Ones again The Linux Foundation has launched it's "We're Linux" contest. Last years 5 finalists were selected amongst the 90 videos submitted from Penguinistas worldwide. The winning video “What Does it Mean to Be Free” was an inspirational piece that communicated the ideals of the open source operating system.
The 2010 contest is calling all community members and amateur filmmakers to share with the public what a 30-60 second Linux-focused spot for the Super Bowl might look like. This theme is not a requirement for entry; however, videos that can demonstrate the benefits of Linux to the general public are likely to receive more community votes. The submissions should aim to inspire people to use Linux, create conversations among the public, and convey the power and ideals of Linux.
If you want enter the 2010 contest, there's a few rules you have to follow:
• Contest is open to anyone over 18
• Contest winner to be decided by community rankings and a panel of judges chosen by the Linux Foundation
• Each video needs to be between 30 - 60 seconds in length
• Each video cannot include copyrighted material or have illegal or offensive content; this is up to the LF to decide
• The contest opens Feb 4 and will close at midnight pacific on April 4.
The winner will be determined by a combination of online community ranking and a panel of judges and the winner will be announced on April 14, 2010.
To submit your video, please register here. If you're already registered, upload your video here.
For more information on the contest rules and guidelines, please visit: http://video.linuxfoundation.org/
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Aug 20, 2009
Linux Development Thrives - 130 Patches Every Day
Perhaps you've read my post "Manufacturers are Requesting Linux Drivers", but now there's a more in-depth and very interesting report. The newly published report by the Linux Foundation provides insight into the growth of the Linux kernel development community. It reveals that the entire code base has grown by 2.7 million lines over the past year while an average of 5.45 patches are accepted every hour, which is over 130 patches every day. The average kernel development cycle currently runs for 81 days - just under twelve weeks. A good geeky read.
You can download the report from the Linux Foundation website.
Source: http://arstechnica.com/open-source/news/2009/08/linux-dev-community-is-growing-5-patches-accepted-per-hour.ars
You can download the report from the Linux Foundation website.
Source: http://arstechnica.com/open-source/news/2009/08/linux-dev-community-is-growing-5-patches-accepted-per-hour.ars
May 13, 2009
Become A Linux Guru And Win A Notebook Signed By Linus
Linux.com has been relaunched under the direction of the Linux Foundation. The Linux.com site was acquired by the Linux Foundation earlier this year from SourceForge for an an undisclosed sum.
The goal of the site is supposed to be a community hub that lets the Linux community participate and contribute their knowledge. If you participate in the site's community by providing content, you will gain guru points that will showcase your skills. In the coming weeks, points can be earned for adding other content to the site, such as articles and tutorials, items in the Directory, and questions and answers.
The top five Linux gurus and ultimate Linux guru will be determined by guru points total on Feb 15 every year.
The Linux Foundation will award the top Linux Guru a fully loaded Linux notebook signed by none other than the father of Linux himself, Linus Torvalds.
Source: http://www.linux.com/welcome-community
The goal of the site is supposed to be a community hub that lets the Linux community participate and contribute their knowledge. If you participate in the site's community by providing content, you will gain guru points that will showcase your skills. In the coming weeks, points can be earned for adding other content to the site, such as articles and tutorials, items in the Directory, and questions and answers.
The top five Linux gurus and ultimate Linux guru will be determined by guru points total on Feb 15 every year.
The Linux Foundation will award the top Linux Guru a fully loaded Linux notebook signed by none other than the father of Linux himself, Linus Torvalds.
Source: http://www.linux.com/welcome-community
Apr 15, 2009
We're Linux!
Earlier this year the Linux Foundation launched a competition for budding writers, film makers and just general Linux enthusiasts to make their own grassroots advertisement to compete with Apple's highly-successful 'I'm a Mac' series of adverts. We looked at the contest finalists earlier, but now the winner has been announced.
