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LinuxCon will not be a trade show

The Linux Foundation has learned how to put together all-day and multi-day events for a few hundred people in an auditorium. Zemlin is planning next year's LinuxCon based on an attendance of near 1,000. by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: Event, Portland, LinuxCon, Zemlin, Open Source Business Conference, Linux, Open Source, UNIX, Operating Systems, Software, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-10-01

Linus dismisses Microsoft patent threat

In an interview with his boss at the Linux Foundation, Linus Torvalds dismisses the threat Microsoft's patents pose to open source, calling them "a marketing thing." His remarks on patents were in the second part of a two-part interview with Linux Foundation executive director Jim Zemlin. Torvalds...

Tags: Patent, Microsoft Corp., Linus Torvalds, Linus, Zemlin, Linux, Operating Systems, Software, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-02-04

Additional Resources

Seeking a Stallman for open source

Stallman is for OSS what Washington was for USAWe need more people like Stallman to liberate us from the M$ tirany not Benedict Arnolds like Icaza!We need to speek louder about M$ dirty deeds not to seek peace with the devil.Stallman is a liberalJust thought LinuxGeek ought to know that....

Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Stallman, open source, Icaza, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-10-09

Torvalds calls Linux "bloated" and "scary." Is he right? [poll]

Why have you ignored the key conclusion?You're not simply intending to start a flame war, are you?Matt Asay concludes in the article you mention:"Has Linux failed?No. Of course not. It has simply grown as its adoption has expanded. This is the problem with success: you get pulled into an ever-widening...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, desktop virtualization, Linux, Linux IS, Torvalds, kernel

Discussion threads 2009-09-22

Torvalds calls Linux "bloated" and "scary." Is he right? [poll]

Has Linux become a victim of its own success? At the LinuxCon conference in Portland this week, Linux creator Linus Torvalds dropped a bit of a bomb when he said that the open-source kernel had not become the "streamlined, hyper-efficient kernel I envisioned when I started writing...

Tags: Linux, Open Source, UNIX, Operating Systems, Software, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-09-22

How much do desktops matter?

How much do desktops matter?The desktop/laptop will be around longer than that.Laptops continue to grow more prevalent than desktops, but a workstation computer will be a very long standing fixture in the lives of those in the developed world. No one is going to write term papers on a...

Tags: Desktops, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, mobile world, desktop, Linux

Discussion threads 2009-06-19

Cloud computing and open source face-off

Cloud computing remains one of the big topics in software this year despite considerable and ongoing concerns over lock-in, lack of control, and security. The siren song of ease-of-development, reduced costs, highly elastic scalability, and next-generation architectures has many in IT and in the Web community carefully weighing the...

Tags: Cloud, Cloud Computing, Open Source, Virtualization, Hardware, Dion Hinchcliffe

Blog posts 2009-06-14

Computex attendance falls, but Android 'coming out party' succeeds

The weeklong Computex Taipei 2009 electronics show wrapped up Saturday with lower attendance from last year, despite mobile manufacturers using the show as a splashy introduction to a wealth of Google Android-based products. An estimated 100,000 people visited Computex Taipei 2009 from around the world, down a...

Tags: Computex, Google Android, Chinese Company, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Hardware, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-06-08

To Jim Zemlin this CompuTex represents progress

To Jim Zemlin this CompuTex represents progressMoblin/Android IntegrationOne of the most exciting possibilities for Moblin, is its ability to run Android apps. This combination would allow vendors to offer a range of products, from power/size constrained Android-only devices, all the way to full Moblin/Android desktops. Cool!AddendumTaiwan and Computex seek way...

Tags: Computex, Jim Zemlin

Discussion threads 2009-06-04

News to know: Pre; NetApp; Bartz; Windows 7; Netbooks

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Ed Bott: From Starter to Ultimate: What's really in each Windows 7 Edition? Matthew Miller: Palm Pre reviews appear; can it beat the...

