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Xen Becomes a Part of The Linux Foundation

The Linux Foundation has announced that the Xen Project has become an official Linux Foundation Collaborative Project. This move from the Xen developers will allow them to benefit from the experience of companies such as Amazon Web Services, AMD, Bromium, Calxeda, CA Technologies, Cisco, Citrix, Google, Intel, Oracl...

16 April 2013
10:40 GMT

Linux 3.8 LTS Kernel Rumors Squashed by Greg Kroah-Hartman

The well-known Linux kernal maintainer and developer Greg Kroah-Hartman has stated once more that he had no intention of making the 3.8 branch an LTS one. Some rumors have been circulating in the last couple of weeks, which said that the Linux kernel 3.8 branch would become LTS (long-term support). Greg Kroah-Hartm...

1 March 2013
03:29 GMT

The Linux Foundation Gains More Members

The Linux Foundation has announced that Axis Communications, D-Link, O.S. Systems and Perforce are joining the organization. By joining The Linux Foundation, these companies accelerate software development and build more innovative products faster. By collaborating with the Linux Foundation workgroups, networking a...

31 January 2013
08:20 GMT

Linux Foundation Announces 2013 Training Program

The Linux Foundation has announced its 2013 event and co-located Linux training schedule. At the same time, the organization is also opening the Call for Presentations (CFPs) for its remaining 2013 event lineup. According to The Linux Foundation, LinuxCon North America and CloudOpen will take place this year in New ...

18 January 2013
11:28 GMT

Five Major Companies Join The Linux Foundation

The Linux Foundation has announced that Amarula Solutions, Freescale, SIM Technology Group, Superb Internet, and Symphony Teleca are joining the organization. The Linux Foundation is gathering more and more members, mostly because the Linux platform has increased its role in embedded development and cloud computing....

12 December 2012
05:53 GMT

The Linux Foundation Announces Holiday Membership Drive

The Linux Foundation has announced the start of the Holiday Individual Membership Drive and promotion that makes members eligible to win free Linux.com Store T-shirts, hats, mugs and more. This drive has been initiated for the new members who sign up for individual membership between today and December 14, 2012. The...

30 November 2012
12:03 GMT

The Linux Foundation Announces Milestones for the OpenMAMA Project

The Linux Foundation has announced a number of one-year project milestones for the OpenMAMA project that include important new code contributions, a fully open source software stack and the first commercial offering to result from the project. OpenMAMA is an open source Middleware Agnostic Messaging API that provide...

29 November 2012
05:24 GMT

Microsoft Delays UEFI Workaround for Linux

The Linux Foundation announced a little over a month ago that they singlehandedly solved the problem with Microsoft's UEFI restrictions, but it seems things are not that simple. The initial proposal from The Linux Foundation was to obtain a legitimate valid key that would be embedded in a bootloader. This b...

22 November 2012
10:51 GMT

The Linux Foundation Get New Members for Automotive Grade Workgroup

The Linux Foundation has announced that Componentality Oy, Host Concepts, Micware, and MIRACLE LINUX are joining the organization. These companies will participate in the Automotive Grade Linux workgroup, an industry-wide initiative with contributions from Jaguar, Land Rover, Nissan, Toyota, and others. The four n...

7 November 2012
10:34 GMT

Day 1 of LinuxCon Europe 2012 in Pictures

As you all already know, the LinuxCon Europe 2012 event opened its gates to the Linux public on Monday, November 5. Below we've posted pictures from the first day of the event, courtesy of The Linux Foundation. The event started with keynotes from Canonical's Mark Shuttleworth, Red Hat's Brian Steven...

6 November 2012
04:33 GMT

Citrix Is Now a Gold Member of The Linux Foundation

Citrix has announced that it has upgraded to a Gold membership, in The Linux Foundation. Citrix is a participant in both Xen and Apache CloudStack, projects which provide the underpinnings for some of the world’s largest cloud computing environments. “Cloud computing represents a significant shift in ...

6 November 2012
03:58 GMT

The Linux Foundation Receives Four New Members

Cloudscaling, CloudSigma, Cloudsoft Corporation and DreamHost have announced at LinuxCon Europe 2012 that they are now a part of the Linux Foundation. According to a survey sponsored by The Linux Foundation, 94% of the IT users asked believe that collaboration and a vibrant open source ecosystem are important for cl...

5 November 2012
13:01 GMT

HP Is Now a Platinum Member of the Linux Foundation

The Linux Foundation has announced that HP has upgraded to a Platinum membership, which already includes such as Fujitsu, IBM, Intel, NEC, Oracle, Qualcomm Innovation Center and Samsung. A lot of HP's products already run Linux products, like servers, printers, networking equipment and more. The Platinum mem...

5 November 2012
08:32 GMT

LinuxCon Europe 2012 Has Started

LinuxCon Europe 2012, a Linux conference held in Europe that promises to bring together a unique blend of core developers, administrators, users, community managers and industry experts, has started. This year's LinuxCon Europe 2012 event is being held in Barcelona, Spain, at the Hotel Fira Palace and it stretc...

