Jim Zemlin

Protecting Linux from Microsoft (Yes, Microsoft Got Caught)

Wednesday, 09 September 2009 09:49 Jim Zemlin

Earlier this week, the Wall Street Journal’s Nick Wingfield broke a story on Microsoft selling a group of patents to a third party. The end result of this story is good for Linux, even though it doesn&...

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The Perils of Linux Maturity: Torvalds Fakes Emerge in Twittersphere

Wednesday, 26 August 2009 03:21 Jim Zemlin

Rolex, movies, Gucci, and even Sharpie pens, among other consumer goods, are well known for reaching a level of ubiquity where people start producing fakes or knock-offs. From our industry, even Steve Jobs’ personal brand warranted a knock-off in the form the...

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I Was at the First LinuxCon

Thursday, 13 August 2009 16:06 Jim Zemlin

People often say things like this as a badge of honor. Some of us even keep event badges hung from our office doors as a tally of the events we’ve attended.

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Enterprise IT Hits Bottom--Open Source Holds an Intervention

Wednesday, 29 July 2009 02:33 Jim Zemlin

Sometimes you need to hit rock bottom before you can get the help you need. IDC acted as an “interventionist” today publishing a new report showing how open source is growing in the down economy.

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Linux Paves Way for New “Open Source in America” Coalition

Wednesday, 22 July 2009 00:16 Jim Zemlin

Linux has a strong history of deployments in government agencies around the globe and has helped drive the adoption of open source applications in government in recent years. But, we have a long, winding road in front of us.

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