* 20th Anniversary of Linux Video Contest Kicks Off; Linus Torvalds Judging this Year's Competition
* Invitation to Help Design 20th Anniversary of Linux T-shirt, Be a Part of History
* LinuxCon North America Keynotes Announced, 20th Anniversary Gala
* High Availability and MeeGo Smart TV Working Groups Announced
* Yocto 1.0 and Carrier Grade Linux 5.0 Released
* 2011 Linux.com Gurus Revealed
* The Linux Foundation Welcomes New Members: Igalia, Renesas and Yahoo!
* Upcoming Linux Training Opportunities/Exclusive Discount
* The Linux Foundation in the News
==> 20th Anniversary of Linux Video Contest Kicks Off; Linus Torvalds Judging this Year's Competition <==
The Linux Foundation has announced its 2011 Video Contest: the 20th Anniversary of Linux. This year's contest is commemorating the 20th anniversary of Linux by seeking the best user-generated videos that celebrate Linux while demonstrating the impact of the operating system on computing, business and/or culture over the last 20 years and today.
The creator of Linux, Linus Torvalds, will choose the best video among the community favorites in this year’s competition, and the winner will receive airfare, registration and hotel expenses to attend one of the following events of their choice: LinuxCon North America, LinuxCon Europe, SXSW 2012 or the LA Film Festival.
Video submissions must be received by 12:01 a.m. PDT on Saturday, July 2 2011. To submit your video, please visit: http://video.linux.com/20th-anniversary-video-contest. For inspiration, The Linux Foundation has produced "The Story of Linux": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ocq6_3-nEw.
For more information on all of the 20th Anniversary of Linux activities, please visit: http://www.linuxfoundation.org/20th
==> Invitation to Help Design 20th Anniversary of Linux T-shirt, Be a Part of History <==
The Linux Foundation today announced its annual T-shirt Design Contest. This year’s community competition will also help celebrate 20 years of Linux by seeking the best community-produced T-shirt design that represents Linux today or its impact on computing, business and/or culture over the last two decades.
The winner will receive the special
recognition as the creator of the 20th Anniversary of Linux T-shirt
design, which will appear as the official LinuxCon T-shirt and in the Linux.com Store as the official 20th Anniversary of
Linux T-shirt. The winner will also be awarded with travel to Vancouver,
B.C. to attend LinuxCon and the LinuxCon Gala August 17-19, 2011.
More details on how to contribute to this celebration can be found in Jennifer Cloer's blog: http://www.linux.com/news/featured-blogs/185-jennifer-cloer/436645-help-us-design-20th-anniversary-t-shirt-and-be-a-part-of-history
Specific guidelines, including file format requirements and submission instructions, can be reviewed at: http://www.linux.com/tshirt-design-contest. Design submissions are due by Monday, May 30, 2011 at 11:55 p.m. PT.
==> LinuxCon North America Keynotes announced, 20th Anniversary Gala <==
The LinuxCon keynote lineup reflects major trends in the Linux market, from Linux in the enterprise and mobile computing, to its impact on today’s society and culture. The following keynote speakers are confirmed:
* Mark Charlebois, Director of Open Source Strategy at Qualcomm Innovation Center (QuIC), will discuss the role of Linux in mobile development and innovation.
* Phil McKinney, Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at HP, will elaborate on the company’s WebOS platform strategy.
* Marten Mickos, Chief Executive Officer at Eucalyptus Systems and former CEO of MySQL, will discuss the changing enterprise Linux landscape, specifically as it relates to cloud computing.
* Ubuntu’s Technical Architect Allison Randal will
share how the vibrant Ubuntu community and development team are turning
the vision for Linux into reality.
* Clay Shirky, an award-winning author and expert on how technology shapes culture and a New York University Professor on Internet and Society, will discuss how collaboration is impacting today’s culture.
* Jim Whitehurst, Red Hat CEO, will detail the biggest challenges we still face as Linux reaches 20 and what the next 20 years looks like.
