Fwd: [Lf-announce] Linux Foundation Newsletter: February 2010

[Lisa Kachold]

!!!!!!

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Linux Foundation <jennifer at linuxfoundation.org>
Date: Tue, Feb 23, 2010 at 11:37 AM
Subject: [Lf-announce] Linux Foundation Newsletter: February 2010
To: lf-announce at linux-foundation.org


In this month's Linux Foundation newsletter:

* Linux Foundation Hosts MeeGo Project
* Free Linux Training Webinar Series Announced
* New Collaboration Summit Program Details Revealed
* 2010 "We're Linux" Video Contest Launches
* Linux Foundation in the News
* Upcoming Training Course from Linux Foundation

==> Linux Foundation Hosts MeeGo Project <==

The Linux Foundation is the home for the new MeeGo project, which combines
the former Intel-backed Moblin and Nokia-backed Maemo Linux-based
initiatives. The project is being hosted as a fully open source project,
encouraging community contributions in line with the best practices of the
open source development model.

MeeGo is designed for cross-device, cross-architecture computing and is
built from the ground up for a new class of powerful computing devices. The
Linux Foundation expects MeeGo to be adopted widely by device manufacturers,
network operators, software vendors and developers across multiple device
types and for many organizations and developers to participate in the
project.

Executive Director Jim Zemlin shares the details in his blog post at
Linux.com:
http://www.linux.com/news/featured-blogs/158-jim-zemlin/286723-bringing-the-magic-to-linux-with-meego-

==> Free Linux Training Webinar Series Announced <==

In January, the Linux Foundation announced a free webinar series to help
meet increasing demand for Linux professionals. The series is designed to
enable attendees to learn the fundamentals of Linux directly from the source
of Linux, the developers themselves. The webinar series will feature Linux
Foundation technical advisory board (TAB) members and other community
developers. The first Webinar in the series is “How To Contribute to the
Linux Community,” led by Jon Corbet, and available March 1.

For more information on this webinar series and other training opportunities
through the Linux Foundation, please visit
http://www.linux.com/news/featured-blogs/167-amanda-mcpherson/280632-how-to-learn-linux-from-the-developers-of-linux-for-free

==> New Collaboration Summit Program Details Revealed <==

The invitation-only Linux Foundation Collaboration Summit is coming up! It
takes place on April 14-16, 2010 at Hotel Kabuki in San Francisco. The
exclusive event brings together the brightest minds in Linux, including core
kernel developers, distribution maintainers, ISVs, end users, system vendors
and other community organizations.

New program highlights include:

* Keynote and full day session on MeeGo, the new computing platform backed
by Intel and Nokia.

* Does Open Source Mean Open Cloud? A roundtable panel moderated by John
March Walker, founder and chief community architect at Community Root, LLC.
Panelists include Sam Ramji, vice president at Sonoa Systems; Doug Tidwell,
senior software engineer at IBM; and Matt Asay, chief operating officer at
Canonical.

* An informative Linux Kernel Roundtable Panel featuring James Bottomley,
Jon Corbet, Andrew Morton, Christoph Hellwig and Greg Kroah-Hartman.

* How to Prevent Community: Making Sure Your Pond Stays Small. A keynote by
Josh Berkus, PostgreSQL

* State of the Linux Union. A keynote from Jim Zemlin, executive director at
the Linux Foundation

* Why Your Life Might Depend on Your Code. A keynote by Alexander Shanz, DFS
Deutsche Flugsicherung GmbH

* 10+ Years of Linux at IBM. A keynote by Dr. Daniel Frye, vice president,
Open Systems Development, IBM; and board member at the Linux Foundation.

To request an invitation, please visit:
http://events.linuxfoundation.org/component/registrationpro/?func=details&did=26

 ==> 2010 We're Linux Video Contest Launches <==

The Linux Foundation's “We’re Linux” video contest is back for its second
year and aims to find the best user-generated videos that demonstrate what
Linux means to those who use it and inspire others to try it.

The contest is calling all community members and amateur filmmakers to share
with the public what a 30-60 second Linux-focused spot for the Super Bowl
might look like. This theme is not a requirement for entry; however, videos
that can demonstrate the benefits of Linux to the general public are likely
to receive more community votes.

Submissions are being accepted through midnight on April 4, 2010. The winner
will be revealed at the Linux Foundation’s Collaboration Summit on April 14,
2010 in San Francisco and will be awarded with a laptop loaded with Linux
and a trip to LinuxCon in Boston, Mass.

