Kroah-Hartman joins distinguished group of Linux Foundation fellows, including Linus Torvalds, to advance the operating system

SAN FRANCISCO, February 1, 2012 – The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating the growth of Linux, today announced that Greg Kroah-Hartman is joining the organization as Fellow.

Kroah-Hartman is among a distinguished group of software developers that maintain Linux at the kernel level. In his role as Linux Foundation Fellow, Kroah-Hartman will continue his work as the maintainer for the Linux stable kernel branch and a variety of subsystems while working in a fully neutral environment. He will also work more closely with Linux Foundation members, workgroups, Labs projects, and staff on key initiatives to advance Linux.

The Linux Foundation Fellowship program provides financial support to software developers working on Linux and open source community projects. Under the auspices of this fund, The Linux Foundation works with users, vendors and developers to identify where and how additional work or resources could accelerate development efforts and spur the adoption of Linux and open source software.

“The Linux Foundation does extremely valuable work, and I am proud to join the organization,” said Greg Kroah-Hartman. “I’m excited to continue my work on the Linux kernel alongside the best developers in the world and to increase collaboration among Linux Foundation members and kernel developers.”

“Greg is among the world’s most talented software developers and is providing unmatched contributions to the advancement of Linux,” said Jim Zemlin, executive director at The Linux Foundation. “We’re looking forward to working even more closely with Greg and to allow him to expand his focus on the kernel.”

Kroah-Hartman created and maintains the Linux Driver Project. He is also currently the maintainer for the Linux stable kernel branch and a variety of different subsystems that include USB, staging, driver core, tty, and sysfs, among others. Most recently, he was a Fellow at SUSE. Kroah-Hartman is an adviser to Oregon State University’s Open Source Lab, a member of The Linux Foundation's Technical Advisory Board, has delivered a variety of keynote addresses at developer and industry events, and has authored two books covering Linux device drivers and Linux kernel development.

The Linux Foundation Fellows today include Till Kamppeter, Greg Kroah-Hartman, Janina Sajka, Richard Purdie and Linus Torvalds. Previous Fellows include Steve Hemminger, Andrew Morton, Andrew Tridgell and Ted Ts’o. For more information on Linux Foundation Fellows, please visit the Linux Foundation Fellowship website.

About The Linux Foundation

The Linux Foundation is a nonprofit consortium dedicated to fostering the growth of Linux. Founded in 2000, the organization sponsors the work of Linux creator Linus Torvalds and promotes, protects and advances the Linux operating system by marshaling the resources of its members and the open source development community. The Linux Foundation provides a neutral forum for collaboration and education by hosting Linux conferences, including LinuxCon, and generating original Linux research and content that advances the understanding of the Linux platform. Its web properties, including Linux.com, reach approximately two million people per month. The organization also provides extensive Linux training opportunities that feature the Linux kernel community’s leading experts as instructors. Follow The Linux Foundation on Twitter.

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Training and consulting companies come together to help meet demand for Linux-specific knowledge, advance the platform 

SAN FRANCISCO, January 25, 2012 – The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating the growth of Linux, today announced that three companies are joining the organization: 4Linux, Erlang Solutions and Linux Professional Institute (LPI).

While the national and international job markets continue to struggle, the IT market offers a brighter outlok, according to technology jobs board Dice.com. And wihtin the IT market, indicators point to Linux jobs as an area of specific growth. This is trigger new demands for training and consulting services focused on the platform. By joining The Linux Foundation, 4Linux and Erlang Solutions and LPI can collaborate on educational programs, network with industry peers and collaborate with the Linux community to advance the operating system for specific opportunities.

More details on today’s new Linux Foundation members:

4Linux is a leading Brazilian company providing solutions, training and services based on free and open source software. The 4Linux technical team is highly qualified and experienced in infrastructure and middleware architecture for mission-critical workloads. 4Linux has implemented open source solutions for the Federal Government Bank of Brazil (Caixa Economica Federal), which serves more than 50 million Brazilians. 4Linux also provides basic and advanced e-learning classes in Portuguese throughout the world.

“In 2011, when Linux celebrated its 20^th anniversary, 4Linux celebrated its 10-year anniversary. This was a very successful story in the Brazilian market, and we decided to expand our work into the global market,” said Rodolfo Gobbi, general director, 4Linux. “Our membership with The Linux Foundation is one of the actions in this direction that will allow us to collaborate with a worldwide network of developers vendors and users who are all, like 4Linux, working toward the same goal: advancing and supporting Linux.”

