* Linux.com Store Opens, Design Contest Launches
* 2010 Linux.com Gurus Announced
* New Program Additions for Collaboration Summit
* Call for Participation for LinuxCon Closes March 31
* Call for Participation Opens for LinuxCon Japan
* 2010 "We're Linux" Video Contest Enters Final Weeks
* Linux Foundation in the News
* Upcoming Training Course from Linux Foundation
==> Linux.com Store Opens, Design Contest Launches <==
The Linux Foundation announced the new Linux.com Store where people can purchase a new line of exclusive and original T-shirts, hats, mugs and other items that reflect "geek culture." The store is open now at http://store.linux.com.
As part of the Linux.com Store opening, the Linux Foundation also announced its T-shirt design contest. Submissions are due by April 11, 2010. The top five designs will be available for community vote at Linux.com through June 6, 2010.
The winning design will be included on T-shirts available for purchase in the Linux.com Store, and the designer will be awarded with travel to Boston, Mass., to attend LinuxCon (http://events.linuxfoundation.org/events/linuxcon) in August.
To submit a design, please visit: http://www.linux.com/tshirt-design-contest
==> 2010 Linux.com Gurus Announced <==
The first ever Linux.com Linux gurus have been announced, including the Ultimate Linux Guru who received a laptop signed by Linus Torvalds. Guru status is based on points accumulated for contributions to Linux.com (such as writing articles, moderating groups, answering questions, and more) from February 16 through February 15 of each year. The recognition helps further market professional skills and attract recruiters, as well as build reputation among the community.
The Top Five Linux Gurus are invited to attend the upcoming Linux Foundation Collaboration Summit to participate in the Linux.com Planning meeting. Three of the Top Five Linux Gurus are system administrators.
The Top 50 Linux.com Gurus can be seen at http://www.linux.com/community/linux-gurus/top-gurus.
==> New Program Additions for Collaboration Summit <==
The Linux Foundation Collaboration Summit is less than a month away, taking place April 14-16, 2010, and we've just made some important program additions.
Day one includes the following keynotes and keynote panels:
* Nokia Vice President Ari Jaaksi will provide a complete overview of the MeeGo project.
* Imad Sousou, Intel's director of Open Source Technology at Intel, will share some of Intel's secret sauce for success with open source.
* Google's Chris DiBona will discuss Patches, Projects, Platforms, Kernels and Forks during a keynote session.
* The Linux Kernel Roundtable Panel will feature James Bottomley, Jon Corbet, Christoph Hellwig, Greg Kroah-Hartman and Andrew Morton.
* Does Open Source Mean Open Cloud? A panel moderated by John Mark Walker, founder and chief community architect at Community Root, LLC. Panelists include Matt Asay, chief operating officer at Canonical; David Lutterkort, principal software engineer at Red Hat; Sam Ramji, vice president at Sonoa Systems; and Doug Tidwell, senior software engineer at IBM.
* A tongue-in-cheek keynote about community dynamics from Josh Berkus, chief operating officer, PostgreSQL Experts.
* Keynote from Linux Foundation Executive director Jim Zemlin, The State of Linux.
* Why Your Life Might Depend on Your Code. A keynote by Alexander Shanz who uses Linux in his post as Head of Data Center at DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung
GmbH, German Air traffic control.
* 10 years of Linux at IBM, a keynote from Dr. Daniel Frye, vice president, Open Systems Development, IBM, and board member at The Linux Foundation.
Day two highlights include:
* A half-day session dedicated to the "The Year of Cloud Computing," which will be moderated by cloud computing expert Bernard Golden.
* A full- day session focused on High Performance Computing (HPC) hosted by executives from Bull and IBM.
* The Linux Foundation's Karen Copenhaver will lead a full-day session on "Legal for Non-Lawyers."
Day three includes a variety of workgroup meetings, including Linux Standard Base (LSB), FOSSBazaar, Driver Backport, Filesystems, Desktop, OpenPrinting,
Toolchain and Green Linux.
To review the complete schedule and request an invitation, please visit: http://events.linuxfoundation.org/events/collaboration-summit/.
==> Call for Participation for LinuxCon Closes March 31 <==
LinuxCon is taking place August 10-12, 2010 in Boston and the Call for Participation (CFP) closes next week on March 31, 2010. Submissions are being accepted for three tracks: Developer (kernel, core development, software engineering); Operations (systems architecture, Linux migration and deployment); and Business (open source governance, best practices).
