From The Linux Foundation
Press Releases
Linux Foundation Reports Highlights from Annual Collaboration Summit (April 24, 2008)
Linux Foundation Reports Highlights from Annual Collaboration Summit [...]
The Linux Foundation’s Annual Collaboration Summit Kicks Off (April 7, 2008)
The Linux Foundation’s Annual Collaboration Summit Kicks Off [...]
Linux Foundation Publishes Study on Linux Development Statistics: Who Writes Linux and Who Supports It (March 31, 2008)
Linux Foundation Publishes Study on Linux Development Statistics: Who Writes Linux and Who Supports It [...]
News
CNET: Oracle crowns Red Hat the Linux king (May 7, 2008)
Matt Asay reports on the LF’s podcast with Oracle exec Edward Screven.
“For those who had forgotten, Oracle provides Linux support. It’s called “Unbreakable Linux.” Most of you stopped thinking about it long ago, but for those who didn’t, Oracle’s chief corporate architect, Edward Screven decided to remind everyone. Edward is a big fan of Red Hat Enterprise Linux. So much so, in fact, that he wants the industry to rally around the Red Hat flag as the Linux standard.”
Computerworld UK: Oracle Comes Out into the Open on GNU/Linux (May 6, 2008)
Glyn Moody reports on the LF’s Open Voices podcast featuring Edward Screven of Oracle.
“I’ve written about the Linux Foundation’s Open Voices series of interviews several times before. The latest to appear is with Edward Screven…Oracle’s Chief Corporate Architect, reporting directly to Larry Ellison. More relevantly, he’s responsible for Oracle’s GNU/Linux engineering efforts, including the Unbreakable Linux program. Oracle’s involvement with GNU/Linux goes back a long way, as I discovered when I was writing Rebel Code. Even if you find the idea of Oracle offering support for its own version of Red Hat somewhat problematic, the following is unalloyed good news for open source…”
Wired: Dell, HP, Lenovo, Asus Vow to Encourage Open-Source Drivers (May 6, 2008)
Paul Adams reports on the driver panel at the LF’s second Collaboration Summit.
“Lest VIA be the only one, a host of prominent hardware manufacturers are talking about open-source hardware drivers too. At the second annual Linux Foundation Collaboration Summit, the big OEM vendors all said that they support open-source drivers.”
Blogs
Amanda McPherson: SaaS, Open Source and the Migration of Burden (May 8, 2008)
Last week, I recorded a podcast with Dennis Byron, analyst at eBizQ. [...]
Open Voices: Open Voices with Edward Screven of Oracle (May 6, 2008)
This Open Voices installment features Edward Screven, Chief Corporate Architect of Oracle who sits down with Jim Zemlin to discuss Oracle's current and future market positioning, as well as his thoughts on a variety of topics, from cloud computing to a single Linux distribution. [...]
Linux Weather Forecast: The shape of 2.6.26 (May 5, 2008)
On May 3, Linus announced the release of the 2. [...]