Oct 31, 2017 an open and connected ai platform will promote collaboration as developers and companies look to define the future of ai, said jim zemlin, executive director at the linux foundation. We wanted to explore open source principles like transparency, community, and collaboration in his world. We arranged for zach to meet linusa visit that helped clinch his love for linux. Microsoft teams app finally available on linux mspoweruser. Jim zemlin, linux foundation open source summit 2017 youtube. Jim zemlins linux foundation still does not care about. Vaughannichols for linux and open source june 24, 2014. Open source fintech project finos joins linux foundation. The linux foundation supports the creation of sustainable open source projects and ecosystems in blockchain, deep learning, networking, and more. Linux foundation wants to promote sustainable open source development with new initiatives. The linux foundation is a nonprofit consortium dedicated to fostering the growth of.
Other keynotes will be given by executives at launchable, cloud native computing foundation, ibm, red hat, mongodb, ebay uber, and more. The linux foundations new open source project brings. Standing at the headwaters of the ecosystem that is linux is the linux foundation and its executive director jim zemlin. All things linux and gnu linux this is neither a community exclusively about the kernel linux, nor is exclusively about the gnu operating system. That interview took place at the first european linuxcon, which was held in. Why anyone would ever look towards linux to give you a mobile business opinion is beyond me. Download what the tech industry has learned from linus torvalds. To illustrate his point, zemlin noted that 2,000 lines of code are changed daily in the linux kernel as the pace of change accelerates. Jim zemlins career spans three of the largest technology trends to rise over the last. By becoming a linux foundation platinum member, microsoft is better able to collaborate with the open source community to deliver transformative mobile and cloud experiences to more people. Linux foundation cool with microsofts github purchase. Ken starks wrote about it nearly a decade ago, bemoaning jim zemlin s lack of interest in linux desktop zemlin actually told him that directly after he had been invited to an otherwiseexclusive conference.
View jim zemlins profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. 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. Linux foundation executive director jim zemlin talks to wall street about tomorrows technology and what role open source will play. 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. Building ondemand applications in the cloud a new era for rich internet applications the road to ruby vistas bounty. Linux foundation executive director jim zemlin explained why these. Jim zemlin s career spans three of the largest technology trends to rise over the last decade. Sep 21, 2009 linux is doing incredibly well, and weve come a long way in a short amount of time. The linux foundation lf is a nonprofit technology consortium founded in 2000 as a merger. With that elephant out of the room we wondered what else is there that the linux foundation. Sep 26, 2017 in the past, after microsoft joined the linux foundation, jim zemlin, executive director of the foundation, expressed similar sentiments and hoped that microsofts efforts will benefit linux and.
Linux foundation executive director jim zemlin eases developers fears after microsoft purchase. Selling discounted netbooks to users who buy a mobile data subscription would ex. Jim zemlin is the executive director of the linux foundation which provides the major funding and support for the development of the linux as well as many other open source projects and communities. The holy grail for mobile computing is developer support for your platform. On opening day you can see the traditional jim zemlin keynote remarks and a conversation between linus torvalds and dirk hohndel, vp and chief open source officer at vmware. However, zemlin had a few points ill highlight for you. Jun 11, 2018 linux foundation executive director jim zemlin eases developers fears after microsoft purchase. It also hosts and promotes the collaborative development of open source software projects it began in 2000 under the open source development labs osdl and. Selling discounted netbooks to users who buy a mobile data subscription would extend a sales strategy widely used for mobile phones. Grand peninsula d, hyatt regency san francisco airport, burlingame, ca, united states. In the past, after microsoft joined the linux foundation, jim zemlin, executive director of the foundation, expressed similar sentiments and hoped that microsofts efforts will benefit linux and. 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 move towards a service industry is the other key thing where linux is aptly suited to succeed. Those were the opening remarks from linux foundation executive director jim zemlin at todays inaugural linuxcon event in portland, or.
The linux foundation linux training courses, both online and inperson at events and corporate onsite, give attendees the broad, foundational knowledge and networking needed to thrive in their careers. Jim zemlin pitches linux app stores for telcos slashdot. While not denying that we certainly have and will make mistakes, zemlin observes that criticism is part and parcel of the antiestablishment sensibility that makes open source communities great. Mar 26, 2018 linux foundation pushes opensource ai forward with the deep learning foundation. Opening remarks jim zemlin, executive director, the linux. Jim zemlins linux foundation still does not care about linux. 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.
To illustrate his point, zemlin noted that 2,000 lines of code are changed daily in the linux kernel as the pace of. Linux foundation pushes opensource ai forward with the. And by last year, there was even talk that the dream of the linux desktop had been shattered. When microsoft announced that it was purchasing github for. Interview with jim zemlin, linux foundation part ii iot gadgets. In march 2014, the linux foundation and edx partnered to offer a free massive open online class titled introduction to linux. Linux foundation pushes opensource ai forward with the deep learning foundation. I have worked at the linux foundation for almost 10 years and have found it to be an amazing place to work. Why is linux not doing so well on frontend desktops and on laptops. The linux foundation announces the open source summit. 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.
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. Microsoft joins the linux foundation turns love affair into. The linux foundation and its critics the new stack. And he is the same person who has spotted jim zemlin using apples macos twice in last four years. Interview the linux foundations jim zemlin linux magazine. Buying github does not mean microsoft has engaged in some sinister plot to own the more than 70 million open source projects on github, he wrote in a posting on the foundations blog. What becomes too tiny for linux, or in other words, how small can linux be before it just doesnt work and you have to move to a more traditional rtos realtime. In less than two years finos has become the goto foundation for open source collaboration in financial services, jim zemlin, the linux foundations executive chairperson said. Linux foundation wants to promote sustainable open source. Group pitches linux for free netbooks from mobile carriers. An open and connected ai platform will promote collaboration as developers and companies look to define the future of ai, said jim zemlin, executive director at the linux.
