Linux Foundation

Linux Foundation thinks it can get you interested in smartNICs

Step one: Make them easier to program

Networks21 Jun 2022 | 8

Intel energizes decades-old real-time Linux kernel project

Linutronix buy looks like a boon for those waiting on PREEMPT_RT

OSes24 Feb 2022 | 45

Linux Foundation spends 20% more in 2021, highlights new LFX platform

New tool for security, insights, and fixing "gender and racially insensitive language rampant in code"

Software13 Dec 2021 | 19

FOSS developer survey: Mostly male, employed... and many don't care about 'soul-withering chore' of security

Developer: 'I find security an insufferably boring procedural hindrance.' Oh dear. Maybe Rust can help?

Software08 Dec 2020 | 45

China’s government-anointed Git operator says it will become a Linux Foundation mirror

Starting with just two projects - Baetyl and EdgeX - but eventually all code will be shared behind Great Firewall

Software10 Nov 2020 | 6

Linux Foundation projects on AI and data merge – because one of these concepts simply can't exist without the other

Open Source Summit Europe Combined org hoping to attract more industry support

AI + ML26 Oct 2020 | 2

Facebook to take board seat at Linux Foundation after signing as Platinum member

Already a big mover in Foundation projects like Presto, GraphQL, Osquery and ONNX, so why not go all-in?

Software17 Aug 2020 | 15

Linux Foundation starts new group to build pandemic-popping software

Decentralised contact-tracing apps from Ireland and Canada are first off the rank

Software21 Jul 2020 | 20

Security-focused microkernel goes in for some seL4-care, becomes a foundation to keep that ecosystem growing

Being under the Linux Foundation umbrella is a good way to get that done

Software07 Apr 2020 | 4

The great big open-source census: Most-used libraries revealed – plus 10 things developers should be doing to keep their code secure

Linux Foundation hears your gripes about naming schemes, legacy code, and more

Software20 Feb 2020 | 19

Shhh! Microsoft, Intel, Google and more sign up to the Confidential Computing Consortium

You can make your own joke about foxes and hen houses...

Security22 Aug 2019 | 13

The BMC in OpenBMC stands for 'Burglarize My Computer' – thanks to irritating security flaw

Pantsdown vulnerability affects various BMC stacks as well as OpenBMC on systems using two particular Aspeed chips

Systems24 Jan 2019 | 21

Why does the world need the new 'Arkraino' network edge stack'?

Because devices on massive networks need services, says Linux Foundation orchestration guru Arpit Joshipura

Networks03 May 2018 | 7

SYN-SYN-ACK - Your networking news roundup has arrived!

Aruba's AI moves, Marvell and Nvidia vehicle tech, and yes, the Open Networking Summit

Networks29 Mar 2018 | 3

Linux Foundation lays out welcome mat for AT&T network OS

'DANOS' code hoped to run 100,000 routers will go open source in H2 2018

Networks28 Mar 2018 |

Linux Foundation backs new ‘ACRN’ hypervisor for embedded and IoT

UPDATED Intel tosses in code because data centre hypervisors are too bloated

Edge + IoT19 Mar 2018 | 54

Open source community crams itself into big tent

Can't we just get along? At a sunny California inn with hors d'oeuvres, most definitely

Software06 Mar 2018 | 15

Open NFV kit and software gets verification program

Huawei, ZTE, Wind River, Nokia first to fly 'OPNFV Verified' flag

Networks08 Feb 2018 | 1

Linux Foundation puts all its networking eggs in one basket

‘LF Networking Fund' is like the Cloud Native Computing Foundation, but for SDN

Networks24 Jan 2018 |

Linux Foundation wants to do to data what it's done for software

OS Summit Penguins and machine learning. It could happen!

OSes23 Oct 2017 | 3

Cloud students, pay attention! Exam plans promise fresh skills

Going native

SaaS21 Apr 2017 | 5

Free Range Routing project takes aim at Cisco with server-as-router project

'Quagga' gets new name, code injection from Linux Foundation, Cumulus and pals

Networks04 Apr 2017 | 5

Chinese giants give world another SDN and NFV platform

'Open-O' is backed by Huawei, China Mobile, Ericsson and Intel, among others

Networks15 Nov 2016 | 2

Bloke accused of Linux kernel.org hack nabbed during traffic stop

Possible 40 years in the Big House for 2011 infiltration of open-source world's servers

