Editorial here at foss force, we often disagree with the linux foundation and executive director, jim zemlins, thoughts and actions, especially as far as desktop linux goes. What the tech industry has learned from linus torvalds. The linux foundations jim zemlin on open source elephants in. Jim zemlin jims career spans three of the largest technology trends to rise over the last decade.
What software matters jim zemlin, executive director. Jim zemlins linux foundation still does not care about. With that elephant out of the room we wondered what else is there that the linux foundation might be keen to address. Linus torvalds was never a champion of software freedom, but. Selling discounted netbooks to users who buy a mobile data subscription would ex. Linux foundation aims to advance opensource software. Jim zemlin pitches linux app stores for telcos slashdot.
Microsoft really has changed, linux foundation chief says. But, linux foundation executive director, jim zemlin. What software matters jim zemlin, executive director, the. Linux foundation executive director jim zemlin talks to wall street about tomorrows technology and what role open source will play. Zemlins career spans three of the largest technology trends to rise over the last decade. Aug 15, 2011 jim zemlin, executive director of the nonprofit linux foundation, has been using linux for about as long as i have, which is roughly half the time that linux has been around. The linux foundation was forged out of the merger of the open source development labs osdl and the free standards group in 2007 as a new group with a new mandate for linux. Jim zemlins career spans three of the largest technology trends to rise over the last decade. In this role, he has helped industries navigate transitions from proprietary software to a world in which almost all infrastructure technology is built collaboratively with open source. Jims career spans three of the largest technology trends to rise over the last decade. Jim zemlin is actually the executive director at the linux foundation not the chief, that would probably still be linus. Jim zemlin is a highly creative and thoughtful person whose drive and superior knowledge have made him an excellent leader within the linux community. Jim zemlin is executive director of the linux foundation.
Sd times recently recognized the linux foundation among the top innovators and leaders in software development in its annual sd. Linux foundations jim zemlin speaks out on immigration. Jim zemlin, executive director at the linux foundation said, in less than two years finos has become the goto foundation for open source collaboration in financial services. Zemlin s career spans three of the largest technology trends to rise over the last decade. Today, as executive director of the linux foundation, he uses this experience to accelerate innovation in technology through the use of open source and linux. Interview with linux foundation executive director jim zemlin. What the linux foundation does for linux datamation. Linux foundation president used macos for presentation at. Jim zemlin executive director linux foundation linkedin.
Linux foundations jim zemlin speaks out on immigration ban. What the linux foundations jim zemlin really thinks of. In his keynote this morning, jim zemlin, head of the linux foundation, introduced this new open source license for sharing data for mass collaboration. Enterprise software, wireless telecommunications, consumer marketing, applicaiton hosting, software services. The linux foundations jim zemlin on open source elephants. However, linux foundation executive director jim zemlin has a. Linux foundations jim zemlin talks secure code and community spirit. Linux experiences prolific growth, says linux foundations. Networking is the next frontier for open source software. Jun 30, 2008 linux experiences prolific growth, says linux foundations zemlin from mobile applications to highperformance computing. Linux foundation aims to advance opensource software development. Aug 23, 2016 toronto at linuxcon, jim zemlin, the linux foundations executive director, said linux has gone far beyond what anyone could have expected and that its been the most successful software. This is the tweet from the official linux foundation account.
Jun 29, 2017 about jim zemlin jim s career spans three of the largest technology trends to rise over the last decade. Fintech open source foundation joins linux foundation to. We are building a foundation for every level of the software stack, whether its web. I would love to take linus torvalds to space i sat down with jim zemlin, executive director of the linux foundation, in a video interview to discuss efforts the foundation is involved. What the linux foundations jim zemlin really thinks of desktoplaptop gnulinux. It also includes a directory of linux software and hardware. About jim zemlin jims career spans three of the largest technology trends to rise over the last decade. Today the linux foundation has gone beyond linux and become a huge umbrella that houses many open source projects that are critical to our economy and society. The idea is similar to the open source philosophy of sharing source code. Today over 80 percent of the software in any technology product or service is open source. Continue reading linux foundations jim zemlin speaks out on immigration ban.
Or could it be the lack of a hub of some sort to coordinate linux content development perhaps a large company such as microsoft or apple, or an organization such as the linux foundation. Jim zemlin is the executive director of the linux foundation which provides the major funding and support for the development of linux as well as many other open source projects and communities. And we got a chance to ask him about the open source world summit in chinaand why both microsoft and the linux foundation want people to pay for windows. Lawmakers press linux on security of opensource software. San diego every year for the past four years, jim zemlin, the executive director of the linux foundation, gets in front of thousands of linux developers and users at the linuxcon conference to detail the success and the state of linux. Interview with jim zemlin, linux foundation computerworld. What software matters jim zemlin, executive director, the linux. Jim zemlin, executive director of the linux foundation explains what his organization is doing to push opensource software forward. The linux foundation leadership team includes experts in business, open source, and ecosystem development.
