Linux creates scholarship for developer do-gooders and women

It's interesting to see the Linux Foundation focusing specifically on women and socially-conscious developers in particular. This focus mirrors some of the most interesting trends in development in the real world.

Ground control to Major Tux: Space station dumps Windows, now uses Linux

A n ISS spokesperson told press the switch was made because ISS astronauts and cosmonauts needed an operating system "that was stable and reliable." Ouch!

Hiring managers: “A good Linux-head is hard to find”

Know Linux? You're in for a job or two. A new report shows Linux experience is in greater demand -- and, hiring managers say, harder to find -- than in past years.

Twitter joins the Linux Foundation for more open-source street cred

Twitter uses and builds a fair amount of open-source software, so it wasn't too shocking when we read in our inboxes this morning that the social media startup has joined the Linux Foundation.

You — yes, you — are using Linux, and you probably don’t even know it

Linux is everywhere. You might not see it, and you probably don’t know it yet, but it’s powering the web services you use, the phone in your hand, and the ATM at your bank.

The following video, just released by …