* End User Summit Speaker Lineup Announced
* LF Announces New Perks for Individual Members
* Wrapping Up LinuxCon: Keynote, Session Videos Available
* Watch the 2009 Linux Plumbers Conference
* Japan Events Highlight October Schedule
* Creator of Splashtop Instant-On Technology Joins Linux Foundation
* Virtualization Leader Citrix Joins The Linux Foundation
* ARM Joins The Linux Foundation
* Linux Foundation in the News
==> End User Summit Speaker Lineup Announced <==
The End User Summit, sponsored by IBM and Intel, is an invitation-only event that provides corporate end users a unique opportunity to learn and interact with leaders in the Linux community, including the highest-level maintainers and developers.
The Summit will take place November 9-10, 2009 at the Hyatt Jersey City on the Hudson and will provide CTOs, architects, senior IT representatives, and kernel developers a direct connection to one another for advancing the features most critical to using Linux in the enterprise. Located just off the Exchange Place Path Station, corporate Linux users from financial services, healthcare, energy, and government will have quick access to the event from East Coast hubs.
For more information about the End User Summit, visit http://events.linuxfoundation.org/events/end-user-summit
To register, visit http://events.linuxfoundation.org/component/registrationpro/?func=details&did=12
==> LF Announces New Perks for Individual Members <==
The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating the growth of Linux, today announced new, exclusive benefits for individual members, including employee purchase pricing from Dell, HP and Lenovo, and the opportunity
to secure a Linux.com email address for life.
Beginning today, Linux Foundation individual members can get up to 40 percent off of Lenovo devices and standard employee purchase pricing from Dell and HP. Dell also offers a best price guarantee to Linux Foundation members. These benefits can translate into hundreds or thousands of dollars for those who purchase their devices as part of this program.
Existing members that would like to ensure their Linux.com email address is permanent and not dependent on Linux Foundation membership renewal can elect to secure it with a one-time $150 fee. New members who want the same benefit will pay a total of $249 for the first year’s membership and the lifetime benefit.
To join the Linux Foundation and to see a full list of benefits and discounts, please visit our membership page:
http://www.linuxfoundation.org/about/join/individual
==> Wrapping Up LinuxCon: Keynote, Session Videos Available <==
The Foundation has made all of the videos from the keynotes and roundtables at LinuxCon available free of charge at Linux.com (http://www.linux.com/media-library/videos) and on the Linux Foundation Video site (http://video.linuxfoundation.org/categories/conferences-symposiums/2009-linuxcon). Coverage of the event can also be found on Linux.com.
Now you can watch or read about:
* The kernel developer roundtable, with James Bottomley, Jon Corbet, Greg Kroah-Hartmann, Ted Ts'o, Chris Wright, and Linus Torvalds (Video: http://www.linux.com/media-library/videos/108558-linuxcon-roundtable-the-linux-kernel-straight-from-the-source-; Article: http://www.linux.com/news/software/linux-kernel/68221-linuxcon-roundtable-kernels-future-still-bright)
* Jim Zemlin kicking off the LinuxCon event with a great look at some important numbers in the Linux ecosystem. (Video: http://www.linux.com/media-library/videos/108915-linuxcon-2009-welcome-keynote; Article: http://www.linux.com/news/enterprise/biz-enterprise/66882-linuxcon-linux-by-the-numbers)
* Joe Brockmeier's entertaining talk comparing the music industry to Linux, and the lessons that industry can give Linux as it moves forward. (Video: http://www.linux.com/media-library/videos/108950-linuxcon-a-musical-guide-to-the-future-of-linux; Article: http://www.linux.com/news/software/applications/77814-linuxcon-linux-success-in-the-key-of-desktop)
* Intel's Dirk Hohndel explaining the importance of the mobile platform and Moblin's role in it. (http://www.linux.com/media-library/videos/108938-linuxcon-how-to-shine-in-a-crowded-field)
* Noah Broadwater of Sesame Workshop discussing how he and his IT staff of 13 successfully implemented SUSE Linux and other open source technologies. (http://www.linux.com/media-library/videos/108996-linuxcon-building-a-more-agile-web-experience-while-driving-down-costs)
* A roundtable moderated by Alfresco's Matt Asay, a panel of Linux users and analysts that included Broadwater, Anthony Roby, David Buckholtz, and Jeffrey S. Hammond identifying areas where enterprises can legitimately expect to shave IT costs with open source, and where they can't. (http://www.linux.com/media-library/videos/108973-linuxcon-roundtable-beyond-the-hype-the-true-cost-of-linux-and-open-source-)
