux Kernel Security as Firm Ends Free Patches

There has been some public discussion in the last week regarding the decision by Open Source Security Inc. and the creators of the Grsecurity® patches for the Linux kernel to cease making these patches freely available to users who are not...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | May 4, 2017

New Linux Foundation White Paper: Harmonizing Open Source and Standards in SDN

At the recent Open Networking Summit, the SDN/NFV community convened in Santa Clara to share, learn, collaborate, and network about one of the most pervasive industry transformations of our time.  Read More

The Linux Foundation | May 1, 2017

This Week in Open Source News: Aerospace Industry Opens Up, New EdgeX Foundry Project Supported by IoT Industry & More

This week in open source and Linux news, open source Cosmos project is taking over aerospace, EdgeX Foundry IoT project announced this week by The Linux Foundation & more! Read on to keep your open source knowledge current.  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Apr 28, 2017