Sep 17, 2017 open source summit 2017 is going on these days. May 05, 2017 these criticisms generally go unanswered by the linux foundation. His name is jim zemlin and he is the executive director of the linux foundation. It appears that jim zemlin, president of the linux foundation, was using macos while declaring 2017 is officially the year of the linux desktop. Jim zemlin is more moderate in his views, an attitude that does not prevent him from saying that business models based on proprietary software like microsoft are doomed. Standing at the headwaters of the ecosystem that is linux is the linux foundation and its executive director jim zemlin. Networking is the next frontier for open source software linux foundations jim zemlin talks secure code and community spirit. Wed love to work with microsoft in an interview, jim zemlin, the linux foundations executive director, talks about desire to interoperate and discusses the desktop outlook for. Lets look at what we think of as the traditional desktop pc.
Linux foundation executive director jim zemlin says that this isnt a. Jim zemlin has directed the linux foundation since 2007, when the. Jim zemlin has directed the linux foundation since 2007, when the foundation began with the merger of the open source development labs osdl and the free standards group fsg. We wanted to explore open source principles like transparency, community, and collaboration in his world.
However, linux foundation executive director jim zemlin has a different perspective. At times, controversial statements are simply removed from the foundation website, a tactic that critics label a lack of transparency. These criticisms generally go unanswered by the linux foundation. Linux foundation head calls 2017 year of the linux desktop. Today, as executive director of the linux foundation, he uses this experience to accelerate the adoption of linux and support the future of computing. During his keynote at the linuxcon usa event here, zemlin noted that its often difficult for him to come up with new material for talking about the state of linux at this point. Jim zemlin at the opening of the linuxcon europe 2014. Chicago jim zemlin, the executive director of the linux foundation, talks about linux a lot. Linux has become increasingly central to all kinds of computing, says the linux foundations jim zemlin. The linux foundation and its critics the new stack. Apr 27, 2016 zemlins career spans three of the largest technology trends to rise over the last decade. Linux foundation head calls 2017 year of the linux. Interview the linux foundations jim zemlin linux magazine.
At the time, jim zemlin, who headed fsg, took over as executive director of the linux foundation where he remains today. Linux experiences prolific growth, says linux foundation. The linux foundation lf is a nonprofit technology consortium founded in 2000 as a merger. We got a chance to send a few questions to jim zemlin, executive director of the linux foundation. Linux foundation chief reflects on 25 years of open source. Til that james zemlin, the executive director of linux foundation. Openbmc project community comes together at the linux foundation to define open source implementation of bmc firmware stack by jim zemlin blog, cloud, containers and virtualization, embedded, automotive and iot. Nov 17, 2016 microsoft made waves when it announced that it joined the linux foundation, but some are skeptical of the companys motives. Microsoft made waves when it announced that it joined the linux foundation, but some are skeptical of the companys motives. In this role, he has helped industries navigate transitions from proprietary software to a world in which.
Jim zemlin linux foundation, boss of linus has been complicit in. With this sectors focus on technologydriven solutions, we feel the time is right to bring our two communities together to enable the next stage of innovation for. Jun 08, 2018 jim zemlin linux more but jim zemlin, the executive director of the linux foundation which was once at odds with microsoft says that the deal could be a good thing for everybody. Jim zemlins linux foundation still does not care about linux. Linux experiences prolific growth, says linux foundations zemlin from mobile applications to highperformance computing. Almost as though theres an implicit agreement to leave that space to microsoft. The republicans asked linux executive director jim zemlin whether the foundation has studied which pieces of opensource software are most critical to global computer networks and whether it. Recently, we caught up with jim zemlin, the linux foundations long serving. The linux foundation is committed to building sustainable ecosystems around open source projects to accelerate technology development and industry adoption. Jim zemlin, the executive director of the linux foundation, announced in the event, 2017 is officially the year of the linux desktop. Jim believes that this accelerated open source innovation is beyond linux, and it also represents the linux foundation is currently at its strongest. As the linux foundation approaches its 20th anniversary, we sit down with jim. In 2007, osdl merged with the free standards group, another organization promoting the adoption of linux.
Wrong person in charge of the linux foundation and in charge of. Getting your apps on the road software as a service. Microsofts current patent suit against navigation software maker tomtom has. Linux foundation wants to promote sustainable open source. Apr 15, 20 zemlin s career spans three of the largest technology trends to rise over the last decade.
The linux foundation was forged out of the merger of the open source development labs osdl and the free standards group in 2007 as a new group with a new mandate for linux now some 20 months after the linux foundation was created, zemlin is claiming the group is. The linux foundation executive director says linuxs dominance in consumer electronics is now without question and irreversible. Toronto at linuxcon, jim zemlin, the linux foundations executive director, said linux has gone far beyond what anyone could have expected. Linux foundation introduces open source license agreement. Jim zemlin declares 2017 the year of the linux desktop. On september 11, 2011, the linux foundations website was taken down due to a breach discovered 27 days prior, including but limited to all attendant subdomains of the linux foundation, such as linux. Linux foundation chief reflects on 25 years of open source jim zemlin, the executive director of the linux foundation, took the state at linuxcon this week to address the evolution of the open. Building ondemand applications in the cloud a new era for rich internet applications the road to ruby vistas bounty. Zemlin says that the many open source projects in active development at the linux foundation and influential projects coming from organizations like the apache software foundation, the eclipse. To illustrate his point, zemlin noted that 2,000 lines of code are changed daily in the linux kernel as the pace of.
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