The winner will be determined by a combination of online community ranking
and a panel of judges that includes:

• Andrew Morton, lead Linux kernel maintainer;
• Stephen O’Grady, co-founder, Red Monk;
• Stormy Peters, executive director, GNOME Foundation;
• Brandon Phillips, Linux kernel developer, Novell;
• Bob Sutor, VP, Open Source and Linux, IBM Software Group; and
• Steven Vaughan-Nichols, journalist, ComputerWorld.
==> Linux Foundation in the News <==

MobileCrunch: Moblin + Maemo + Linux Foundation = MeeGo
"I think this makes a lot of sense. Shepherding a Linux distribution is hard
work. It takes a lot of effort to build and maintain a vibrant developer
community, and it takes a certain attitude to really drive an open source
project."
http://www.mobilecrunch.com/2010/02/15/moblin-maemo-linux-foundation-meego/

Wall Street Journal: Intel and Nokia Get "Cute" with Mobile Software"
"If you wrote an application to run on an ARM chip, a developer most likely
would have to run a process called recompilation to create a version that
would run on a device using an x86 microprocessor, noted Jim Zemlin,
executive director of the Linux Foundation, which will help oversee MeeGo’s
development, as it had Moblin’s. Still, the work for developers should be a
lot less, Zemlin said. He noted that Intel and Nokia see MeeGo as not at all
limited to smartphones, but to be a platform for creating applications for
netbook-style PCs, TVs, cars and other products. 'They are thinking about
this as a platform for things people haven’t even dreamed of yet,' Zemlin
said.
http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2010/02/15/intel-and-nokia-get-cute-with-mobile-software/

OStatic: LinuxCon Puts Out Call for Papers Ahead of Summer Event
"LinuxCon 2010 is just six months away, and the Linux Foundation is on the
lookout for attendees and presenters alike. A call for participation went
out last week, inviting Linux users of all types to submit presentation
proposals."
http://ostatic.com/blog/linuxcon-puts-out-call-for-papers-ahead-of-summer-event

ITWorld: Kicking Off a New "We're Linux" Contest
"The contest, which was very popular in its first iteration last year, calls
all community members and amateur filmmakers to create a 30-60 second
Linux-focused spot for the big game {super bowl}. Having helped manage the
entries last year while at the LF, I can tell you that the level of
creativity from the 2009 entries was very high, and I am personally looking
forward to seeing what this year's batch of entries brings."
http://www.itworld.com/open-source/95611/kicking-off-a-new-were-linux-video-contest

CNET: Free Linux Training to Help You Get a Job
"Research shows the demand for Linux talent is on the rise with some firms
reporting a 50 percent increase in Linux-related jobs just in the last year.
This is certainly good news if you already know how to work with Linux, and
perhaps better news if you are looking for a new technical role."
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13846_3-10441285-62.html

San Francisco Chronicle: Linux Foundation: Microsoft Talking Smack on
Windows Mobile
"In a blog post this week, Zemlin fired back at comments Bach made to
financial analysts at CES (consumer electronics show) that there is too much
complexity in Linux and too many versions for phone carriers to manage. 'By
Bach's count there are 17 variants of Linux available on mobile phones,'
writes Zemlin. 'He sees this as a bad thing for customers. We,
unsurprisingly, see this as a bad thing for Microsoft.'
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2010/01/21/urnidgns852573C400693880002576B20075C15D.DTL

==> Upcoming Training Courses from Linux Foundation <==

Developing Linux Device Drivers
March 15-19, 2010
Tokyo, Japan
For more information, please visit:
http://training.linuxfoundation.org/component/registrationpro/?func=details&did=35

Linux Kernel Internals Crash Course
March 22-26, 2010
Virtual Classroom
For more information, please visit:
http://training.linuxfoundation.org/component/registrationpro/?func=details&did=45

Embedded Linux Development
March 22-26, 2010
Santa Clara, Calif.
For more information, please visit:
http://training.linuxfoundation.org/component/registrationpro/?func=details&did=47

Developing Apps for Linux
April 5-9, 2010
Washington, D.C.
For more information, please visit:
http://training.linuxfoundation.org/component/registrationpro/?func=details&did=31

------------------------------
------------------------------
Lf-announce mailing list
Lf-announce at lists.linux-foundation.org
https://lists.linux-foundation.org/mailman/listinfo/lf-announce

_______________________________________________
Lf-announce mailing list
Lf-announce at lists.linux-foundation.org
https://lists.linux-foundation.org/mailman/listinfo/lf-announce




-- 
Skype: (623)239-3392
AT&T: (503)754-4452
http://www.obnosis.com
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/pipermail/plug-discuss/attachments/20100224/9b09a88a/attachment.htm