Sean Michael Kerner

From the ‘MySQL Legacy‘ files: BOSTON. MySQL founder Monty Widenuis (pic left) did a lot of things right in the early days of MySQL. Speaking the LinuxCon conference Widenuis detailed the history of MySQL and noted that the community involvement early on was key to MySQL’s success. “What makes a successful open source project?” Widenuis […]

From the ‘Open Source Has Won‘ files: BOSTON. Congratulations open source developers, according to Forrester Research Analyst Jeffrey Hammond (pic left), you’re on the winning team. Hammond delivered a keynote address at LinuxCon today where he said that open source adoption has now crossed the chasm to mainstream adoption. He noted that according to his […]

From the ‘Cloud Rules‘ files: BOSTON. Markus Rex Senior vice president and general manager open platform solutions at Novell (pic left) sees the cloud as a platform for innovation. Rex was speaking at the LinuxCon conference in a keynote address. “Linux is the universal platform that ties the cloud together,” Rex said. It’s not just […]

The Linux operating system is known for its security features. But that doesn’t mean the open source software is completely secure. As eSecurity Planet reports, Linux is not immune from the fault that plagues virtually all systems, namely that they aren’t perfect. At the LinuxCon conference, a security expert showed exploits he developed that showed […]

Sun hardware and Java software got most of the attention in coverage of Oracle’s lengthy pursuit of Sun Microsystems. With Sun now firmly in Oracle’s fold, the database giant is providing more details about its plans for other Sun technologies like the Solaris operating system. Server Watch details some of the features being planned for […]

When participants gather in Boston this week for LinuxCon, there will be a host of issues on the table. Where is the ecosystem heading? Where does Oracle’s acquisition of Sun leave Linux? What’s coming in mobile? Datamation previews the conference, taking a look at the experts and luminaries that will be on hand to address […]

From the ‘Android Loves Linux‘ files: BOSTON. Android is often cited as a success story for mobile Linux. Yet, Google’s Android code is no longer part of the mainline Linux kernel. At LinuxCon, Red Hat engineer Matthew Garrett (pic left) detailed to a standing room only audience, why Android code should return to Linux. No, […]

From the “How Hot Dogs Are Made‘ files: BOSTON. At the heart of all Linux kernel development is the kernel.org infrastructure. In a session at LinuxCon, the Linux Foundation’s John Hawley, said that the infrastructure for kernel.org is set to undergo a major refresh. Overall he said there will be four new servers coming online […]

From the ‘Panel Preview’ files: BOSTON. This afternoon I’m set to be on a panel of my peers in the Linux journalism business. The business of Linux journalism is one that has changed in recent years, but for me the song has remained the same. I’ve been a Linux journalist here at InternetNews.com since 2003 […]

From the ‘Linux Security’ files: BOSTON. There are number of access control systems available for Linux but which one is easier to use? At LinuxCon, Z. Cliffe Schreuders (pic left) a doctoral candidate at Murdoch University in Australia presented the findings of a small usability study he conducted into Linux access control systems. Long story […]

From the ‘Useful Lolcats‘ files: BOSTON. Ever wonder how lolspeak, the language of lolcats could be used to secure Linux? At LinuxCon, Joshua Brindle from Linux security vendor Tresys (pic left) detailed something he called lolpolicy for making SELinux security policies easier to manage. Lolpolicy is Brindle’s half-serious implementation of something he referred to as  […]

From the ‘Playing With Sand‘ files: BOSTON. SELinux is a great way to limit the access rights/roles on a Linux machine. But how do you limit CPU or memory usage of a given application?  Red Hat engineer Dan Walsh (pic left) has a solution that he calls SELinux Sandbox which he demoed at the LinuxCon […]