Registration is U.S. $500 through July 8, 2011. To register, please visit: http://events.linuxfoundation.org/events/linuxcon/register.The Linux Foundation has also released more details about the LinuxCon Gala, which will take place the evening of August 17, 2011 and will celebrate the 20th Anniversary of Linux with a “Roaring 20s” theme. The Linux Foundation is assembling an unprecedented lineup of key personalities to represent Linux’ past, present and future and will host a unique ceremony with special presentations of awards. The event will include a live band, casino, full dinner and open bar. Penguin suits (tuxedos) and “flapper” dresses will be available to rent onsite. For more information about the LinuxCon Gala, please visit: http://events.linuxfoundation.org/events/linuxcon/social.
==> High Availability and MeeGo Smart TV Working Groups Announced <==The Linux Foundation is pleased to announce it is hosting two new Working Groups.
* The High Availability Working Group will bring together projects and stakeholders to collaboratively define the open source HA software stack and prioritize features based on input from developers, vendors, and customers. This work will inform the work and support for today’s most sophisticated enterprises that are deploying Linux for mission-critical workloads.
The projects participating in this forum hosted by The Linux Foundation include corosync, DRBD, GFS2, hawk, Linux-HA, Linux Virtual Server, luci, OCFS2, Open Clustering Framework, and pacemaker. Leading enterprise Linux distributions, as well as Debian, Fedora, openSUSE, and Ubuntu, are already incorporating this technology and will contribute to the working group. For more information about the HA Working Group, please visit: http://www.linuxfoundation.org/collaborate/workgroups/ha.
* The MeeGo Smart TV Working Group is designed to help drive the evolution of MeeGo within the television ecosystem and provide an open framework for industry creativity and innovation. Early Working Group participants include: Amino Communications, Intel Corporation, JetHead Development, Locatel, MIPS Technologies, Nokia, Nokia Siemens Networks, Sigma Designs, Telecom Italia, Videon Central, and Ysten, among others.
Working Group members will define software components and a compliance program as well as focus on building an innovative and thriving ecosystem of developers and content providers with leading capabilities and tools. For more information, please visit: http://www.meego.com.
==> Yocto 1.0 and Carrier Grade Linux 5.0 Released <==
Two Linux Foundation Working Groups have released updated versions of their collaborative work.
* The Yocto 1.0 Project Release includes major improvements to its developer interface and build system, providing developers with even greater consistency in the software and tools they’re using across multiple architectures for embedded Linux development. For more information, please visit http://www.yoctoproject.org.
* Carrier Grade Linux 5.0 covers several specification categories that include Availability, Clustering, Serviceability, Performance, Standards, Hardware, and Security. Also, a number of requirements have been dropped from the specification due to the mass adoption and ubiquity of CGL and its inclusion in the mainline Linux kernel, which allows these specifications to become consistent fixtures across distributions. For more information and to review the CGL 5.0 specification, please visit: http://www.linuxfoundation.org/collaborate/workgroups/cgl.
==> 2011 Linux.com Gurus Revealed <==
Ultimate Linux Guru Matthew Fillpot (mfillpot) is a development and training specialist at an international travel company. He has been a Linux user since 2000, was ranked among the Top Five Linux.com Guru’s in 2010, and has been a Linux.com moderator since early 2009. As the Ultimate Linux Guru, Matthew will receive a fully loaded “Dream Linux Machine.”
Linux Guru Aaron Aceves (adnhack) is a software engineer at Softek and says he was “born to be a geek” and that he “likes Linux, tech, coding and Mustangs.”
Linux Guru Andrea Benini (ben) has been a systems administrator for nearly 20 years and today holds that title, along with product manager, at Pluriservice. This is the second year Andrea has ranked among the Top Five Linux.com contributors.
Linux Guru Shane Hatcher (ShaneH57) is a student who is planning a career as a Linux Systems Administrator after graduation. Shane is also a volunteer at his local fire department and rescue squad.
Linux Guru Istimsak Abdulbasir (saqman2060) is a self-proclaimed tech enthusiastic that loves to learn new skills and enjoys simplifying complex technical materials. Istimsak is also a Linux.com moderator.
The Top Five Gurus received invitations to attend The Linux Foundation Collaboration Summit where they participated in the annual Linux.com Planning Meeting. Each of the Top Five Gurus also receive digital Guru badges to further market their skills to potential employers and demonstrate their status among peers. The Top 50 Linux.com Linux Gurus are showcased here: http://www.linux.com/community/linux-gurus/top-gurus.