Tags: NetApp Inc., Microsoft Windows 7, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Twitter, Netbook, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Microsoft Windows, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-06-04

To Jim Zemlin this CompuTex represents progress

The argument I just made is real and people in Taiwan understand it and are looking for an alternative to Windows. They live in a world of very tight margins, of hyper competition, they struggle every day to differentiate. That comes from software, and Windows does not provide that diferentiation....

Tags: Computex, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Tools & Techniques, Software, Management, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2009-06-03

Linux leader: Oracle-Sun good news for Linux

Linux leader: Oracle-Sun good news for LinuxOracle does not have its own OSAfter this transaction it will. Do we not think that could change things?RE: Linux leader: Oracle-Sun good news for LinuxI think so, yes. It's a radically better OS in just about every way that matters for them as...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Oracle Corp., Linux, Linux leader, leader, Sun Microsystems Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-04-22

Linux Foundation: Let's kill Microsoft's FAT

Linux Foundation: Let's kill Microsoft's FATFrom the word on the street, it sounds like MS settled for close to zero tomake this go away and avoid having any patents invalidated. Microsoft quickly realized how thin the ice was that they were on.Great Spin!Microsoft set out to cross license IP with...

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Corp., Linux, TomTom

Discussion threads 2009-03-31

Linux Foundation: Let's kill Microsoft's FAT

The Linux Foundation is ready and willing to help companies get Microsoft's FAT out of their products. In his blog posted today about TomTom's settlement with Microsoft that was announced yesterday, foundation executive director Jim Zemlin said the case only proves that Microsoft was taking aim against...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., Linux Foundation, FAT, Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Paula Rooney

Blog posts 2009-03-31

Linux Foundation takes on Linux.com

Linux Foundation executive director Jim Zemlin offered nothing but praise to Sourceforge, noting they could have sold the name to the highest bidder but chose to approach the foundation instead. by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: SourceForge, Linux.com, Linux Foundation, Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2009-03-04

Bang the TomTom slowly

Sometimes a suit is just a suit. (What was Frank Langella actually doing when Nixon was President? Stay tuned.) Eben Moglen and the Software Freedom Law Center are thinking about getting involved in the patent suit Microsoft filed against TomTom, writes our Elinor Mills. ...

Tags: Patent, TomTom, Microsoft Corp., Jim Zemlin, Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2009-02-27

Linux Foundation ready to fight Microsoft if TomTom lawsuit involves Linux kernel

Linux Foundation ready to fight Microsoft if TomTom lawsuit involves Linux kernelA mixed barrel of fish.There are so many threads in this mess that one can look at almost anything. But some things come out loud and clear:1. We are in a post-Bilski situation......software patents (which seem to be at...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Microsoft Corp., Linux, Linux kernel, Tom-Tom, TomTom, patent

Discussion threads 2009-02-27

Linux Foundation ready to fight Microsoft if TomTom lawsuit involves Linux kernel

The Linux Foundation insists it is equipped to fight Microsoft if the software giant’s lawsuit against TomTom impacts the open source Linux kernel. In his blog, Executive Director Jim Zemlin advised concerned parties to “calm down� in light of statements by Microsoft’s deputy general counsel that...

Tags: Lawsuit, Patent, TomTom, Linux Kernel, Microsoft Corp., Linux Foundation, *It, Linux, UNIX, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Paula Rooney

Blog posts 2009-02-27

Linux to out ship Windows by next year ... maybe not!

Jim Zemlin, executive director of the Linux Foundation, makes what I think is a very bold statement: "I am happy to say that next year Linux may actually ship on more desktops than Windows or the Mac. That is right, I said next year. What is driving this? Two words:...

Tags: Linux, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, UNIX, Open Source, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2008-10-31

Do we need a LinuxCon?

Do we need a LinuxCon?Do we need a LinuxCon?No, absolutely not!RE: Do we need a LinuxCon?I don't know about LinuxCon but my impression of Jim Zemlin is that he's trying too hard. Like a new manager who makes a lot of changes to a smooth running system just so...

Tags: Loverock, LinuxCon

Discussion threads 2008-09-30