Articles by The Linux Foundation

Watch LinuxCon/CloudOpen Keynotes Via Free, Live Video Stream

Linux Foundation T-shirt? Check. My customized schedule of keynotes, sessions, workshops and evening events? Check. Stuffed penguin? Check. (Don’t ask). It must be time for LinuxCon and CloudOpen! We’re really excited to see everyone there...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Sep 11, 2013

Excited for LinuxCon New Orleans, in GIFs

LinuxCon and CloudOpen North America are next week in New Orleans. And to get you pumped up for the event, we’ve collected some fun moments from LinuxCon 2012. Whether you’re coming to hear the great prognosticator give his state of Linux...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Sep 10, 2013

Brandon Philips: How the CoreOS Linux Distro Uses Cgroups

CoreOS is a new Linux distribution for servers aimed at giving all data centers the same automation capabilities and efficiencies as those seen in the massive server farms run by Google or Facebook. Their technology, combined with the...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Sep 9, 2013

Linux Kernel 3.11 Release Boosts Performance, Efficiency

Linus Torvalds released the 3.11 “Linux for workgroups” kernel on Monday with many new features and fixes that improve performance and lower power consumption. Changes are also in keeping with recent industry trends toward the...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Sep 5, 2013

Inside LinuxCon and CloudOpen 2013, Part Two: More Co-Located Events

We have less than two weeks until LinuxCon and CloudOpen in New Orleans and I can hardly wait. There are a ton of great keynotes, breakout sessions, mini-summits, workshops and parties to choose from. Have you planned your schedule yet?...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Sep 3, 2013

Booting a Self-Signed Linux Kernel

Now that The Linux Foundation is a member of the UEFI.org group, I’ve been working on the procedures for how to boot a self-signed Linux kernel on a platform so that you do not have to rely on any external signing authority. After digging...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Sep 2, 2013

Inside LinuxCon and CloudOpen 2013: Xen, OpenDaylight and Tizen Summits

Along with a great line up of keynote speakers and breakout sessions, LinuxCon and CloudOpen offer a dizzying array of workshops, mini-summits and work sessions this year. How will you make the most of your time in the Big Easy? To learn...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Aug 27, 2013

IBM's Arvind Krishna: Linux Will Fuel Next-Gen Cloud Applications

The next generation of applications will be smarter — with built-in data, mobile and social capabilities — and it will be built on private clouds that run on Linux servers, says Arvind Krishna, general manager of development and...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Aug 26, 2013

Slideshow: Best LinuxCon Goose Chase Contest Photos (So Far)

The Great LinuxCon Wild Goose Chase scavenger hunt is well underway as Linux community members across the globe race for the chance to win up to $500. Participants complete missions by sending in their photos through the GooseChase app,...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Aug 22, 2013

HP's Brian Aker: Open Cloud Gains Importance Post-PRISM

Since the National Security Agency’s PRISM surveillence program was leaked to the press in June, the public and corporate backlash has some analysts estimating billions of dollars in losses for the IT services industry. In this context,...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Aug 20, 2013

With Android Poised for Embedded Boom, Developer Training is Needed

The use of Android in embedded devices is heating up and along with that comes demand for developers skilled in embedded Android, say analysts and service providers within the embedded industry. The impending demand isn’t immediately...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Aug 20, 2013

Let's Work Together for LTSI 3.10

Greg Kroah-Hartman, the maintainer of LTS and LTSI, announced 2 weeks ago on his blog that the next LTS and LTSI version will be 3.10. It is now time for the industry to get ready for the LTSI 3.10 release. For those of you who are not...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Aug 16, 2013

Reality Check: Why Linux for ARM Will Make The Cloud Greener

Editor’s Note: This is the fourth article in a new series by SUSE community marketing manager Brian Proffitt for Linux.com called “Reality Check” that will take a look at Linux in the real world. For more in this series see OpenStack is...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Aug 16, 2013

Hyperloop: The Promise is in the Project’s Approach

Entrepreneur and inventor Elon Musk this week shocked and awed us with an innovative design for what transportation could look like in the not too distant future. He proposes a solar-powered, aluminum pod that moves with pressurized air...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Aug 15, 2013

Migrating from UNIX to Linux Webinar Sept 5th

Best practices, tools and concepts for making the switch to Linux. Read more at Linux Training Staff Blog  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Aug 13, 2013

The People Who Support Linux: Attorney Uses Linux to Aid Firm’s Data Analysis

Employment attorney Ahmed Minhaj first started using Linux back in 2001 because he appreciated the philosophy behind Linux and other open source projects. He was also looking for an alternative to the buggy and unstable Microsoft Windows...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Aug 13, 2013

Kevin Kelly: How Linux Will Shape the Future of Technology

The operating system of the future is still to be determined but LInux will play an important role in creating it, says Kevin Kelly, a founding editor and Senior Maverick at Wired Magazine. Just as no one could predict what the Internet...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Aug 12, 2013

Watch the Movie Trailer for LinuxCon/CloudOpen and Win VIP Gift

What’s been your summer blockbuster favorite? Wolverine? Lone Ranger? Pacific Rim? You ain’t seen nothin’ yet! Our favorite summer blockbuster comes out September 16 with an exclusive showing only in New Orleans: LinuxCon and CloudOpen...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Aug 9, 2013

Google and IBM Team Up to Work On Next Generation Data Center Technology

Earlier this week, Google, IBM, Mellanox, NVIDIA and Tyan announced plans to form the OpenPOWER Consortium – “an open development alliance based on IBM’s POWER microprocessor architecture.” According to the release, the Consortium will...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Aug 8, 2013

Candy Chang's Lessons on Community and Collaboration Through Collective Art

The word ‘community’ has many definitions, especially in the world of open source software and Linux. Urban planner, artist and TED fellow Candy Chang has her own understanding of community, cultivated through collective art projects in...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Aug 5, 2013

Longterm Kernel 3.10

As I’ve discussed in the past, I will be selecting one “longterm stable” kernel release every year, and maintain that kernel release for at least two years. Despite the fact that the 3.10-stable kernel releases are not slowing down at all,...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Aug 4, 2013

SUSE's George Shi Explains Linux Enterprise 11 SP3 Role in Mission-Critical Computing

Earlier this month SUSE announced the general availability of SUSE Linux Enterprise 11, Service Pack 3 — their operating system for servers running mission-critical workloads in physical, virtual and cloud environments. In this Linux.com...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jul 31, 2013

Raspberry Pi’s Eben Upton: Open Source Lessons from Wayland

In less than two years the Raspberry Pi has sold more than 1 million units and become widely used and adored among DIY hackers and embedded professionals alike. It began in 2006 as a modest idea to provide a low-cost educational computer...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jul 29, 2013

20 Years of Top500 Data Show Linux’s Role in Supercomputing Breakthroughs

Today the Linux Foundation released a short analysis paper on 20 years of data collected by the Top500.org supercomputer list. Released each June and November, the Top500 list has ranked the world’s fastest supercomputers since 1993. The...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jul 29, 2013

Happy SysAdmin Day! Forty Percent Off LinuxCon/CloudOpen for 24 Hours

It’s the last Friday of July and that means it’s SysAdmin Day. The Linux Foundation is so pleased to call some of the world’s best SysAdmins its employees and colleagues and we want to thank them as well as the millions of men and women...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jul 26, 2013