We got a chance to send a few questions to jim zemlin, executive director of the linux foundation. Microsoft was working with several customers over the past few months to test this new teams client for linux. In the second part of this interview, zemlin talks about linux s key advantages, and the state of open source in asia. The focus on open source was highlighted in an address from linux foundation executive director jim zemlin, who claimed that organizations that. Jim zemlin, linux foundation open source summit 2017. Jim zemlin proclaims 2017 as the year of the linux desktop at. Jim has built the linux foundation into an organization with unquestioned legitimacy to lead the business and outreach side of the linux industry. Linux foundation pushes opensource ai forward with the deep.
Interview with linux foundation executive director jim zemlin. Jim zemlin, executive director of the linux foundation, also acknowledged the companys move to work more closely with the opensource community, saying. Today, as executive director of the linux foundation, he uses this experience to accelerate the adoption of linux and support the future of computing. Jim zemlin executive director linux foundation linkedin. However, linux foundation executive director jim zemlin has a different perspective. What becomes too tiny for linux, or in other words, how small can linux be before it just doesnt work and you have to move to a more traditional rtos real time.
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. 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 jim s career spans three of the largest technology trends to rise over the last decade. The linux foundation releases 2017 linux kernel development. 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. Mar 24, 2019 one reader told us about the lack of support for actual advocates of gnulinux who spread gnulinux, e. Linux foundation president used macos for presentation at.
Linux foundation executive director jim zemlin talks to wall street. Nov 19, 2018 uber has just joined the linux foundation as a gold member. In silicon valley, if youre a hot start up building a webbased company, you dont buy any software to build it, you dont buy any hardware to build it. Microsoft joins the linux foundation turns love affair. Interview with jim zemlin, linux foundation computerworld. Jim zemlin at the opening of the linuxcon europe 2014. Jim zemlins career spans three of the largest technology trends to rise over the last decade. Zemlin greeted the 600plus crowd of attendees at the conference with a high degree of excitement, pleased to.
Nov 17, 2016 by becoming a linux foundation platinum member, microsoft is better able to collaborate with the open source community to deliver transformative mobile and cloud experiences to more people, said jim zemlin, executive director of the linux foundation. Getting your apps on the road software as a service. Zemlin s career spans three of the largest technology trends to rise over the last decade. The linux foundation supporting open source ecosystems. A pipeline audit can surface trends and reveals gaps that help leaders make informed process decisions. 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. The linux foundation lf is a nonprofit technology consortium founded in 2000 as a merger between open source development labs and the free standards group to standardize linux, support its growth, and promote its commercial adoption. Nov 16, 2016 jim zemlin, executive director of the linux foundation, also acknowledged the companys move to work more closely with the opensource community, saying. These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. Zemlin also thinks another major trend is driving the current rise of linux.
It is important to note that microsoft teams is the first office app. In a recent interview with wired, jim zemlin, the executive director for linux yes that linux, gave his opinion on the present and future state of the app store. Jim zemlin executive director at the linux foundation samsung is among the worlds most adept companies at using open source software to innovate. Jim zemlin, the executive director of the linux foundation, announced in the event, 2017 is officially the year of the linux desktop. The linux foundations jim zemlin, who does not use open source, tells us how open source feels about microsoft share this post. 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 05, 2017 jim zemlin, the executive director of the linux foundation, stated that the incredible rates of contribution and participation in the linux kernel demonstrate the continued strength and. Jim zemlin declares 2017 the year of the linux desktop. Uber has been influential in the open source community for years, and were very excited to welcome them as a gold member at the linux foundation, said jim zemlin, executive director of the linux foundation. The move by carriers to sell netbooks at a discount and seek revenue from later application downloads is an opportunity for linux, jim zemlin, executive director of the linux foundation, said at a. This is the tweet from the official linux foundation account.
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. Jun 08, 2018 jim zemlin, executive director of the linux foundation, is one of those who views the acquisition positively. One reader told us about the lack of support for actual advocates of gnu linux who spread gnu linux, e. In a keynote on wednesday morning, linux foundation executive director jim zemlin discussed some opportunities for the linux platform and. There is no question that companies like nokia and even rim see linux and open source as an opportunity. The linux foundations jim zemlin on open source elephants in the. Open source news roundup for september 316, 2017 ansible announces awx, yearold keynotes on ai for brain wave analysis, and more news plus. Oct 10, 2016 linuxcon is over for another year, but while we were there we got some time with friend of the inq jim zemlin, head honcho of the linux foundation, and took the opportunity to ask him our legends of linux questions to celebrate 25 years of the operating system. They have an amazing set of people and the leadership there has always been an amazing champion of the mission of the organization and the staff that work there.
Ken starks wrote about it nearly a decade ago, bemoaning jim zemlins lack of interest in linux desktop zemlin actually told him that directly after he had been invited to an otherwiseexclusive conference. Its contributions to building and nurturing open source technology are resulting in some of the worlds most popular products and services and the companys ongoing business success. A guide to using linux in the enterprise, jim zemlin s open source summit keynote, and more. The linux foundation leadership team helps open source communities. Linux to overtake windows, says jim zemlin linux could be loaded onto more desktops than windows next year, according to the head of the linux foundation. However, the history of linux on the desktop has been a story of strong support from a relatively small group of diehards but little real impact on the market as a whole. Linux foundation head calls 2017 year of the linux desktop.