The Linux Foundation has released a guide for developers who wish to contribute Linux code. A guide to the kernel development process aims to encourage participation by new programmers by explaining ...

Dave Rosenberg has more than 15 years of technology and marketing experience that spans from Bell Labs to startup IPOs to open-source and cloud software companies. He is CEO and founder of Nodeable, ...

Insisting that they have "repeatedly found them to be detrimental to Linux users, businesses, and the greater Linux ecosystem," today the Linux kernel community has started petitioning for open-source ...

The Linux kernel is moving toward a better way of identifying developers and their code. This new approach can be used by other open-source projects. It's not being rolled out yet, but I expect it to ...

Google and the Linux Foundation have announced plans to fund two full-time maintainers to exclusively focus on Linux kernel security development. Gustavo Silva and Nathan Chancellor, both active Linux ...

More than 135 Linux kernel developers have signed a document in protest of vendors that create closed-source code modules for the kernel, calling the practice “harmful and undesirable.” The developers ...

The Linux Foundation is holding its End User Summit in New York City in hopes of enticing Wall Streeters to take a closer look at the open-source platform The Linux Foundation is holding its first End ...

Linux is currently distributed under the GNU General Public License, which is a widely used free software license, originally written by Richard Stallman for the GNU project. Currently, GPL is in ...

eSpeaks’ Corey Noles talks with Rob Israch, President of Tipalti, about what it means to lead with Global-First Finance and how companies can build scalable, compliant operations in an increasingly ...

The Free Software Foundation is currently re-writing the GPL for the first time in 15 years. A draft GPL v 3.0 was recently released and is expected to undergo broad discussion and changes before the ...

Linux developers seem to be letting bug reports slip throught the cracks. With 1500 open kernel bugs in the tracking system, and 50 going unanswered on the mailing list, do developers need a better ...

In a message posted to the Linux kernel mailing list yesterday, kernel contributor Greg Koah-Hartman announced that kernel developers will be providing free Linux driver development services for ...