Articles by The Linux Foundation

Forrester: Congratulations Open Sourcers, You’re on the Winning Team

In Forrester analyst Jeffrey Hammond’s keynote today at LinuxCon he outlined the trends of OSS adoption in the enterprise. (You can download the slides here.) According to Hammond, open source software has crossed the chasm and is firmly...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Aug 11, 2010

Introducing the Open Compliance Program

I’m extremely proud to launch a major addition in our legal programs today: the Open Compliance Program. Those of you who follow Linux know its use as an embedded OS has skyrocketed in recent memory, delivering a sea change in the consumer...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Aug 10, 2010

A Guest Post from IBM's Jean Staten Healy

It is hard to overestimate the importance of the mobile communications market today and the role that Linux is playing. Today, we welcome a guest post from IBM’s Jean Staten Healy who gives us IBM’s take on this rapidly growing area for...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Aug 9, 2010

MeeGo Summer Seminar: Trip Report

The MeeGo Seminar Summer 2010 edition took place on July 26th, 2010 in Tokyo, Japan. The event was packed. More than 530 registrants, 21 sponsors, 16 speakers, 3 tracks (Business, Technology, Qt+Atom), multiple demos and the announcement...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Aug 3, 2010

13744 Supplied

Yeah, I’m not talking about the number of burgers McD supplies each second or anything like that. No, I’m talking about our fully automatic coffee maker. I just did a cleaning cycle, and ended up looking up what the coffee count was. I may...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Aug 3, 2010

Linux Poll: Six Questions to Reveal Biggest Success and Failures

As the conference focused on all matters Linux, LinuxCon brings attention to the most cutting-edge Linux advancements taking place today and the work being done to take them into the future. LinuxCon is the pinnacle for understanding what...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jul 28, 2010

OpenStack: Open Standards Meet The Cloud

Collaborative development has leveled the playing field and given power to the individual. One young man from Finland started a project, invited others to help, and started a computing revolution. Today two people can use cloud services...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jul 27, 2010

LinuxCon Preview: Is FOSS Becoming More About What Execs Need Than What Developers Want?

Our latest in the LinuxCon Preview series takes a look at what Forrester Analyst Jeffrey Hammond will be sharing during his keynote at the event in three short weeks. One of the primary trends he will talk about is the level of awareness...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jul 21, 2010

LinuxCon Preview: Stormy Peters on Desktops, Data and Clouds

As part of our LinuxCon Preview series, I recently had the opportunity to ask a few questions of our keynote speaker Stormy Peters. Peters today is executive director for The GNOME Foundation. Her LinuxCon keynote, titled “Your Desktop is...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jul 14, 2010

Nearly 8,000 Votes Cast to Determine New Geek Apparel in Linux.com Store

Today is the day! We’re announcing the winning design and designer in our Linux.com T-shirt Design Contest. Our winning design, with 57 percent of the vote, is “The People’s Product” and was submitted by Said Hassan of Gaza in Palestine....  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jun 23, 2010

15 Facts You Should Know About MeeGo

Coming out of Computex, there’s been a lot of momentum for Meego, the Linux-based platform that can power multiple computing devices, including handsets, netbooks, tablets, connected TVs and in-vehicle infotainment systems. Ibrahim Haddad,...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jun 22, 2010

LinuxCon Preview: Virgin America Runs Massive Workloads on Linux, Shares Best Practices

Virgin America’s Ravi Simhambhatla is delivering a keynote at this year’s LinuxCon North America. He will be giving us the CIO view on how to sell the value of open source internally when cost isn’t the only driving factor. Mr....  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jun 21, 2010

FOSS Compliance: What Are the Basics You Must Know?

Software compliance isn’t exactly the sexiest topic we tackle at the Linux Foundation, but it’s one of the most important. While we focus *our* efforts on open source software, the vast majority of software compliance efforts are focused...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jun 16, 2010

The People Who Support Linux: "Be a Part of Creating Your Own Free World"

This is an ongoing Linux.com series that profiles The Linux Foundation’s individual supporters and begins to collectively illustrate a very important part of the Linux community. Individuals help support the work of Linux creator Linus...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jun 11, 2010

The People Who Support Linux: "Be a Part of Creating Your Own Free World"

This is an ongoing Linux.com series that profiles The Linux Foundation’s individual supporters and begins to collectively illustrate a very important part of the Linux community. Individuals help support the work of Linux creator Linus...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jun 11, 2010

How Linux Can Beat Apple

The iPhone 4 came out this week. Apple continues to raise the bar for the mobile software industry in terms of good design. Companies that have embraced Linux should take heed. I ask the question as to whether or not Linux can beat Apple...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jun 9, 2010

Eclipse Study Shows Major Gains for Linux Among Developers

Developers and programmers are always the earliest adopters of technology, paving the way for the rest of us. And nowhere is that more evident than with Linux. Over the last 10 years, developers have brought Linux in through the back door...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jun 9, 2010

Free Training Webinar Covers Linux Admin 101: Getting to Know Vim

There is a really useful, free training webinar available now from one of our regular Linux.com writers (and former openSUSE Community Manager), the talented Joe “Zonker” Brockmeier. It is titled “Getting to Know Vim” and you can register...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jun 7, 2010

Is That You in Those Killer Linux Threads?

Since launching the Linux.com Store in March, we’ve welcomed a lot of new visitors and members to the Linux.com community and have gotten some great feedback about the merchandise. One of my favorites: Now that everyone has had a chance to...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jun 3, 2010

LinuxCon Program Announced: This Year’s Themes

It’s been a hectic few months narrowing down the content for this year’s LinuxCon. Craig Ross and I have been working on this schedule for what seems like years, but we are very proud to announce it today. You can find it here. I think the...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | May 26, 2010

The People Who Support Linux: Driving 4,000 Miles to LinuxCon

This is an ongoing Linux.com series that profiles The Linux Foundation’s individual supporters and begins to collectively illustrate a very important part of the Linux community. Individuals help support the work of Linux creator Linus...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | May 25, 2010

Patent Absurdity

Thanks to the Free Software Foundation and its donors for producing this video that helps to expose the absurdity of our patent system today. It debuted earlier this month at the Connecticut Film Festival. The 28-minute video (it’s worth...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | May 21, 2010

Thoughts on 2.6.34

So, as most people will have heard, the 2.6.34 kernel was released on May 16. Back in February, I was predicting a mid-May release, so I hit it almost exactly. That says nothing about my prediction skills, though (which are horrible) and a...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | May 18, 2010

A Pig Lover's Oath

I honor and loveEvery pig that I seeFor maybe one dayThat pig will love me. Our friendship with pigswill always lastIt doesn’t matterWhether it’s slow or fast. If we continue to hugEvery pig we canOur love will growAs large as this land....  Read More

The Linux Foundation | May 16, 2010

Community Feedback Helps Make Linux.com Even Better

The annual Linux.com Planning meeting took place at the Linux Foundation Collaboration Summit last month. It was a great opportunity to meet face-to-face with some of the most active Linux.com community members and to understand what kinds...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | May 14, 2010