Leading developer of mobile software and solutions to collaborate on mobile Linux platforms

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., May 9, 2011 – The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating the growth of Linux, today announced that Ixonos is its newest member.

Ixonos creates solutions for mobile devices and services for wireless technology suppliers and telecommunications companies, as well as mobile device and consumer electronics manufacturers. It has been actively involved in mobile Linux development efforts since 2006 and joins The Linux Foundation today to maximize its investment in the operating system. The company will collaborate with other leading vendors, users and developers to help advance Linux-based mobile platforms, including Android and MeeGo.

Linux-based mobile platforms are on the rise. According to research firm Gartner, the Android platform will command 50 percent of the smartphone market by 2012 and 40 percent of the tablet market by 2015. This fast-paced success can be attributed, in part, to using Linux as a foundation for development.

“Linux and open source software are dominant in mobile software platforms and are being used by our customers around the globe for customizing their devices and services,” said Antti Aumo, Vice President, Global Solutions at Ixonos. “By joining The Linux Foundation, we can increase our collaboration on the development of Linux-based mobile platforms and advance efforts for our customers and partners.”

“Linux is providing the foundation for next-generation mobile computing, and companies like Ixonos understand that collaboration with the community can accelerate innovation in this area,” said Amanda McPherson, vice president of marketing and developer programs at The Linux Foundation. “The Linux Foundation welcomes Ixonos as its newest member and looks forward to its contributions.”

Ixonos has partnerships with other Linux market leaders, including IBM, Intel and Oracle, among others. It recently announced the first 3D user interface to run on MeeGo at the Intel Developer Forum in Beijing.

About Ixonos
Ixonos creates wireless technologies, software and solutions for mobile devices and services. Together with its customers, Ixonos develops products and services, which let people enjoy inspiring digital experiences, anyplace, anytime. The company improves the competitiveness of its client organizations by enabling superior user experiences for their devices and services and by shortening the time to market. Ixonos’ clients include globally leading wireless technology suppliers, mobile device manufacturers, telecommunications companies and consumer electronics manufacturers, as well as other companies taking advantage of the new business opportunities that wireless communication enables. Headquartered in Helsinki, Ixonos also has offices in China, Denmark, Estonia, Germany, Great Britain and the United States. Follow Ixonos on Twitter and YouTube.

About The Linux Foundation
The Linux Foundation is a nonprofit consortium dedicated to fostering the growth of Linux. Founded in 2007, the organization sponsors the work of Linux creator Linus Torvalds and promotes, protects and advances the Linux operating system by marshaling the resources of its members and the open source development community. The Linux Foundation provides a neutral forum for collaboration and education by hosting Linux conferences, including LinuxCon, and generating original Linux research and content that advances the understanding of the Linux platform. Its web properties, including Linux.com, reach approximately two million people per month and include important Linux video resources. The organization also provides extensive Linux training opportunities that feature the Linux kernel community’s leading experts as instructors. Follow The Linux Foundation on Twitter.

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News Highlights

• Linux creator Linus Torvalds tops LinuxCon Japan agenda, will share his thoughts on the 20th Anniversary of Linux

• A dedicated day titled, “Open Forum: Power of Collaboration in Crisis,” will facilitate collaboration among open source project leaders working on technology to address crisis

• The Linux Foundation to donate program funds to tsunami relief efforts

SAN FRANCISCO, May 4, 2011 – The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating the growth of Linux, today announced its keynote speakers for LinuxCon Japan, taking place in Yokohama, Japan June 1-3, 2011, including special sessions and programs aimed at aiding the country’s relief effort following the recent earthquake and tsunami.

“We believe that one of the best ways to support the Japanese people in this time of crisis is to continue our programs there. We are excited to bring the world’s best developers to Japan to collaborate with their peers in the country,” said Amanda McPherson, vice president of marketing and developer programs at The Linux Foundation. “We’re also very happy to be able to donate funds to relief efforts in Japan.”

The LinuxCon Japan keynote lineup includes a who’s who of Linux kernel developers, including Linux Creator Linus Torvalds, and leadership from a variety of open source projects and companies from both the enterprise and embedded computing communities. The following keynote speakers have been confirmed:

* Linux creator Linus Torvalds and Linux Foundation Executive Director Jim Zemlin will share their thoughts on the first 20 years for Linux and what the future holds.