* IBM's Bob Sutor highlighting three areas of great opportunity as well as challenge for Linux: the accelerating market for cloud computing, Linux as a significant operating system for mainframes, and the hope for Linux on the desktop in the first LinuxCon keynote. (Video: http://www.linux.com/media-library/videos/108882-linuxcon-regarding-clouds-mainframes-and-desktops-and-linux; Article: http://www.linux.com/news/enterprise/biz-enterprise/73050-linuxcon-desktop-should-be-better-than-windows)
* Bdale Garbee from HP merging his love of rocketry and open source to explore where innovation really comes from, and if we are at risk of losing one of our community's greatest collective strengths. (Video: http://www.linux.com/media-library/videos/108762-linuxcon-the-freedom-to-collaborate; Article: http://www.linux.com/news/software/developer/79486-linuxcon-community-collaboration-key-to-hps-oss-strategy)
* Mark Shuttleworth of Canonical's delivering a combined session of LinuxCon and the co-located Linux Plumber's Conference, which drilled home the concepts of cadence, quality, and design in the Linux development ecosystem, particularly cadence. (Video: http://www.linux.com/media-library/videos/90309-linuxcon-coordinated-software-releases-the-linux-ecosystem-and-the-impact-on-the-global-marketplace; Article: http://www.linux.com/news/featured-blogs/168-brian-proffitt/79395-linuxcon-shuttleworths-three-methods-to-improve-foss-development)
Attendees at LinuxCon were the first to hear news about a new Moblin-based netbook coming to the market. On Wednesday that news was confirmed: at the Intel Developer's Forum in San Francisco, Dell, Canonical, and Intel announced the availability of a Moblin v2-based netbook model, the Dell Inspiron Mini 10V. (http://www.linux.com/news/embedded-mobile/netbooks/77143-new-moblin-netbook-unveiled-at-idf)
LinuxCon attendees also watched the revelation of the Fake Linux Torvalds' identities: Dan Lyons, the ghost behind FakeSteveJobs and currently a Newsweek reporter; Matt Asay, CNET open source blogger and VP of business development at Alfresco; Joe "Zonker" Brockmeier, former reporter and currently community manager for openSUSE; and Jono Bacon, Community Manager, Ubuntu. Followers of the FLT tweets voted Matt Asay as the most popular impostor. (http://www.linux.com/news/featured-blogs/168-brian-proffitt/68272-fake-linus-torvalds-revealed)
It wasn't all work: the well-attended Linux Foundation bowling party at Grand Central Bowling raised $3,000 for Defenders of Wildlife. The event was a big success, with teams comprised of friends old and new who banded together for a common cause. (Video: http://www.linux.com/media-library/videos/77876-linuxcon-bowling-for-penguins; Article: http://www.linux.com/news/featured-blogs/168-brian-proffitt/72117-linuxcon-the-little-things-make-all-the-difference)
Most of the sessions of the conference are also available now for a US$49 registration fee at Linux Pro Magazine's streaming site (http://www.linuxpromagazine.com/linuxcon). If you couldn't make it to the event this year, now you can gain knowledge and information for a fraction of the event's cost from the comfort of your office or home. To register, visit https://streaming.linux-magazin.de/en/registration.php.
==> Watch the 2009 Linux Plumbers Conference <==
Many LinuxCon attendees also attended the 2009 Linux Plumbers Conference, to delve deep into the kernel, utility, and library programming that surrounds Linux.
The Linux Foundation posted a first batch of videos from the Plumbers Conference on the LF Video site. This set of videos includes discussions on SELinux, networking, clustered filesystems, video processing, and more.
To view the videos, visit http://video.linuxfoundation.org/categories/2009-linux-plumbers-conference.
==> Japan Events Highlight October Schedule <==
October brings two key events for Linux developers, administrators, and users: the Linux Kernel Summit and the first-ever Japan Linux Symposium, both co-located at the Akihabara Convention Hall in
Tokyo, Japan.
Now in its ninth year, the Linux Kernel Summit brings together the world's leading core kernel developers to discuss the state of the existing kernel and plan the next development cycle. This two day conference, held from October 18-20, is invitation-only and focuses on development and innovation through sessions and workshops that encourage interaction and discussion between kernel developers and industry leaders.
On October 21-23, the Linux Foundation will introduce a new annual technical conference, the Japan Linux Symposium. This is the newest Linux conference in Asia Pacific and it promises to bring together a unique blend of core developers, administrators, users, community managers and industry experts. It is designed not only to encourage collaboration but to support future interaction between Japan and other Asia Pacific countries and the rest of the global Linux community.
