http://www.linux-foundation.org/weblogs/jzemlin Direct from the Executive Director Sat, 01 Nov 2008 12:00:22 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It is hard for the executive director of the Linux Foundation to feel bad for Microsoft, but they are having a bad week while Linux continues to move forward in innovative ways into new markets for computing. Let’s take a look at the difference between Microsoft and Linux this ... http://www.linux-foundation.org/weblogs/jzemlin/2008/10/30/linux-continues-to-define-the-future-of-computing-while-microsoft-follows/ Intel announced today (Thursday) its plans to partner with the Taiwanese government and invest in the island nation's IT industry to launch an Open Source Software Development Center for mobile devices. Building on Taiwan's undisputed role as a leading center for creating connected consumer devices, CEO Paul Otellini indicated ... http://www.linux-foundation.org/weblogs/jzemlin/2008/10/29/intel-and-taiwan-inc-invest-in-open-source-research-center/ For those that decry the constant prediction of the “year of the Linux desktop” 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? ... http://www.linux-foundation.org/weblogs/jzemlin/2008/10/29/linux-to-ship-on-more-desktops-than-windows/ The Economics Today the Linux Foundation issued a report looking at the value of the Linux platform in terms of code. This was an update of a 2002 study that estimated the value then at $1.2 Billion. Today’s value: $10.8 Billion. The study focused on ... http://www.linux-foundation.org/weblogs/jzemlin/2008/10/22/the-compelling-economics-of-linux-what-it-means-for-the-future-of-computing/ Yesterday, Linux Foundation member IBM announced its adoption of a new corporate policy that will govern its global participation in the standards development process. It also revealed a list of standards reform recommendations generated through a discussion among 70 standards experts from around the world, and called upon all stakeholders, from the open source ... http://www.linux-foundation.org/weblogs/jzemlin/2008/09/24/taking-a-second-look-at-the-standard-setting-process/ Sometimes a consortium can play a smaller supportive role that is really powerful. Helping people and organizations to pull together in the same direction can accomplish amazing things. It's very gratifying. The Linux Foundation, in concert with several well-known industry names (hint: they start with letters like I and ... http://www.linux-foundation.org/weblogs/jzemlin/2008/09/11/linux-foundation-expands-fellowship-program-to-support-kernel-developers/ This week week we saw news centered around two studies on desktop computing trends: one from Forrester Research and one from IDC. Both reports come from highly regarded firms and both seem to point to contradictory trends. Bad news first. Linux fans are now being compared to Cubs ... http://www.linux-foundation.org/weblogs/jzemlin/2008/09/10/to-all-chicago-cubs-and-linux-fans-a-tale-of-two-analyst-perspectives/ First let me state the obvious. If Google’s new browser is successful then the desktop operating system just became a lot less important. This is great news for Linux. That begs the question: If Google’s new browser isn’t even available on Linux, why is this great news for Linux? ... http://www.linux-foundation.org/weblogs/jzemlin/2008/09/02/if-google%e2%80%99s-new-browser-isn%e2%80%99t-even-available-on-linux-why-is-this-great-news-for-linux/ The Linux Foundation will be hosting our first ever End User Collaboration Summit this October in New York. This forum is designed for sophisticated users of Linux who will be able share best practices about how they are using Linux and speak directly with the core developers of the Linux platform. ... http://www.linux-foundation.org/weblogs/jzemlin/2008/08/28/linux-foundation-end-user-collaboration-summit-oct-13-14-nyc/ Declaring victory for the Linux desktop at the end of the day will based upon looking at market penetration of Linux based clients vs. Windows and other operating systems. I believe this is still the best measure but we may finally be able to declare this year the ... http://www.linux-foundation.org/weblogs/jzemlin/2008/08/26/this-is-the-year-of-the-linux-desktop-breakout/