Security02 Sep 2016 | 40

Linux Foundation becomes a PNDA-hugger

Big data network analytics platform gets the open-source embrace

Networks17 Aug 2016 | 1

Intel chips in with blockchain code for Hyperledger

Partners gather around the Big Blue Linux block

Software21 Jun 2016 | 6

Linux Foundation whistles up 'Fido' for SDN, NFV

Cisco – yes, Cisco – drops foundation code into open source networking project

Networks17 Feb 2016 | 1

Linux Foundation quietly scraps individual memberships

Now you can only be a 'supporter' with no voting rights

Software25 Jan 2016 | 41

Linux Foundation assembles gang to build a better Blockchain

Banks, vendors, team to build open-source, enterprise-grade distributed ledger

Software18 Dec 2015 | 10

Linux Foundation wants open source projects to show you their steenking badges

LinuxCon 2015 New effort gives the nod to security-conscious projects

Software19 Aug 2015 | 11

Open Container Project renames, says standard is just weeks away

Linux Foundation, Docker and friends opt for Open Container Initiative

SaaS22 Jul 2015 | 2

Linux Foundation wrangles app container wranglers into new org

Industry bigwigs to collaborate on 'Cloud Native Computing'

SaaS21 Jul 2015 |

Linux Foundation serves up a tasty dish of BUGS

Lots of important tools get no developer love, which makes Linux a bit more risky

Software14 Jul 2015 | 25

Inside the Open Container Project: Docker sings kumbaya

DockerCon 2015 Linux Foundation-led effort promises a single spec for all

SaaS22 Jun 2015 | 3

It's about forking time: Node.js, io.js to mend differences, remerge

Server-side JavaScript tools reunited under wing of Linux Foundation

SaaS15 Jun 2015 | 11

Critical 0-days in open source? The problem isn't code, it's CASH

Linux Foundation honcho talks turkey on funding war on vulns

Security18 Feb 2015 | 11

Linux kernel dev has gone well and truly corporate – report

Companies making more changes, and faster than ever

Software18 Feb 2015 | 65

Ericsson, AT&T demo virty mobile signalling

Carrier SDN / NFV on the way

Networks04 Nov 2014 |

Vendors join hands to foster open source NFV

Reference platform rather than standards

Virtualization02 Oct 2014 |

Storage, chip slingers pledge allegiance to Linux, open source

LinuxCon 2014 Linux Foundation swells ranks, coffers

OSes21 Aug 2014 | 6

Linux Foundation says many Linux admins and engineers are certifiable

LinuxCon 2014 Floats exam program to help IT employers lock up talent

OSes20 Aug 2014 | 35

Linux kernel devs made to finger their dongles before contributing code

Two-factor auth enabled for Kernel.org repositories

OSes18 Aug 2014 | 9

Linux Foundation flings two full-time developers at OpenSSL

Crack anti-Heartbleed team sent in to patch critical tech

Software29 May 2014 | 15

Atten-hut! Linux Foundation welcomes three new recruits

Two companies from the future and one from the past join open source advocacy group

On-Prem19 May 2014 | 1

Bevy of tech behemoths aim to plug the next Heartbleed with DOLLARS

Web, IT goliaths to pour gold into more open-source code

On-Prem24 Apr 2014 | 35

OpenDaylight beams down a little Hydrogen

First code release offers SDN and network function virtualisation

Networks05 Feb 2014 |

Microsoft no longer a top Linux kernel contributor

Mobile device makers taking a more active role

OSes16 Sep 2013 | 41

Big Switch Networks quits OEM-led SDN scheme

'Goliath beat me up,' says David. 'What did you expect,' says world

Networks06 Jun 2013 |

Linux in 2013: 'Freakishly awesome' – and who needs a fork?

LCS2013 Features, performance, security, stability: pick, er, four

OSes17 Apr 2013 | 191

Xen hypervisor leaps into Linux Foundation

Amazon Web Services, Google to exert cloudy influence

SaaS15 Apr 2013 | 10

Network Goliaths and upstart Davids join in on OpenDaylight SDN project

Trying to pull a Linux maneuver for malleable networks

SaaS08 Apr 2013 | 4

Survey: Bosses are DESPERATE and GAGGING for Linux skills

Penguin gurus sought more than other tech workers

OSes20 Feb 2013 | 112

Linux Foundation ships UEFI Secure Boot workaround

Should work with any distro, but not without hassle

OSes11 Feb 2013 | 82

Microsoft dragging its feet on Linux Secure Boot fix

Linux Foundation's workaround held up by roadblocks

OSes21 Nov 2012 | 150

HP upgrades Linux Foundation membership to Platinum

Now chips in more than Red Hat, Suse, Ubuntu . . . or Google

Software05 Nov 2012 | 9

Linux-based Tizen mobile platform lives!

Samsung could soon ship actual phone

OSes27 Sep 2012 | 29