5 November 2012
04:33 GMT

Linux Is Now Safe from Microsoft's UEFI

The Linux Foundation has proposed a solution for the current conundrum Linux is facing, with the introduction of Secure boot specification for UEFI. UEFI, Unified Extensible Firmware Interface, or as the Linux community calls it “The Secret Plan of Microsoft to Take Over the World” (cue evil laughter), ...

11 October 2012
10:09 GMT

Korea Linux Forum 2012 Takes Place in Seul

The Korea Linux Forum 2012, a new Linux event in Asia Pacific that brings together developers, system administrators, users, community managers, and industry experts, has started in Seul and it will end on October 12th. The event is organized by The Linux Foundation and its purpose is to strengthen the relationship ...

11 October 2012
07:47 GMT

Individual Membership Drive Announced by The Linux Foundation

The Linux Foundation has announced that a new individual membership drive and promotion that offers a 50 percent discount for LinuxCon Europe 2012 registration, is now available. If you join The Linux Foundation in the October 1-31 interval, you will receive a 50% discount for LinuxCon Europe 2012 and Embedded Linux...

4 October 2012
08:29 GMT

Tizen 2.0 Alpha Is Now Available for Testing

Tizen 2.0 alpha source code and SDK have been made available for testing by the Tizen Association, bringing a huge amount of updates and new features. When Intel dropped the MeeGo name of their Linux-based operating system and changed it to Tizen, not many people noticed it. MeeGo wasn't doing great and some u...

27 September 2012
08:26 GMT

The Linux Foundation Joined by Antelink, Calxeda and Reaktor

The Linux Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating the growth of Linux, has announced that three new companies are joining the organization: Antelink, Calxeda and Reaktor. The organization has garnered some important members this year, including Samsung and Nvidia, and now they have managed to g...

1 August 2012
04:05 GMT

The Linux Foundation Opens 2012 Linux Training Scholarship Program

The Linux Foundation has announced that its 2012 Linux Training Scholarship Program is now opening for applicants and that a new Enterprise Linux Training program has also been initiated. The Linux Foundation wants to prepare people for the ever-increasing demand of Linux professionals. They are citing polls that ...

12 June 2012
10:54 GMT

Samsung Joins The Linux Foundation

The Linux Foundation has announced that Samsung Electronics, has joined the organization as a Platinum member. Samsung is a well-known electronics company that uses Linux-based products in a lot of its hardware. By joining The Linux Foundation, Samsung will help the Linux community with innovations and ideas that e...

6 June 2012
03:59 GMT

The Linux Foundation Gains Five More Members

The Linux Foundation has announced that five new companies from Japan are joining the organization: Ashisuto, Aisin AW, JVC KENWOOD Corporation, NTT DATA MSE, and Turbo Systems. According to The Linux Foundation, Japan has been a leader in Linux development for some time so it's only natural that some companie...

24 April 2012
06:10 GMT

Linus Torvalds Receives Prize from The Linux Foundation

The Linux Foundation has awarded the prestigious Millennium Technology Prize to Linux creator and Linux Foundation Fellow, Linus Torvalds. According to the Linux Foundation, this prize, determined by the Technology Academy of Finland, is one of the world's largest prizes with candidates sought from across the ...

19 April 2012
09:55 GMT

The Linux Foundation Joined by NVIDIA, Fluendo, Lineo Solutions, and Mocana

The Linux Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating the growth of Linux, has announced that four companies are joining the organization: Fluendo, Lineo Solutions, Mocana and NVIDIA. The four companies to join forces in the The Linux Foundation are Fluendo, a software development company and GStr...

7 March 2012
10:41 GMT

Linux Kernel Maintainer Joins The Linux Foundation

Greg Kroah-Hartman, a maintainer of the Linux kernel project, has left SUSE and joined The Linux Foundation. Even from his position of  Linux Foundation Fellow,  Kroah-Hartman will continue his work as a Linux kernel maintainer."The Linux Foundation does extremely valuable work, and I am proud to join the o...

2 February 2012
03:21 GMT

The Linux Foundation Survey Reveals More Linux Users

The Linux Foundation has made available the results of an annual survey, Linux Adoption Trends 2012: A Survey of Enterprise End Users, shedding some light on the adoption rate of Linux operating systems and other issues. The survey was conducted in partnership with Yeoman Technology Group and more than 1900 individua...

19 January 2012
10:36 GMT

First Automotive Linux Summit Held in Japan

The first  Automotive Linux Summit has been announced by The Linux Foundation. It will take place on November 28, 2011 in Yokohama, Japan.The Automotive Linux Summit will gather people from the automotive industry, the Linux developer community and the mobility ecosystem, according to the organizers. The summit ...

15 November 2011
10:00 GMT

OpenMAMA Project Launched by The Linux Foundation

OpenMAMA, a middleware agnostic project, enables users to embrace new middleware technologies and applications as the market changes, will be hosted by The Linux Foundation.Bank of America Merrill Lynch, EMC, Exegy, Fixnetix, J.P. Morgan and NYSE Technologies will form the Steering Group to collaborate on OpenMAMA, i...

1 November 2011
11:20 GMT


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