* Open Forum: Power of Collaboration in Crisis: On Tuesday, May 31, 2011, the day prior to the opening of LinuxCon Japan, The Linux Foundation will host this special forum to facilitate collaboration among open source projects that are helping in a time of crisis. Confirmed speakers include Patrick Meier of the Project Ushahidi, which provides open source software for information collection, visualization and interactive mapping; Open Street Map’s Hiroshi Miura; and Hack for Japan’s Fumi Yamazaki.

* James Bottomley, Linux SCSI subsystem maintainer and Distinguished Engineer at Novell, will discuss what Linux can learn from the Android development model and the lessons that can be learned for other open source projects.

* Mark Charlebois, Director of Open Source Strategy at Qualcomm Innovation Center (QuIC), will discuss the role of Linux in mobile development and innovation.

* Alan Clark, Senior Manager and Strategic Advisor for Strategic Initiatives at Novell, will share plans for SUSE post-merger.

* Jon Corbet, Editor of Linux Weekly News and Linux kernel developer, will share the latest happenings in the kernel community with the Kernel Weather Report.

* Dirk Hohndel, the Chief Open Source and Linux Techologist at Intel, will share his latest insights on the Yocto Project.

* David Rusling, Chief Technology Officer at Linaro, will discuss the reasons for creating Linaro, what has been achieved and what the future holds.

“The Linux community understands the power of collaboration to accelerate technology that impacts both business and society. LinuxCon Japan can bring together community leadership to help address technology gaps left by the recent tragedy in Japan while advancing Linux,” said Jim Zemlin, executive director at The Linux Foundation. “We’re also looking forward to celebrating 20 years of Linux and hearing directly from Linus Torvalds about what this milestone means to him.”

The Linux Foundation to Donate Program Funds to Japan Relief Effort
The Linux Foundation today is also announcing a set of activities aimed at supporting the relief efforts in and around the area affected by the recent earthquake and resulting tsunami in Japan. Beginning today and running through May 31, 2011, (the day prior to opening day of LinuxCon Japan), revenue received from new Linux Foundation individual membership dues will be donated to the relief effort. To join the Linux Foundation, please visit: http://www.linuxfoundation.org/join.

In addition, The Linux Foundation is creating a special edition T-shirt to honor the Japanese people. This exclusive T-shirt will be available in the Linux.com Store (http://store.linux.com) soon, and all revenue received from sales of this T-shirt during 2011 will be donated to the relief effort.

Funds from both programs will be donated to the U.S. Fund for UNICEF Children of Japan: http://www.unicefusa.org/news/releases/unicef-humanitarian-aid-japan-earthquake-tsunami.html

To register for LinuxCon Japan, please visit: http://events.linuxfoundation.org/events/linuxcon-japan/register.

The LinuxCon conferences, which have sold out every year since their debut, are the world’s leading conferences addressing all matters Linux for the global business and technical communities. The LinuxCon schedules include in-depth technical content for developers and operations personnel, as well as business and legal insight from the industry’s leaders. The networking, problem-solving and deal-making opportunities at LinuxCon are unmatched for those involved in enterprise, desktop or mobile Linux.

About The Linux Foundation
The Linux Foundation is a nonprofit consortium dedicated to fostering the growth of Linux. Founded in 2007, the organization sponsors the work of Linux creator Linus Torvalds and promotes, protects and advances the Linux operating system by marshaling the resources of its members and the open source development community. The Linux Foundation provides a neutral forum for collaboration and education by hosting Linux conferences, including LinuxCon, and generating original Linux research and content that advances the understanding of the Linux platform. Its web properties, including Linux.com, reach approximately two million people per month and include important Linux video resources. The organization also provides extensive Linux training opportunities that feature the Linux kernel community’s leading experts as instructors. Follow The Linux Foundation on Twitter.

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Trademarks: The Linux Foundation, Linux Standard Base , MeeGo and the Yocto Project are trademarks of The Linux Foundation. Linux is a trademark of Linus Torvalds.

Community vote will determine best design to mark this year’s important milestone; design to be featured as official LinuxCon event T-shirt and in Linux.com Store

SAN FRANCISCO, April 26, 2011 – The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating the growth of Linux, today announced the 20th Anniversary of Linux T-shirt Design Contest.

This year’s contest will help celebrate 20 years of Linux by seeking the best community-produced T-shirt design that represents Linux today or its impact on computing, business and/or culture over the last two decades.