The following topics will be given priority for the 2010 program:
* Making Linux smarter
* Opportunities for Linux in the new global economy
* Linux in mobile devices
* Linux in the cloud
* Optimization of the data center
* Linux appliances
* Techniques for success adoption of Linux in business and/or government
* Keeping Linux "open"
To submit a proposal, please visit: http://events.linuxfoundation.org/events/linuxcon/cfp.
==> Call for Participation Opens for LinuxCon Japan <==
Formerly known as the Japan Linux Symposium, LinuxCon Japan is taking place on September 27-29, 2010. It will continue the tradition of educating attendees with technical and informative presentations and will foster collaboration between developers from Japan and Asian countries and their International colleagues.
CFP submissions are due May 14, 2010. To submit a proposal, please visit: http://events.linuxfoundation.org/cfp. To register for the event, please visit: http://events.linuxfoundation.org/component/registrationpro/?func=details&did=33.
==> 2010 "We're Linux" Video Contest Enters Final Weeks <==
The Linux Foundation's “We’re Linux” video contest is back for its second year and aims to find the best user-generated videos that demonstrate what Linux means to those who use it and inspire others to try it.
The contest is calling all community members and amateur filmmakers to share with the public what a 30-60 second Linux-focused spot for the Super Bowl might look like. This theme is not a requirement for entry; however, videos that can demonstrate the benefits of Linux to the general public are likely to receive more community votes.
Submissions are being accepted through midnight on April 4, 2010. The winner will be awarded with a laptop loaded with Linux and a trip to LinuxCon in Boston, Mass.
The winner will be determined by a combination of online community ranking and a panel of judges that includes:
• Andrew Morton, lead Linux kernel maintainer;
• Stephen O’Grady, co-founder, Red Monk;
• Stormy Peters, executive director, GNOME Foundation;
• Brandon Phillips, Linux kernel developer, Novell;
• Bob Sutor, VP, Open Source and Linux, IBM Software Group; and
• Steven Vaughan-Nichols, journalist, ComputerWorld.
==> Linux Foundation in the News <==
TechCrunch: Embrace Your Inner Geek at New Linux Store
The Linux Foundation, the non-profit that supports the growth of the Linux kernel, has launched a merchandise store where people can purchase a newly launched line of original T-shirts, hats, mugs and other items that reflect “geek culture.”
http://techcrunch.com/2010/03/09/embrace-your-inner-geek-at-the-new-linux-store/
Ostatic: The Linux Foundation Announces Free Webinar Series with Big Names
The webinars in The Linux Foundation's series are part of its overall Linux Training program, which is aimed at providing free resources for the Linux community. While the webinars are free, you do have to register.
http://ostatic.com/blog/the-linux-foundation-launches-free-webinar-series-with-big-names
LinuxDevices: Linux Summit Dissects MeeGo
This year the conference will feature the new Moblin/Maemo mobile distribution merger, MeeGo, with a keynote from Nokia's Ari Jaaksi, as well as a full-day workgroup session. The LF hosts the Intel- and Nokia- backed MeeGo project, which spans the market from smartphones to netbooks.
http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS4646909047.html
eCommerce Junkie: Geeks Rejoice! Linux Opens Online Store
The Foundation is also sponsoring a t-shirt design contest to solicit public input on new ‘geeky’ designs for Linux apparel to be sold through the site. Submissions, which you can deliver here are due by April 11. The top 5 designs will then be put to a public vote on Linux.com through June 6.
http://ecommercejunkie.com/2010/03/10/geeks-rejoice-linux-launches-online-merchandise-outlet/
Geek.com: Linux Store Launched by The Linux Foundation
"This new Linux store would do well to have a look at what a t-shirt store like Threadless is doing. The community is always designing and submitting new t-shirts, and they get fed on to the store meaning there’s always something new to buy.
http://www.geek.com/articles/news/linux-store-launched-by-the-linux-foundation-20100310/
==> Upcoming Training Courses from Linux Foundation <==
Developing Apps for Linux
April 5-9, 2010
Washington, D.C.
For more information, please visit:
http://training.linuxfoundation.org/component/registrationpro/?func=details&did=31
Linux Performance Tuning
April 12 - 13, 2010
San Francisco, Calif
Linux Foundation Collaboration Summit
For more information, please visit:
http://training.linuxfoundation.org/component/registrationpro/?func=details&did=52
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