Here it is:
Apr 8, 2009
"We're Linux" Contest Finalists Announced
Monday evening, the Linux Foundation's Amanda McPherson revealed the identities of the lucky finalists in the "We're Linux" video competition . The contest, launched in January, received over 90 submissions from Penguinistas worldwide. Finalists were determined based on community voting and input from a panel of open source and media personalities.
The winner and two runners-up will be announced tomorrow at the Linux Foundation Collaboration Summit. The overall winner will be traveling, courtesy of the Linux Foundation, to Tokyo, Japan in October to participate in the Linux Foundation Japan Linux Symposium (which is co-located with the Linux Kernel Summit this year).
The contest was spawned from the idea that other software companies were paying millions of dollars to celebrities for endorsements, while Linux was promoted and shared by enthusiastic, passionate, actual users. Contestants were given a simple directive: tell the Linux Foundation what Linux is for you, why you use it, and why you'd encourage others to do the same. Humor and professional production quality weren't required -- it just had to be genuine.
McPherson says the winners will be announced the evening (Pacific time) of April 8th. The video entries (both finalists and the wider contestant pool) are available for your viewing pleasure at the Linux Foundation's video portal site.
Below is the video "The future is open" which is one of the five contest finalist videos. I don't like the fact that the video below compares Linux to Windows (instead of an anonymous OS), but besides that I think it's really good.
View the five finalists here...
The winner and two runners-up will be announced tomorrow at the Linux Foundation Collaboration Summit. The overall winner will be traveling, courtesy of the Linux Foundation, to Tokyo, Japan in October to participate in the Linux Foundation Japan Linux Symposium (which is co-located with the Linux Kernel Summit this year).
The contest was spawned from the idea that other software companies were paying millions of dollars to celebrities for endorsements, while Linux was promoted and shared by enthusiastic, passionate, actual users. Contestants were given a simple directive: tell the Linux Foundation what Linux is for you, why you use it, and why you'd encourage others to do the same. Humor and professional production quality weren't required -- it just had to be genuine.
McPherson says the winners will be announced the evening (Pacific time) of April 8th. The video entries (both finalists and the wider contestant pool) are available for your viewing pleasure at the Linux Foundation's video portal site.
Below is the video "The future is open" which is one of the five contest finalist videos. I don't like the fact that the video below compares Linux to Windows (instead of an anonymous OS), but besides that I think it's really good.
View the five finalists here...
Apr 2, 2009
Linux Foundation To Take Over Moblin Project
I just came across this and I must say, this is the most interesting news I've read today.
In a rather interesting move, the Linux Foundation will now be the company behind Moblin. The Moblin project was started by Intel back in 2007 and has been used to push Linux onto their Atom processors, but it now appears they are handing the duties off to the Linux Foundation.
This Linux distribution designed for Mobile Internet Devices (MIDs) and netbooks will now be supported by the Linux Foundation.
Now with the Linux Foundation taking control of Moblin, perhaps we will see this Fedora-based Linux distribution appearing on more non-Intel hardware like the VIA Nano or NVIDIA's ION platform. How the Linux Foundation deals with the Intel Poulsbo driver will also be interesting since right now it's a bloody mess and is a blob.
The press release announcing the Linux Foundation hosting the Moblin project can be found at LinuxFoundation.org.
Source: www.phoronix.com
In a rather interesting move, the Linux Foundation will now be the company behind Moblin. The Moblin project was started by Intel back in 2007 and has been used to push Linux onto their Atom processors, but it now appears they are handing the duties off to the Linux Foundation.
This Linux distribution designed for Mobile Internet Devices (MIDs) and netbooks will now be supported by the Linux Foundation.
Now with the Linux Foundation taking control of Moblin, perhaps we will see this Fedora-based Linux distribution appearing on more non-Intel hardware like the VIA Nano or NVIDIA's ION platform. How the Linux Foundation deals with the Intel Poulsbo driver will also be interesting since right now it's a bloody mess and is a blob.
The press release announcing the Linux Foundation hosting the Moblin project can be found at LinuxFoundation.org.
Source: www.phoronix.com
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