Erlang Solutions provides businesses with scalable solutions that are based on the general purpose Erlang programming language and runtime system. Through the creation, integration, delivery and lifetime support of products and services, Erlang Solutions supports the Erlang user community with industry-leading research, development, training and worldwide support. The company has offices in London, Stockholm and Krakow.

 “Erlang and Linux are a powerful combination for scalable cloud solutions,” said Marcus Taylor, commercial director and co-founder, Erlang Solutions. “That’s why our Linux Foundation membership is so important to us. We see this as the ideal forum to bring together our two communities. Through collaboration, we can advance Linux and Erlang in a way that supports our work and our clients, while giving back to the Linux community.”

Linux Professional Institute (LPI) represents a worldwide network of affiliates, training partners, industry representatives, enterprise customers, community professionals, and academic organizations that support programs and services to further lifelong professional careers in Linux and open source technologies. LPI is globally recognized Linux certifications are delivered in thousands of locations worldwide and in multiple languages.

"LPI represents many Linux professionals from around the globe and we have been promoting the professional use of Linux and open source since 1999. Our membership in The Linux Foundation is a natural partnership for us given our long-standing history of industry and community cooperation. We look forward to working with The Linux Foundation to enhance the open source ecosystem that supports innovation and evolution in this dynamic industry," said Jim Lacey, president and CEO of LPI.

"Linux is reaching a tipping point where its penetratio across industries is creating high demand for knowledgeable professionals who can work on the platform in a variety of environments," said Amanda McPherson, vice president of marketing and developer services at The Linux Foundation. "4Linux, Erlang Solutions and Linux Professional Institute are examples of organizations what are contributing to the work we're all doing  as a community to help meet this demand, and we look forward to collaborating with them."


About The Linux Foundation

The Linux Foundation is a nonprofit consortium dedicated to fostering the growth of Linux. Founded in 2000, the organization sponsors the work of Linux creator Linus Torvalds and promotes, protects and advances the Linux operating system by marshaling the resources of its members and the open source development community. The Linux Foundation provides a neutral forum for collaboration and education by hosting Linux conferences, including LinuxCon, and generating original Linux research and content that advances the understanding of the Linux platform. Its web properties, including Linux.com, reach approximately two million people per month. The organization also provides extensive Linux training opportunities that feature the Linux kernel community’s leading experts as instructors. Follow The Linux Foundation on Twitter.

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World’s largest enterprises will add more Linux to support cloud computing, “Big Data” – all at the expense of Windows and Unix

SAN FRANCISCO, January 19, 2012 – The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating the growth of Linux, today announced the immediate release of its latest report “Linux Adoption Trends 2012: A Survey of Enterprise End Users,” which shares new data representing Linux’s dominant role in supporting cloud computing, “Big Data” and new, “greenfield” deployments.

The data in the report reflects the results of the second invitation-only survey of The Linux Foundation’s Enterprise End User Council as well as other companies and government organizations. The first Enterprise Linux survey and report was released in October 2010.

This year’s survey was conducted in partnership with Yeoman Technology Group late last year and received responses from nearly 1900 individuals. Like the 2010 report, it filters the data to surface trends among the world’s largest enterprise companies and government organizations – identified by 428 respondents at organizations with $500 million or more in annual revenues or greater than 500 employees. The number of respondents from the largest enterprises in the world grew by more than 10% this year, providing an even better picture of enterprise Linux adoption trends.

The 2012 Enterprise Linux survey shows that affinity among new and veteran Linux users continues to increase at the expense of Windows and Unix. Part of this growth is due to Linux’s role in two of today’s biggest IT trends: supporting the increasing level of “Big Data” and achieving productivity and security gains with virtualization and cloud computing. Enterprise Linux users show steady progress on all of these fronts and a clear preference for Linux as the foundation for these trends. Key findings from this year’s report include:

* Even as IT spending forecasts remain soft, enterprise users are adding more Linux: 

Eight out of ten respondents say that they have both added Linux servers in the last 12 months and plan to add more in the next 12 months, with the same number planning to add more Linux in the next five years. Only 21.7% of respondents are planning an increase in Windows servers during that same period (next five years).

* More than 75% of respondents expressed concern about supporting "Big Data," and nearly 72% are choosing Linux to support it: 

Most enterprises expressed concern with the rapid growth of data, and Linux is clearly the platform of choice to address it. Only 35.9% are planning to use Windows to meet the demands of this new environment.

