Sean Michael Kerner

TORONTO—In the aftermath of the Heartbleed vulnerability’s emergence in 2014, the Linux Foundation created the Core Infrastructure Initiative (CII)to help prevent that type of issue from recurring. Two years later, the Linux Foundation has tasked its newly minted CTO, Nicko van Someren, to help lead the effort and push it forward. CII has multiple efforts […]

TORONTO—”Cloud native” is a relatively new term that isn’t particularly well understood, but the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) aims to change that. At the Cloud Native Day here following LinuxCon, Dan Kohn, CNCF executive director (pictured), detailed what his organization does and how the cloud native approach is now evolving. The CNCF was formed […]

When any new technology appears on the scene, security is typically a barrier to adoption. When it comes to Docker containers, though, two organizations now are making the claim that security should be a driver of adoption. Analyst firm Gartner and cyber-security specialist NCC Group have published research detailing the container security landscape. “The significant […]

TORONTO—On Aug. 25, 1991, Linus Torvalds sent a mailing list message announcing that he was building a new operating system. Today, nearly 25 years later to the day, Torvalds took the stage at LinuxCon here, recounting that original message and the years since then. For Linux’s creator, the success of the Linux operating system has […]

TORONTO—Five years ago, on the 20th anniversary of Linux, Red Hat CEO Jim Whitehurst delivered a keynote address at LinuxCon. Today, he returned to the LinuxCon stage here to help celebrate the 25th anniversary of Linux, bringing a message not all that different from the one he shared in 2011. The Linux world, however, is […]

Linux 4.7 Shows How Far the Open-Source OS Has Come in 25 Years Linux is celebrating its silver anniversary at LinuxCon. Here’s a look at how development of the Linux kernel has advanced since the open-source OS’ debut 25 years ago. It All Started Aug. 25, 1991 On Aug. 25, 1991, Linus Torvalds publicly announced […]

TORONTO—Wim Coekaerts spent 21 years working at Oracle, much of it running Oracle’s Linux efforts. Five months ago, he left Oracle to join Microsoft, where he now serves as corporate vice president of enterprise open source. The reasons behind his move and how Microsoft is pivoting to become a participating member of the open-source world […]

TORONTO—Twenty-five years ago this week, Linus Torvalds posted a mailing list message announcing the birth of the operating system that we know today as Linux. At the LinuxCon conference that kicked off here today, the anniversary of Linux is being celebrated, along with discussion on how the same innovation that enables Linux can quite literally […]

The first time I met Jim Zemlin in person was 10 years ago, when he spoke in front of a small audience at the LinuxWorld Canada event in April 2006. At the time, Zemlin was the executive director of the Free Standards Group (FSG), a predecessor organization to the Linux Foundation, which Zemlin now runs. […]

Retailer Eddie Bauer is the latest organization to reveal that it was the victim of a malware breach of its point-of-sale (POS) systems. Payment cards used at Eddie Bauer from Jan. 2 until July 17, 2016, were potentially affected by the POS malware breach. “Unfortunately, malware intrusions like this are all too common in the […]

Beyond Linux: 7 Open-Source Projects the Linux Foundation Is Leading The Linux Foundation doesn’t just focus on Linux. These seven open-source efforts have joined the Linux Foundation so far this year. PNDA Project Brings Network Data Analytics Among the new projects to join the Linux Foundation’s Collaborative Projects roster is PNDA, which was officially announced […]

IT security threats seem to be everywhere, but skilled IT security professionals do not seem to be nearly as pervasive. It’s a conundrum that the Linux Foundation wants to help alleviate with the introduction of a new online Linux skills training program. The online course, called Linux Security Fundamentals (LFS216), is an attempt to help […]