The winner of this year’s community contest will receive the special recognition as the creator of the 20th Anniversary of Linux T-shirt design, which will appear as the official LinuxCon T-shirt and in the Linux.com Store as the official 20th Anniversary of Linux T-shirt. The winner will also be awarded with travel to Vancouver, B.C. to attend LinuxCon and the LinuxCon Gala August 17-19, 2011.

Specific guidelines, including file format requirements and submission instructions, can be reviewed at: http://www.linux.com/tshirt-design-contest.
Design submissions are due by Monday, May 30, 2011 at 11:55 p.m. PT.

This is the second year in a row that The Linux Foundation has hosted its community design contest. The contest debuted in 2010 with the launch of the Linux.com Merchandise Store. More than 100 submissions were received and the winning design has become one of the most popular items in the Linux.com Store. All revenue resulting from the sale of items in the Linux.com store goes directly to programs that promote, protect and advance the free platform, providing the opportunity for anyone to contribute to the success of Linux.

“At The Linux Foundation we understand that creativity and innovation are achieved through community and collaboration. Our T-shirt Design Contest is another example of those principles in action,” said Amanda McPherson, vice president of marketing and developer programs at The Linux Foundation. “We know that the best ideas come from the community and can’t wait to see what’s in store for marking the 20th anniversary of Linux.”

The Linux Foundation recently produced and released a special video commemorating the 20th Anniversary, “The Story of Linux.” To read about other activities planned for this important year, please visit The Linux Foundation’s 20th Anniversary of Linux website.

About the Linux.com Store

The Linux.com Store is an online storefront where the Linux community and general public can purchase items displaying exclusive and unique designs that represent Linux. The images on the T-shirts, mugs, hats, stickers and other items, some of which are designed by community members, invoke feelings of geek pride, freedom, fun, eccentricity, and originality. All profit generated from the Linux.com Store goes directly towards the Linux Foundation activities, events and strategic initiatives. For more information, please visit http://store.linux.com.

About LinuxCon

LinuxCon, which has sold out every year since its debut, is the world’s leading conference addressing all matters Linux for the global business and technical communities. The LinuxCon schedule includes in-depth technical content for developers and operations personnel, as well as business and legal insight from the industry’s leaders. The networking, problem-solving and deal-making opportunities at LinuxCon are unmatched for those involved in enterprise, desktop or mobile Linux. For more information, please visit the LinuxCon website.

About The Linux Foundation

The Linux Foundation is a nonprofit consortium dedicated to fostering the growth of Linux. Founded in 2007, the organization sponsors the work of Linux creator Linus Torvalds and promotes, protects and advances the Linux operating system by marshaling the resources of its members and the open source development community. The Linux Foundation provides a neutral forum for collaboration and education by hosting Linux conferences, including LinuxCon, and generating original Linux research and content that advances the understanding of the Linux platform. Its web properties, including Linux.com, reach approximately two million people per month. The organization also provides extensive Linux training opportunities that feature the Linux kernel community’s leading experts as instructors. Follow The Linux Foundation on Twitter.

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Trademarks: The Linux Foundation, Linux Standard Base , MeeGo and the Yocto Project are trademarks of The Linux Foundation. Linux is a trademark of Linus Torvalds.

Search pioneer and premier digital media company powers its business with Linux, supports ongoing development and initiatives

SAN FRANCISCO April 20, 2011 – The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating the growth of Linux, today announced that Yahoo! is its newest member.

Founded in 1994, Yahoo! is a major enterprise Linux user and premier digital media company that today attracts more than half a billion consumers a month in more than 30 languages. Yahoo! uses the Linux operating system as an integral part of its technical and developer infrastructure.

By joining The Linux Foundation, the company can maximize its investment in Linux while directly supporting the Linux community’s developer and legal efforts. Yahoo! will contribute to The Linux Foundation’s working groups and initiatives focused on virtualization, cloud computing and legal topics, such as open compliance. The company will also participate in Linux Foundation events, including The Linux Foundation End User Summit where it will interact with Linux kernel developers and other open source software experts.

Additional resources available to Yahoo! for collaboration are The Linux Foundation’s End User and Vendor Councils, as well as its Technical Advisory Board (made up of key Linux kernel developers and maintainers).

“The Linux Foundation is host to a variety of very important Linux projects as well as resources, tools and events that allow us to maximize our investment in the platform,” said Raymie Stata, Chief Technology Officer, Yahoo! “Linux is an important software aspect of the World Wide Web and is one of several components that will continue to be used in the future of computing. Yahoo! is excited to collaborate with The Linux Foundation and its peers to advance technologies that will help Linux achieve its promise.”