For more information about this year's Gurus, please visit: http://www.linux.com/news/featured-blogs/185-jennifer-cloer/425022-announcing-the-2011-linuxcom-gurus==> The Linux Foundation Welcomes New Members: Igalia, Renesas and Yahoo! <==
The Linux Foundation welcomes three new members this month:
* Igalia is an open source development company that offers consultancy services for desktop, mobile and web technologies.
“The Linux Foundation is home to important community projects and one of the best forums to collaborate with other open source organizations. It is a natural step for us to formalize our relationship with this ecosystem,” said Juan José Sánchez, co-founder, Igalia. “Through our Linux Foundation membership, we’re looking forward to deeper collaboration with projects like MeeGo and to support Linux Foundation work that increases open source adoption and understanding.”
* Japan-based Renesas is a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, including microcontrollers (MCUs), systems-on-chip (SoC) solutions and a broad range of analog and power devices.
“The Linux Foundation has brought together all the major embedded Linux stakeholders to collaborate on advancing the operating system for a variety of next-generation devices,” said Hiromi Watanabe, General Manager, SoC Software Platform Division, Renesas Electronics Corporation. “Renesas wants to be a part of this work and will contribute to the community as well as look for ways to help accelerate its own roadmap and strategy.”
Yahoo! is a major enterprise Linux user and premier digital media company that today attracts more than half a billion consumers a month in more than 30 languages.
“The Linux Foundation is host to a variety of very important Linux projects as well as resources, tools and events that allow us to maximize our investment in the platform,” said Raymie Stata, Chief Technology Officer, Yahoo! “Linux is an important software aspect of the World Wide Web and is one of several components that will continue to be used in the future of computing. Yahoo! is excited to collaborate with The Linux Foundation and its peers to advance technologies that will help Linux achieve its promise.”
==> Upcoming Linux Training Opportunities <==
The following Linux training courses this month come with an exclusive 10% off discount to recipients of this newsletter. Enter APRTRN11 when registering.
Developing Linux Device Drivers
July 25 - July 29, 2011
http://training.linuxfoundation.org/courses/linux-developer/developing-linux-device-drivers
Linux Kernel Internals and Debugging
July 11 - July 15, 2011
http://training.linuxfoundation.org/courses/linux-developer/linux-kernel-internals-and-debugging
Open Source Compliance Programs: What You Must Know
July 19, 2011
http://training.linuxfoundation.org/courses/open-source-compliance/open-source-compliance-what-you-must-know
To review all courses, please visit: http://training.linuxfoundation.org
Also get Linux Foundation Training information, updates and discounts
on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/lf_training
==> The Linux Foundation in the News <==
The Business Insider
From the Dorm Room to the Smartphone: The Incredible 20-Year Story of Linux
http://www.businessinsider.com/history-of-linux-2011-4
Fortune.com
Today in Tech: Linux Turns 20
http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2011/04/11/today-in-tech-the-real-steve-jobs-bio-linuxs-20th-anniversary/
Mashable
Linux Foundation Announces Designated Gurus for 2011
http://mashable.com/2011/03/28/linux-gurus-2011/
NetworkWorld
LinuxCon to Feature Red Hat, WebOS, Ubuntu and More as Linux Turns 20
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/041411-linuxcon-speakers.html
ComputerWorld
Linux High Availability Group Working on Critical Enterprise Application Stack
http://www.computerworlduk.com/news/infrastructure/3272664/linux-high-availability-group-working-on-critical-enterprise-application-stack/
CrunchGear
20 Years of Linux Video Competition to be Judged by Linus Torvalds
http://www.crunchgear.com/2011/04/06/20-years-of-linux-video-competition-to-be-judged-by-linus-torvalds/
ITKnowledgeExchange
Top 5 Takeaways from Linux Foundation Collaboration Summit 2011
http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/enterprise-linux/top-5-takeaways-from-the-2011-linux-foundation-collaboration-summit/
Wired
Android Chief: We're Still Open
http://edition.cnn.com/2011/TECH/mobile/04/08/android.chief.wired/index.html
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