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How to Bring More Women to Free and Open Source Software

By Libby Clark - April 17, 2013 - 10:17am

As an undergraduate engineering student Karen Sandler was used to being the only woman in a class. At the time she didn't want to talk about why there weren't more women in technology, though, believing the attention would only make things worse. That attitude has changed over time, however, as she experienced sexism more directly. At tech conferences, for example, her male colleagues would sometimes ask her whose spouse she was, not knowing that she was actually a speaker at the event.

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5 Favorite Sessions from Collaboration Summit Attendees

By Libby Clark - April 16, 2013 - 12:32pm

Now more than halfway through the Linux Foundation's Collaboration Summit in San Francisco, attendees have started to weigh in on the best sessions and experiences so far. Some cited Monday's keynote presentations from heavy hitters such as Samsung and Jaguar Land Rover.

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Jon Corbet's Linux Forecast, Netflix and More from Collaboration Summit

By Libby Clark - April 15, 2013 - 2:00pm

Afternoon sessions at The Linux Foundation's Collaboration Summit featured Netflix, Intel, Red Hat, Linux Foundation collaborative projects and the Linux weather forecast by Jon Corbet. Here are some of the highlights.

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5 Great Quotes of the Day from the Linux Foundation Collaboration Summit

By Libby Clark - April 15, 2013 - 2:00pm

 Keynote presenters had some interesting things to say at The Linux Foundation's Collaboration Summit in San Francisco on Monday. Here are some top quotes. What did you take away from the sessions? Please share your favorite quotes and moments in the comments, below.

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You're Invited: Design the Future of Automotive Infotainment

By Rudolf Streif - April 15, 2013 - 8:42am

 

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Welcome Xen as a Linux Foundation Collaborative Project

By Jim Zemlin - April 14, 2013 - 8:07pm

Today we’d like to welcome Xen as the newest Linux Foundation Collaborative Project.

The Xen Project is 10 years-old this week, and its contributors have doubled in the last few years. Xen usage continues to grow and today the project is being deployed in public IaaS environments by some of the world's largest companies. 

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Red Hat's John Mark Walker: The Open Cloud Needs Open Storage

By Libby Clark - April 12, 2013 - 9:53am

Open source leads the data center, says John Mark Walker, Gluster Community leader at Red Hat. OK, what's next? This is the question Walker plans to address in his keynote on Monday at Collaboration Summit in San Francisco, though he hints at the answer in this Q&A.;

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My Linux Foundation Collaboration Summit Picks and Details on Live Video Access to Keynotes

By Amanda McPherson - April 11, 2013 - 10:39am

For The Linux Foundation, April is not the cruelest month: it's one of the busiest. Every year, we hold our Collaboration Summit in mid-April to bring together our members, Linux and open source community developers, open source legal minds, and large scale Linux and open source users in an intimate setting.

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Talks by Jaguar Land Rover, Samsung, Adapteva Underscore Industry Trend Toward Collaboration

By Libby Clark - April 11, 2013 - 9:45am

The Linux Foundation's executive director Jim Zemlin sees a new trend in the technology industry toward a collaborative development model. Companies are focusing their research and development efforts outward and participating more in open source projects to accelerate innovation and progress, he said in his opening remarks at The Linux Foundation's Collaboration Summit in San Francisco.

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The People Who Support Linux: Tony Awtrey, Linux Developer and Opera Singer

By Libby Clark - April 10, 2013 - 2:22pm

Listening to Tony Awtrey sing Pie Jesu from Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Requiem is awe inspiring. The classically trained tenor has a euphonious voice capable of taking your breath away. He’s also a Linux developer and Chief Scientist in the defense industry.

“It's just a rehearsal, but I still like it,” Awtrey said of his performance (see the video, below), which he edited with open source OpenShot software on his Debian Linux desktop.

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