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Study: Virtual Boxes Aren't Locked Up Tight Enough

By Justin Ryan | Mar 19, 2010

Virtualization has come to be the hot pick for consolidating and cutting hardware costs. All those machines within machines raise questions about the safety of what's inside, though, and according to a recent study, some are seriously lacking in good answers. more>>

Who Will Be Collaborating On What And When

By Justin Ryan | Mar 17, 2010

Each year, the Linux Foundation is responsible for putting on some of the biggest names of the conference season. LinuxCon, the Kernel and End-User Summits, the Linux Plumbers Conference — they all have the Foundation behind them. The next up on the schedule is the Collaboration Summit, and as of last week, attendees can now check the details on the Summit's who, what, where, and when. more>>

Mozilla Foundation Chair Mitchell Baker

A Face Lift For The MPL

By Justin Ryan | Mar 12, 2010

As Phyllis Diller would attest, a face lift isn't necessarily a bad thing. Most things — legalese included — can use a good going over from time to time, and that's just what the good people at Mozilla will be doing this year. more>>

Sudo Axes Escalation Glitch

By Justin Ryan | Mar 02, 2010

Among the important benefits of Linux's permission hierarchy is its ability to keep untrusted users from running amok. The all-or-nothing nature of root access, however, can present headaches when users are trusted, but only so far. That is a problem the sudo utility attempts to solve, and does so fairly well — except for the occasional glitch. more>>

iPlayer On, iPlayer Off

By Justin Ryan | Feb 26, 2010

The BBC's iPlayer has long been a thorn in the side of the Open Source community. Since it entered public beta in mid-2007, the BBC has consistently flip-flopped between completely ignoring FOSS users, serving them third-rate pacifier versions, and begrudgingly granting access to what Windows users have had all along. And the flipping continues. more>>

Collaboration Summit Coming Up Quick

By Justin Ryan | Feb 24, 2010

For the past four years, the "brightest minds in Linux" have come together at the Linux Foundation Collaboration Summit to "tackle and solve the most pressing issues facing Linux today." The opportunity to solve is coming up quickly, and those who want in on the tackling had better move fast. more>>

Linux Fund UK Business Card

Linux Fund Brings Spend-and-Support Model to the UK

By Justin Ryan | Feb 22, 2010

Last July, the Linux Foundation hit on the bright idea of combining many geeks' favorite activities — supporting Linux and buying geek gear — with a Tux-themed Visa Card that donates back to Open Source advocacy. The Linux Fund has been offering their own card since 2007, and as of Friday, is extending the opportunity to the UK. more>>

Maemo + Moblin = MeeGo Image

Maemo + Moblin = MeeGo

By Justin Ryan | Feb 16, 2010

When it comes to distributions, many or few is an eternal debate within the Linux community. While that debate will likely continue as long as Linux does, the balance in the mobile market has swung just a bit with the announcement that the Maemo and Moblin projects will unite to become MeeGo. more>>

Sign Up for a Spot at LinuxCon 2010

By Justin Ryan | Feb 10, 2010

The 2010 conference season is already underway — having launched auspiciously if not officially with last month's linux.conf.au — and it's safe to expect that attendees will quickly begin registering, presenters will begin proposing, and before you know it, live-from-the-floor reports will be rolling in. Though the latter will have to wait, as of last week, the registering and proposing is on for LinuxCon 2010. more>>

We're Linux, Again

By Justin Ryan | Feb 09, 2010

The Linux Foundation is always on the move, looking for new ways to promote Linux and Open Source adoption. From Linux.com to credit cards bearing a smiling Tux, there is always something new on at Foundation HQ. At the moment, it's the return of a good idea, as last year's Linux advertising contest turns up for Round II. more>>

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