Linux Foundation Kicks off Training Program
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more »Event Report: SCALE 7x A look back at the seventh annual Southern California Linux Expo
Feb 27, 2009The seventh annual Southern California Linux Expo, held February 20-22, included a wide variety of talks on open source projects, system administration, and software development from luminaries in the open source community. This year’s conference was larger than ever and included keynotes from Bradley Kuhn, President of Software Freedom Conservancy, and Joe 'Zonker' Brockmeier, openSUSE's Community Manager. Kuhn talked about concerns with Software as a Service (a.k.a. the cloud), and Brockmeier discussed ways to improve the reach of an open source project.
more »Freescale Plans Reference Design for Linux ARM Netbooks
Feb 26, 2009When will power-saving and affordable ARM netbooks become available? Freescale Semiconductor has ventured into an advanced standard, albeit with their homegrown i.MX515 chip.
more »CeBIT Open Source: Live Stream of Forum Talks for Free
Feb 26, 2009In March (3-8, 2009), CeBIT will once again be opening its gates in Hannover, Germany. The world's largest and most renowned trade fair for the world of IT and telecommunications will be featuring Open Source topics in hall 6. The CeBIT Open Source Forum 2009 will be the venue of daily lectures on the use of Linux and free software - and you can watch them online, live and for free!
more »CeBIT Open Source 2009 -- Presenting Free Projects
Feb 25, 2009Formerly regarded as technical gimmicks, open source programs have meanwhile become firmly established with companies and public institutions and provide an effective alternative to conventional software products. The trend towards open source systems will be very much in evidence at CeBIT 2009. For this reason, a dedicated area has been created in Hall 6.
more »FOSDEM Video: Listening, Asking, Testing at the Conference
Feb 19, 2009FOSDEM Video: Micro Distro Summit
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Nils Magnus of Linux Magazine Online pulled together the heads of three Linux distros for an interview and put them in a video: openSUSE's Joe Brockmeier, Debian's Steve McIntyre and Red Hat's Max Spevack.
more »FOSDEM Video: Google Summer of Code - Some Insights
Feb 13, 2009Linux Magazine Online has been talking to Leslie Hawthorn, one of the project managers for Google's hacker scholarship.
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