* Linux users see fewer issue impeding the operating system's success, with technical issues cited among respondents dropping 40% from last year's report: 

Technical issues cited by Linux users dropped 40%, from 20.3% in 2010 to 12.2% today. Twenty-two percent fewer respondents cite perception by management as an issue, and 10% fewer say there are no issues at all impeding the success of Linux. 

* The largest collaborative development project gains more contributions from enterprise users: This year's survey surfaced a nearly 12-point increase in those participating in Linux Foundation activities, an 8-point increase among respondents who are working on code, and a 5-point increase in those who are testing submitting bugs.

* TCO, feature set and overall security top Linux benefits: More than two-thirds of respondents consider Linux to be more secure than other operating systems.

“The Linux Foundation strives to provide unique research that informs the industry and its members on Linux adoption and that can illustrate a more complete picture of the state of Linux. This year’s Enterprise End User survey and report does just that, especially in the areas of overall growth and support for cloud computing and big data,” said Amanda McPherson, vice president of marketing and developer services, The Linux Foundation. “By understanding how the world’s largest and most advanced enterprise managers are using Linux, we can work to advance the operating system in priority areas.”

The Enterprise Linux User survey is not intended to be an assessment of the overall penetration of Linux in the market, nor is it designed as a cross-platform study. It’s also important to note that enterprise users who are motivated to take a survey from The Linux Foundation are not an unbiased lot, but the size of these organizations, their buying power and technical prowess – as filtered by The Linux Foundation and Yeoman – can provide important guidance both for Linux vendors and developers, as well as their competitors.

To download the full report, please visit The Linux Foundation’s Publications website.

The Linux Foundation End User Council will meet with vendors and the developer community this April 30-May 1, 2012 at The Linux Foundation’s Enterprise End User Summit. The event will take place this year at the NYSE offices. More information can be found on The Linux Foundation’s events website.


About The Linux Foundation

The Linux Foundation is a nonprofit consortium dedicated to fostering the growth of Linux. Founded in 2000, the organization sponsors the work of Linux creator Linus Torvalds and promotes, protects and advances the Linux operating system by marshaling the resources of its members and the open source development community. The Linux Foundation provides a neutral forum for collaboration and education by hosting Linux conferences, including LinuxCon, and generating original Linux research and content that advances the understanding of the Linux platform. Its web properties, including Linux.com, reach approximately two million people per month. The organization also provides extensive Linux training opportunities that feature the Linux kernel community’s leading experts as instructors. Follow The Linux Foundation on Twitter.

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Trademarks: The Linux Foundation, Linux Standard Base, MeeGo, Tizen and Yocto Project are trademarks of The Linux Foundation. Linux is a trademark of Linus Torvalds.

World's premier Linux events bring global community of administrators, developers and vendors together in collaboration

LinuxCon North America co-located in San Diego with Linux Kernel Summit and Linux Plumbers Conference; Barcelona to host LinuxCon Europe 2012

Exclusive discounts available for early event and training registration

SAN FRANCISCO, January 12, 2012 – The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating the growth of Linux, today announced its 2012 event and onsite Linux training schedule. The organization is also opening the Call for Presentations (CFPs) for its remaining 2012 event lineup, which includes LinuxCon conferences in North America, Japan and Europe.

LinuxCon North America will take place this year in San Diego, Calif., where it will be co-located with the Linux Plumbers Conference and exclusive Linux Kernel Summit. Hosting these events together in one location will ensure the brightest minds in Linux are together in one place to advance the state of the art of the Linux platform. LinuxCon Europe, which debuted to a sold out crowd in Prague in 2011, will be in Barcelona, Spain this year. Embedded Linux Conference Europe and KVM Forum will also take place in Barcelona. LinuxCon Japan returns to Yokohama.

“The Linux Foundation’s 2012 event lineup and onsite Linux training schedule are designed to facilitate face-to-face collaboration among the community’s best and brightest,” said Jim Zemlin, executive director at The Linux Foundation. “These neutral forums help advance the most pressing opportunities for Linux and bring to bear the highest quality technical content. We’re especially excited about the trifecta of events taking place in San Diego. This area is a hotbed for software development and embedded design.”

The Linux Foundation has also designed an annual event-specific Linux training schedule to help attendees maximize their educational experiences onsite. The Linux Foundation’s courses are designed to give attendees hands on experience and the advanced technical skills needed to thrive in their careers today. With all indicators showing an increasing demand for Linux talent, this program helps prepare new and veteran professionals for the best Linux jobs.

