Learning Resources

Quickly Move an Executable Between Systems with ELF Statifier

linux.com — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 06:56:04 -0700

This looks like a cool tool to help with distribution portability...

Actual Chickens Win Plat'Home's "Will Linux Work?" Contest

Community Manager — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 06:23:30 -0700

Well, Linux does have an affinity for birds...

"First, there was a 'chicken sitter.' Gordon Smith of Lakewood, CO, wanted to do a Linux project and also had a chicken coop. Obviously they go together. His system is being built around an inexpensive webcam with IR capability to see in the dark, along with a computer vision library to count the chickens.

More Compatibility Issues Easily Managed With LSB

bproffitt — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 13:40:48 -0700

It's easy to understand why compatibility between different operating systems is a complicated procedure.

Linux Foundation Unwraps Distro Normalizer 4.0

Community Manager — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 10:22:34 -0700

Ted T'so gives a preview of the upcoming LSB 4.0...

Linux Foundation End User Summit: New BtrFS Filesystem and Knowledge Center

Community Manager — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 07:33:29 -0700

A focus on the filesystems detailed at last week's End User Summit...

Summit Attendees Discuss Concerns, Gains with Linux

bproffitt — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 08:16:45 -0700

Amidst the halls of a former seminary built in the 19th Century, the future of 21st technology was explored in the 2008 Linux Foundation End User Summit.

The Desmond Tutu Center in Manhattan might seem like an unlikely venue for Linux developers and end users to congregate, but the updated facility's nooks and crannies proved a good place for lots of impromptu discussions between Summit attendees.

LSB Beta Reveals New Tools, Features for Developers

bproffitt — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 19:55:53 -0700

In another step towards general release, the first beta of Linux Standard Base (LSB) 4.0 was released today. LSB 4.0 will introduce a new application checker, a new shell script checker, and a new multi-version software development kit (SDK) that will enable developers to build applications to earlier LSB specifications without changing SDKs.

Community-cation: A Look Back at Week 41, 2008

bproffitt — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 08:30:36 -0700

A lot of work has been done behind the scenes this week for the End User Summit in New York next week. Thanks to the talented people working on the show, I think it will be an excellent event. This is not, mind you, self-promotion--they've put me in charge of the slide shows, which shows my co-workers know how to best utilize me. :)

Build Service Jumps Application Installation Hurdles

pferrill — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 09:29:33 -0700

Every open source project must deal with the same problem: how do you package your application so that it installs and runs properly on all the major distributions? Use a package manager to bundle the application, configuration scripts and any necessary libraries into a single file. The two most popular methods of accomplishing this are the RPM Package Manager (RPM) and the Advanced Packaging Tool (APT).

Community-cation: A Look Back at Week 40, 2008

bproffitt — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 08:36:05 -0700

Here in the US, it's been an interesting week in the financial and government worlds. And I mean "interesting" in the Chinese-curse sense of that word. Like most folks in the country, I've been watching the news with one eye on politics and the other on the ticker tape. Lost in some of the conflaguation of news was the announcement of our new event, LinuxCon, scheduled for September 2009 in Portland, Oregon.