“Yahoo!’s leadership and deep expertise in cloud computing and the Web will provide valuable expertise that informs collaboration on Linux,” said Amanda McPherson, vice president of marketing and developer programs at The Linux Foundation. “We welcome Yahoo! and look forward to its contributions to The Linux Foundation and Linux community.”

Yahoo!’s Director of Linux Engineering, Sven Dummer, spoke at the recent Linux Foundation Collaboration Summit on a panel titled “What’s Next for Linux in the Enterprise and the Cloud.” See the video here: http://video.linux.com/video/1969

About Yahoo!
Yahoo! (NASDAQ:YHOO) is the premier digital media company, creating deeply personal digital experiences that keep more than half a billion people connected to what matters most to them, across devices and around the globe. And Yahoo!’s unique combination of Science + Art + Scale connects advertisers to the consumers who build their businesses. Yahoo! is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California. For more information, visit the pressroom (pressroom.yahoo.com) or the company’s blog, Yodel Anecdotal (yodel.yahoo.com).

About The Linux Foundation
The Linux Foundation is a nonprofit consortium dedicated to fostering the growth of Linux. Founded in 2007, the organization sponsors the work of Linux creator Linus Torvalds and promotes, protects and advances the Linux operating system by marshaling the resources of its members and the open source development community. The Linux Foundation provides a neutral forum for collaboration and education by hosting Linux conferences, including LinuxCon, and generating original Linux research and content that advances the understanding of the Linux platform. Its web properties, including Linux.com, reach approximately two million people per month. The organization also provides extensive Linux training opportunities that feature the Linux kernel community’s leading experts as instructors. Follow The Linux Foundation on Twitter.

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Trademarks: The Linux Foundation, Linux Standard Base, MeeGo and Yocto Project are trademarks of The Linux Foundation. Linux is a trademark of Linus Torvalds. Yahoo! is the trademark and/or registered trademark of Yahoo! Inc.

10-year open source contributor to support Linux Foundation activities

SAN FRANCISCO April 19, 2011 – The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating the growth of Linux, today announced that Igalia is its newest member.

Igalia is an open source development company that offers consultancy services for desktop, mobile and web technologies. Igalia developers maintain and contribute code to a variety of open source projects, including GNOME, WebKit, MeeGo, the Linux kernel, freedesktop.org, Gstreamer and Qt. Igalia has experience helping other companies contribute to upstream projects and take advantage of the open source development process.

With a 10-year history in open source software, the company is joining The Linux Foundation to reaffirm its commitment to Linux and will focus its participation in initiatives that involve desktop, mobile, embedded and kernel development.

“The Linux Foundation is home to important community projects and one of the best forums to collaborate with other open source organizations. It is a natural step for us to formalize our relationship with this ecosystem,” said Juan José Sánchez, co-founder, Igalia. “Through our Linux Foundation membership, we’re looking forward to deeper collaboration with projects like MeeGo and to support Linux Foundation work that increases open source adoption and understanding.”

“Igalia is widely respected for its cross-platform work with device makers and operators and for its extensive experience contributing to open source projects all these years. We’re looking forward to its contributions to The Linux Foundation,” said Amanda McPherson, vice president of marketing and developer programs at The Linux Foundation.

About Igalia
Igalia is an open source software consultancy firm. It was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Spain with additional locations in San Francisco, Helsinki and Brussels. The company combines research and development with expertise in upstream development and engineering excellence to deliver integrated solutions in desktop, mobile and web environments. For more information, please visit http://www.igalia.com.

About The Linux Foundation
The Linux Foundation is a nonprofit consortium dedicated to fostering the growth of Linux. Founded in 2007, the organization sponsors the work of Linux creator Linus Torvalds and promotes, protects and advances the Linux operating system by marshaling the resources of its members and the open source development community. The Linux Foundation provides a neutral forum for collaboration and education by hosting Linux conferences, including LinuxCon, and generating original Linux research and content that advances the understanding of the Linux platform. Its web properties, including Linux.com, reach approximately two million people per month. The organization also provides extensive Linux training opportunities that feature the Linux kernel community’s leading experts as instructors. Follow The Linux Foundation on Twitter.

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Trademarks: The Linux Foundation, Linux Standard Base, MeeGo and Yocto Project are trademarks of The Linux Foundation. Linux is a trademark of Linus Torvalds.