To view the 2012 onsite Linux training schedule, please visit: https://training.linuxfoundation.org/about/types-of-linux-training/events-training

The Linux Foundation is offering a special promotion to those who want to commit early and book their registration for this year’s events and/or onsite training courses. The first 50 people to register for any LinuxCon event will receive a 35 percent discount by using the code ‘12PM35’ when registering online. In addition, a 35 percent discount is available for onsite training courses and is limited to five people per course. The code is ‘JANSPESH’ and is valid through January 31, 2012. These event and training offers will go quickly, so people who are interested are encouraged to register now.

The Linux Foundation’s 2012 Schedule of Events

Android Builders Summit

February 13-14, 2012, Hotel Sofitel SF Bay, Redwood Shores, Calif. 

A technical summit for OEMs, their device manufacturers, integrators, custom builders, and the growing Android and Linux Kernel developer communities.

Embedded Linux Conference

February 15-17, 2012, Hotel Sofitel SF Bay, Redwood Shores, Calif. 

The premier vendor-neutral technical conference for companies and developers using Linux in embedded products.

Linux Storage, Filesystems and MM Summit

April 1-2, 2012, Hotel Nikko, San Francisco, Calif.

Invitation-only event that brings together developers and researchers who work with the Linux storage and file system stack.

Linux Foundation Member Legal Summit

April 2-4, 2012, Hotel Nikko, San Francisco, Calif. 

Invitation-only event where legal counsel from member organizations collaborate on protecting and advancing Linux and open source.

Linux Foundation Collaboration Summit

April 3-5, 2012, Hotel Nikko, San Francisco, Calif. 

An exclusive, invitation-only summit that brings together core kernel developers, distribution maintainers, ISVs, end users, system vendors and other community organizations for plenary sessions and workgroup meetings that help solve the most pressing issues facing Linux today.

Linux Foundation Enterprise End User Summit

April 30-May 1, 2012, New York Stock Exchange, New York, New York 

An invitation-only event that brings together high-performance end users with the highest-level Linux community developers.

LinuxCon Japan

June 6-8, 2012, Pacifico Yokohama, Yokohama, Japan 

The premier Linux conference in Asia that brings together a unique blend of core developers, administrators, users, community managers and industry experts.

Linux Kernel Summit

August 26-28, 2012, Sheraton San Diego, San Diego, Calif. 

This Summit brings together the world's leading core kernel developers to discuss the state of the existing kernel and to plan the next development cycle.

LinuxCon North America & Linux Plumbers Conference

August 29-31, 2012, Sheraton San Diego, San Diego, Calif. 

LinuxCon is the leading annual technical conference in North America, providing a needed collaboration and education space for the Linux community.

LinuxCon Europe & Embedded Linux Conference Europe

November 5-7, 2012, Hotel Fira Palace, Barcelona, Spain

LinuxCon Europe brings together the European Linux community to collaborate and advance Linux for the region. ELC Europe is in its 7th year and has the largest collection of sessions dedicated exclusively to embedded Linux and embedded Linux developers.

KVM Forum

November 7-9, 2012, Hotel Fira Palace, Barcelona, Spain 

Brings together the community of developers working on and defining the KVM hypervisor.

For more information on any of these events, including registration and CFP details, please visit the Linux Foundation events page at: http://events.linuxfoundation.org.

The Linux Foundation's events provide a neutral, collaborative environment that advances the state of the art of the Linux platform and provides networking and education in the technical, business and legal arenas, including professional Linux training opportunities. Pressing issues facing Linux are solved in these open forums where the Linux community collaborates on everything from the next kernel release to workgroup milestones to major enterprise deployments.

About The Linux Foundation

The Linux Foundation is a nonprofit consortium dedicated to fostering the growth of Linux. Founded in 2000, the organization sponsors the work of Linux creator Linus Torvalds and promotes, protects and advances the Linux operating system by marshaling the resources of its members and the open source development community. The Linux Foundation provides a neutral forum for collaboration and education by hosting Linux conferences, including LinuxCon, and generating original Linux research and content that advances the understanding of the Linux platform. Its web properties, including Linux.com, reach approximately two million people per month. The organization also provides extensive Linux training opportunities that feature the Linux kernel community’s leading experts as instructors. Follow The Linux Foundation on Twitter.

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Trademarks: The Linux Foundation, Linux Standard Base, MeeGo, Tizen and Yocto Project are trademarks of The Linux Foundation. Linux is a trademark of Linus Torvalds.