For more information on the Linux Kernel Summit, visit http://events.linuxfoundation.org/events/kernel-summit. To discover more about the Japan Linux Symposium, visit http://events.linuxfoundation.org/events/japan-linux-symposium and register at http://events.linuxfoundation.org/component/registrationpro/?func=details&did=14.
==> Creator of Splashtop Instant-On Technology Joins Linux Foundation <==
The Linux Foundation has announced that DeviceVM has become its newest member.
DeviceVM is the creator of the award-winning Splashtop instant-on platform, which is powered by Linux. Splashtop allows users to access the Internet and their favorite desktop applications within seconds of turning on the machine, rather than waiting long minutes for a full boot-up.
Linux-based Splashtop has been pre-installed by the major manufacturers on more than 10 million PCs worldwide. DeviceVM estimates that by the end of 2010, approximately 30 percent of all PCs worldwide will ship with Splashtop--and thereby, Linux--pre-installed.
(http://www.linux.com/news/embedded-mobile/mobile-linux/67177-creator-of-splashtop-instant-on-technology-joins-linux-foundation)
==> Virtualization Leader Citrix Joins The Linux Foundation <==
The Linux Foundation has announced that Citrix Systems has become its newest member.
Citrix is a leading provider of virtualization; cloud computing, and software as a service (SaaS) offerings for companies worldwide, including 99 percent of Fortune 500 enterprises. Citrix leads the open source Xen hypervisor project which is based on Linux.
(http://www.linux.com/news/enterprise/biz-enterprise/50975-virtualization-leader-citrix-joins-the-linux-foundation)
==> ARM Joins The Linux Foundation <==
The Linux Foundation has announced that ARM has become a member.
ARM designs the technology that lies at the heart of advanced digital products, from wireless, networking and consumer entertainment solutions to imaging, automotive, security and storage devices.
ARM joins the Linux Foundation at a time when Linux is emerging as a significant platform for mobile, computing, and enterprise markets. ARM technology powers more than 10 billion of the world’s most popular mobile and consumer devices and is focused on enabling the use of Linux and open source software by device manufacturers.
(http://www.linux.com/news/hardware/peripherals/46188-arm-joins-the-linux-foundation)
==> Linux Foundation in the News <==
PC World: Desktop Takes Back Seat at Linux Conference
Leaders in the Linux community seemed resigned to the fact that Linux still hasn't made headway in the desktop market, but they made it clear on Monday that their success in other markets, such as mobile, is at least as important.
(http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/172357/desktop_takes_back_seat_at_linux_conference.html)
ZDNet UK: Linux is Bloated, But It Works
Linus Torvalds has admitted that the Linux kernel is bloated. It's not a particularly startling admission, because it's obviously true, but also because Torvalds has never been one to use marketing speak. What it doesn't mean is that Linux is bad, or that you shouldn't use it. It works, and that's better than the alternative.
(http://community.zdnet.co.uk/blog/0,1000000567,10013878o-2000331765b,00.htm)
eWeek: Will Friction Between Microsoft and Open-Source Community Cause Flames?
Canonical, the company that sponsors Ubuntu Linux, has rebuffed demands that Ubuntu remove Mono and Mono-based applications from its default install, and many individual open-source community members—including Linux founder Linus Torvalds—have decried the demonetization of Microsoft. And yet, some within Microsoft continue to fan the flames, as evidenced most recently by the sale of a batch of open-source-related patents with the purpose—according to Red Hat and Linux Foundation allegations—of seeding patent trolls with the means to undermine Linux and open-source software.
(http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Linux-and-Open-Source/Will-Friction-Between-Microsoft-and-OpenSource-Community-Cause-Flames-144438/)
internetnews.com: Red Hat: We're 75% of the Paid Linux Market
Red Hat's leadership role also extends to its direct participation in the Linux kernel development process. A recent report from the Linux Foundation named Red Hat the leading corporate contributor to Linux, though overall contributions have come from more than 500 organizations.
(http://www.internetnews.com/bus-news/article.php/3842561/Red+Hat+Were+75+of+the+Paid+Linux+Market.htm)
CNET News: Can Open Source Monopolize a Market?
We could see dominant community-led open-source projects fork themselves long before they reach critical, market-dominating mass. It's not hard to imagine splinter groups forming within big open-source projects to take them in different directions, even as Joomla did with Mambo, Ubuntu did with Debian, etc. The antidote to this is the open-source foundation. Among the examples of strong open-source projects that haven't forked--Eclipse, Apache Web Server, Mozilla Firefox--foundations have been critical to keeping these together. Linux, for its part, has been forked many times, but its core is held together by the Linux Foundation.
(http://www.wired.com/thisdayintech/2009/08/0825-torvalds-starts-linux)
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