This Week in Open Source News: Hyperledger's Growth Continues, Adobe Flash on Linux Resurrected, and More

This week in Linux and open source news, Hyperledger’s membership continues to surge, Adobe to resurrect Flash on Linux, and more! Read on to stay informed on the biggest industry news.  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Sep 9, 2016

The 7 Dimensions of Good Open Source Management

Organizations use open source software to gain competitive advantage in many ways: to speed up software delivery, save money on development, to stay flexible, and to stay on the leading edge of technology.  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Sep 9, 2016

2016 LiFT Scholarship Winner Luis Camacho Caballero: Preserving Amazon Languages with Linux

Luis Camacho Caballero is working on a project to preserve endangered South American languages by porting them to computational systems through automatic speech recognition using Linux-based systems. He was one of 14 aspiring IT...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Sep 6, 2016

2016 LiFT Scholarship Winner Tetevi Placide Ekon: Learning Computer Science Online

Tetevi Placide Ekon is a graduate student studying civil engineering at the 2iE Institute for Water and Environmental Engineering in Burkina Faso. He was one of 14 aspiring IT professionals to receive a 2016 Linux Foundation Training...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Aug 29, 2016

Special Anniversary Edition: This Week in Open Source News

1) An overview of Linux’s history reveals circumstance, innovation, and cross-platform demand resulted in its massive success and legacy.  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Aug 26, 2016

2016 LiFT Scholarship Winner Alexander Popov: Linux Kernel Contributor

Alexander Popov is a Linux system administrator and Linux kernel contributor whose dream is to become a full-time kernel developer. He was one of 14 IT professionals to receive a 2016 Linux Foundation Training (LiFT) scholarship, announced...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Aug 26, 2016

The Top 10 Developers and Companies Contributing to the Linux Kernel in 2015-2016

The Linux kernel community came close this year to setting a new record for the number of changes merged in a single release, according to the latest Linux Kernel Development report released today by The Linux Foundation.  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Aug 22, 2016

2016 LiFT Scholarship Winner Ahmed Alkabary: A Recent Graduate and Aspiring SysAdmin

Ahmed Alkabary is a recent graduate of the University of Regina in Canada, where he earned degrees in computer science and mathematics as an international student from Egypt. He was one of 14 aspiring IT professionals to receive a 2016...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Aug 19, 2016

This Week in Open Source News: New Microsoft Scripting Language Opens Up, What Most Don't Get About OSS, & More

1) Microsoft’s PowerShell scripting language and command-line shell has been released as open source, meaning that Windows and Azure’s management tools will have a greater reach.  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Aug 19, 2016

The Linux Foundation Awards 14 Training and Certification Scholarships

Students and recent graduates, Linux beginners, longtime sysadmins, aspiring kernel developers, and passionate Linux users are all counted among the winners announced today who will receive a 2016 Linux Foundation Training (LiFT)...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Aug 17, 2016

Live Keynotes From Linus Torvalds, Joe Beda and More at LinuxCon and ContainerCon This Week

Watch open source leaders, entrepreneurs, visionaries, and educators speak live on Aug. 22-24, 2016, at LinuxCon and ContainerCon North America in Toronto. The Linux Foundation will provide live streaming video of all the event’s keynotes...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Aug 17, 2016

This Week in Open Source News: The White House Releases Code Policy, Linux Security Threats Pose Wide Risk, & More

1) The White House released federal source code policy, requiring agencies to release 20% of new code they commission as open source.  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Aug 12, 2016

CloudNativeDay Brings Containers, Microservices, PostgreSQL, Mantl.io, OpenWhisk and More

The first cloud native-focused event hosted by The Cloud Native Computing Foundation will gather leading technologists from open source cloud native communities in Toronto on Aug. 25, 2016, to further the education and advancement of cloud...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Aug 11, 2016

This Week in Open Source News: British Government Seeks OSS Lead, Business Models Increasingly Embrace Open Software

1) British Government Digital Service (GDS) posted a job advertisement looking for a new ‘open source lead’. “How times have changed,” writes Adrian Bridgwater.  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Aug 5, 2016

Top Reasons The Open Source Community Attends Events

It should go without saying that there is no substitute for face to face collaboration. And what is open source if not the ultimate example of collaboration? Open source events provide a wide range of opportunities for the community to...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Aug 1, 2016

7 Tips for SysAdmins Considering a Linux Foundation Training Certification

Open source is the new normal for startups and large enterprises looking to stay competitive in the digital economy. That means that open source is now also a viable long-term career path.  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jul 29, 2016

This Week in Open Source News: Wal-Mart Joins OSS Revolution, Latest Linux Version Integrated Into Android, & More

1) Wal-Mart announces they will make their application lifecycle management tool available as an open source project.  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jul 29, 2016

This Week in Open Source News: OSS is the Enterprise's New Norm, Bulgaria's Government Mandates Open Source, & More

1) Splice Machine’s decision to go open source reminds us that OSS is the new normal.  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jul 22, 2016

Celebrate SysAdmin Day With Free, Weekly Linux Tutorials

In the 2016 Open Source Jobs Report, 90 percent of open source professionals surveyed said they keep their skills up to date with free online tutorials. Open source pros relish a challenge and are continuously learning to stay on the...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jul 15, 2016

This Week in Open Source News: AGL Releases Unified Code Base 2.0, Enterprise Software Uses Flawed Code, & More

1) The Linux Foundation’s Automotive Grade Linux project announces release of Unified Code Base 2.0.  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jul 15, 2016

Xen Project Release Strengthens Security and Pushes New Use Cases

Xen Project technology supports more than 10 million users and is a staple in some of the largest clouds in production today, including Amazon Web Service, Tencent, and Alibaba’s Aliyun. Recently, the project announced the arrival of Xen...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jul 14, 2016

Take Me to LinuxCon: Winners Announced

With LinuxCon North America approaching quickly (August 22!), The Linux Foundation is in preparation and invitation mode. This year, the organization is especially keen on opening up the event and its benefits to diverse communities. One...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jul 12, 2016

This Week in Open Source News: Nike Releases OSS, Kubernetes Continues to Grow, & More

This week in Linux and open source news, Nike releases its open source software on GitHub, Kubernetes’ growth continues as a new version is released, and more! Stay in-the-know with our weekly digest.  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jul 8, 2016

This Week in Open Source News: AGL Updates, Why Pick Linux, & More

1) Jack Wallen shares what’s new with Automotive Grade Linux and why it’s an important Linux Foundation Collaborative Project.  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jul 1, 2016

Last Day to Apply for Free Training and Certification Scholarship

Each year for the past six years, The Linux Foundation Training (LiFT) Scholarship Program has given away free training courses to individuals who may not otherwise have access to these opportunities.  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jun 30, 2016