New members hail from Brazil, Japan, Canada and the U.S.; each focused on advancing Linux for next-generation computing

SAN FRANCISCO, November 15, 2011 – The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating the growth of Linux, today announced that four companies are joining the organization: DENSO Corporation, Integrated Computer Solutions (ICS), ProFUSION Embedded Systems and Savoir-Faire Linux.

These companies are joining The Linux Foundation to advance the Linux operating system for next-generation electronics, such as connected automobiles, phones and televisions, as well as for industrial automation and the development of mobile and web applications.

The Linux Foundation’s new members are also taking advantage of upcoming events that include LinuxCon Brazil November 17-18, 2011, and the first-ever Automotive Linux Summit November 28, 2011.

Today’s new Linux Foundation members include:

DENSO Corporation is headquartered in Japan and is a leading supplier of advanced automotive technology, systems and components for all the world’s major automakers. It operates in 35 countries and regions with more than 120,000 employees. The company is also on the Steering Committee for The Linux Foundation’s Automotive Linux Summit.

“The automotive market is at the beginning of a major technology revolution, and Linux is poised to play an important role,” said Hiroaki Tanaka, General Manager, DENSO Corporation. “DENSO is investing in the Linux platform to maximize its use of the operating system as the foundation for car computing for the long-term. We’re excited about the future of Linux in the auto industry.”

Integrated Computer Solutions (ICS) is headquartered in the USA and provides product development services and training for clients developing sophisticated, multi-touch applications for modern devices running Linux. It provides independent support for the LGPL version of Qt, and helps developers deliver applications for a broad range of touch-based devices, including tablets, handsets, in-vehicle infotainment systems and desktops.

“Embedded and mobile application development on Linux is growing fast, and we’re in a position to help navigate that growth with the community and our customers,” said Peter Winston, CEO, ICS. “Having long been proponents of open source technologies, our Linux Foundation membership will allow us to accelerate that work and to participate in the collaborative development process, ensuring that Linux-based applications continue to grow.”

ProFUSION Embedded Systems develops Linux and Android embedded software technologies for devices such as digital TV set-top boxes, media centers, Internet tablets and mobile phones. Based in Brazil, the company’s expert developers and consultants are known for working on the Linux kernel and graphical user interfaces, including work on the stack for Tizen. ProFUSION Embedded Systems will be presenting three talks at LinuxCon Brazil next week, one of which is titled “Tips and Tricks to Develop Software for CE Products on Low-End Hardware.”

“Linux is the leading operating system for embedded development, and it’s important for ProFUSION to contribute to this growing community through membership at The Linux Foundation,” said Gustavo Sverzut Barbieri, Director, ProFUSION Embedded Systems. “We’re looking forward to the collaboration opportunities at LinuxCon Brazil and through other initiatives such as the Yocto Project in the coming year.”

Savoir-Faire Linux is headquartered in Canada and helps companies maximize their return on investment through seamless integration of Linux and open source software in existing business environments. The company specializes in embedded Linux development, enterprise application consulting, and infrastructure design and support. Savoir-Faire Linux is also responsible for more than 100 contributions to various open source projects, including the Linux kernel.

“The Linux Foundation is a great place for an embedded Linux specialist to network with technology and thought leaders. Together, we can more effectively promote the real-time capabilities of Linux and benefit from the adoption of this powerful OS, in both industrial environments and consumer electronics,” said Dr. Abhay Ghatpande, director of Industry Solutions, Savoir-Faire Linux.

“Companies and organizations are coming to Linux from every industry and every region around the globe. The collective commitment to the platform is advancing Linux for a new generation of computing as we look towards the next 20 years,” said Amanda McPherson, vice president of marketing and developer programs at The Linux Foundation. “We’re very excited to welcome these leading companies to The Linux Foundation.”


About The Linux Foundation

The Linux Foundation is a nonprofit consortium dedicated to fostering the growth of Linux. Founded in 2000, the organization sponsors the work of Linux creator Linus Torvalds and promotes, protects and advances the Linux operating system by marshaling the resources of its members and the open source development community. The Linux Foundation provides a neutral forum for collaboration and education by hosting Linux conferences, including LinuxCon, and generating original Linux research and content that advances the understanding of the Linux platform. Its web properties, including Linux.com, reach approximately two million people per month. The organization also provides extensive Linux training opportunities that feature the Linux kernel community’s leading experts as instructors. Follow The Linux Foundation on Twitter.

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Trademarks: The Linux Foundation, Linux Standard Base, MeeGo, Tizen and Yocto Project are trademarks of The Linux Foundation. Linux is a trademark of Linus Torvalds.