Articles by The Linux Foundation

Live Twitter Q&A Thursday with Adapteva CEO on the $99 Linux Supercomputer

Back in October Adapteva wrapped up a successful Kickstarter campaign to build a Raspberry Pi-inspired $99 Linux supercomputer. Next month the company expects the first Parallela boards to be in production — just in time to show off at The...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Mar 26, 2013

Intro to Real-Time Linux for Embedded Developers

When embedded projects call for for a real-time operating system, Linux developers often turn to PREEMPT-RT, the real-time kernel patch, to get it done. “The PREEMPT_RT patch (aka the -rt patch or RT patch) makes Linux into a real-time...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Mar 21, 2013

How to Choose an Embedded Linux Operating System, Part 2

Embedded Linux is hard to define, but at least we know now that Linux pros say Android is not embedded Linux. (See part 1 in this series, Android vs. Embedded Linux and this weekâs Q&A with Mentor Graphicsâ John Cherry.) That doesnât mean,...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Mar 15, 2013

Jaguar Land Rover Seeks Automotive Leadership With Linux

The automotive industry is undergoing a major technological shift and Jaguar Land Rover is at the forefront. The UK-based JLR has embraced Linux as the operating system underlying its next generation In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) systems....  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Mar 15, 2013

Windows Embedded Expert Jumps Into Open Source

With the growth of Linux and open source, Sean Liming decided that heâd like to beef up his Linux knowledge. Read more at Linux Training Staff Blog  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Mar 12, 2013

Tizen Developer Conference CFP closing March 13

If you haven’t submitted your speaker session for the 2013 Tizen Developer Conference, get cracking. You’ve got less than a week! As a reminder, the general topic areas are: Application Development and Deployment Device/Product Development...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Mar 8, 2013

Q&A with Mentor Graphics’ John Cherry: Android or Embedded Linux?

As we discovered last week, Linux pros don’t think Android is the new embedded Linux. Android does, however, have a lot of great uses in embedded projects and many features that even hard core embedded Linux developers can envy. To dig a...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Mar 8, 2013

Puppet Labs CEO: How to Grow an Authentic Open Source Community

Luke Kanies, founder and CEO of Puppet Labs, kicked off the last day of ApacheCon with a keynote on Growing Authentic Communities. Despite being early on the final day of a conference, Kanies managed to draw a respectable crowd at...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Mar 7, 2013

Intro to Embedded Linux Part 1: Defining Android vs. Embedded Linux

Is Android the new embedded Linux? Of course not, said Karim Yaghmour, OperSys founder, during the panel discussion on this topic at the Android Builders Summit last month in San Francisco. It was a question meant to spur discussion, he...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Mar 7, 2013

Mandriva 'Back in the Game' With Enterprise Software

Though Mandriva has been a popular Linux desktop distribution for many years, the company early last year found itself in a tough spot financially. Since then, Mandriva has undergone some major changes, adopting a new enterprise focus and...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Mar 2, 2013

Contest Winner Bjarne Rosengren Will Follow Tux to LinuxCon New Orleans

Embedded developer Bjarne Rosengren has never been to the Southern United States. But he’s got a better idea of the fun that lies ahead at LinuxCon in New Orleans this September – and the chance to go — thanks to Tux. Earlier this month we...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Feb 28, 2013

Linux 3.8 is NOT a Longterm Kernel

I said this last week on Google+ when I was at a conference, and needed to get it out there quickly, but as I keep getting emails and other queries about this, I might as make it “official” here. For no other reason that it provides a...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Feb 28, 2013

100,000 Facebook Fans Contest Winner: IT Pro Richard Clinker

The Linux Foundation’s Facebook page surpassed 100,000 fans this month and to celebrate we awarded one of our most loyal fans with a $100 gift certificate to the Linux.com store and a free pass to LinuxCon North America in New Orleans or...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Feb 27, 2013

Having "Largeness of Mind" While Doing Linux Driver/Kernel Development

Often we try and remain very focused on our goals and work hard to avoid distractions. Read more at training site blog  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Feb 25, 2013

Having "Largeness of Mind" While Doing Linux Driver/Kernel Development

Often we try and remain very focused on our goals and work hard to avoid distractions. Read more at training site blog  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Feb 25, 2013

Linux Jobs in 2013, a Q&A with Dice's Alice Hill

The job market for Linux professionals this year is even better than it was in 2012. Ninety-three percent of hiring managers surveyed said they plan to hire at least one Linux pro in the next six months — up from 89 percent last year,...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Feb 22, 2013

If You Don't Know Linux, You Better Learn Fast

Jobs again this year were a major theme in the State of the Union address with the President saying that we must train our students for the jobs of tomorrow. Guess what? Those jobs of tomorrow are Linux jobs. Maybe the President didn’t...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Feb 20, 2013

The Benefits of Distribution-Flexible Linux Training

If I’ve always been associated with Red Hat, why wouldn’t I just stick with their products? The answer that I give is that being familiar with a variety of distributions allows for greater flexibility. Read more at Dominic Duval’s Training...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Feb 20, 2013

Greg Kroah-Hartman: A Year in My Life [Infographic]

I’ve now been with the Linux Foundation for just over a year. When I started, I posted a list of how you can watch to see what I’ve been doing. But, given that people like to see year-end-summary reports, the excellent graphic designers at...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Feb 14, 2013

How The Linux Foundation and Fedora are Addressing Workstation Security

Why passwords are bad Are you a systems administrator? Quick, which system in your infrastructure is most vulnerable to hacker attacks? No, it’s not the web server — though it’s a good guess. No, it’s not the firewall. The answer may...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Feb 14, 2013

Linux Fans React to Rumors of Microsoft Office on Linux

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The Linux Foundation | Feb 13, 2013

AF_BUS, D-Bus, and the Linux kernel

There’s been a lot of information scattered around the internet about these topic recently, so here’s my attempt to put them all in one place to (hopefully) settle things down and give my inbox a break. Last week I spent a number of days...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Feb 8, 2013

Tux Does Mardi Gras: Share His Video and Win Ticket to LinuxCon/CloudOpen

LinuxCon North America and CloudOpen won’t happen until September but the party has already started in New Orleans where the Mardi Gras celebration is in full swing this week and the recent Super Bowl was so hot it literally turned the...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Feb 6, 2013

Passionate Facebook Linux Community Edges Towards 100,000th Fan

Linux is literally everywhere, powering everything from the New York Stock Exchange to mobile phones to supercomputers and consumer electronics. More people have a stake in this shared resource than ever before, and that is represented by...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Feb 1, 2013

It's a Great Time to Know Linux: "More Linux, More Money"

Dice this week released it’s annual Salary Survey (2013-2012 Salary Survey) and the results were good news for everyone, showing the largest jump in tech salaries in more than a decade. But the news was especially sweet for Linux pro’s....  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jan 25, 2013