Linux Foundation chief: 'You are an idiot' if you don't give back to open source

	Jim Zemlin talks about Torvalds' leadership, HTML5 and mobile's future | Android smartphones surge to 42% share
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	Linux Foundation chief: 'You are an idiot' if you don't give back to open source Some of those who use Linux, free for the taking, don't give back in equal measure. Still, the time for cajoling those users -- even commercial projects like Ubuntu leader Canonical -- into participating is over, says Jim Zemlin, executive director of the nonprofit Linux Foundation. Read More WEBCAST: GFI Software GFI MailEssentials Complete Appliance Demonstration View a 20-minute product demo of this comprehensive email protection solution that combines antivirus, anti-spam and attachment filtering in a robust, highly scalable, easy-to-manage platform. View now In this Issue Jim Zemlin talks about Torvalds' leadership, HTML5 and mobile's future Android smartphones surge to 42% share Oracle-Google trial start may be delayed Linux at 20: New challenges, new opportunities Rapid7 Launches Open Source Magnificent 7 Marketers, Open Source is Different Chasing Unicorns, My Quest For A TouchPad Visit Open Source Subnet for more news and blogs WEBCAST: Cymphonix Gain Complete Control Over Internet Bound Traffic The Cymphonix Network Composer is the only network appliance that provides comprehensive clarity into all internet bound network traffic and simply powerful tools to manage that traffic with a holistic approach. Learn More Today! Jim Zemlin talks about Torvalds' leadership, HTML5 and mobile's future As the executive director of the Linux Foundation, Jim Zemlin is frequently asked to forecast the future of the IT industry. While he's happy to do so, he's the first to admit that he could be wrong. Read More Android smartphones surge to 42% share Google's Android smartphones surged by 15% in popularity in the U.S., topping out the field with a nearly 42% share, according to a ComScore survey. Read More WHITE PAPER: GFI Software Messaging and Web Security Best Practices for 2011 In this white paper, Osterman Research discusses how the daily occurrence of malware within organizations has become decidedly worse over the past several years. Read More Oracle-Google trial start may be delayed The start of the trial in Oracle's lawsuit against Google over alleged Java copyright and patent violations in the Android mobile OS could be delayed, according to a judge's ruling issued Monday in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Read More Linux at 20: New challenges, new opportunities The rise of cloud computing and mobility could elevate the open source OS to a level of unprecedented dominance Read More WHITE PAPER: Riverbed Application-Aware Network Performance Management Riverbed® Cascade© stacks up extremely well against the competition. How well? In particular, Cascade outperforms other application-aware network performance management solutions in such important areas as product strength and cost efficiency. Read Now. Rapid7 Launches Open Source Magnificent 7 Alan Shimel: Rapid7 has continued to put its money where its mouth is regarding support of open source security projects. Read More Marketers, Open Source is Different Stephen Spector: As an open source community manager, I am often asked about the best way to market solutions to open source communities. Read More Chasing Unicorns, My Quest For A TouchPad It all started last Friday when HP announced that it was abandoning the consumer, mobile and even the PC market. I then became a locust in the swarm determined to buy a $99 TouchPad. Read More Visit Open Source Subnet for more news and blogs Visit the Open Source Subnet home page for daily news items, blogs, discussions and podcasts of interest to enterprise open source users. Follow Open Source Subnet on Twitter @OSSubnet. Read More
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