Mark Shuttleworth

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A Guide to Bootstrapping Your Open Source Project with GitHub

There's much more to managing a project with git beyond just committing code and working with branches. GitHub-Driven Development is a process that will help you organize and manage the progression of a project on GitHub, although much of this could be applied to other systems, such as GitLab, as well. This concept isn't only for developers; it can be used for project managers or anyone involved in the development of a project—it could even be applied to non-code projects...

Canonical Embeds Ubuntu Linux Into Devices to Secure IoT

Sean Michael Kerner | eWeek | January 20, 2015

The new effort will extend Ubuntu's Snappy Linux technology to help enable the Internet of things...

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Canonical Offers 'Chuck Norris Grade' OpenStack Private Cloud Service

Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols | ZD Net | May 13, 2014

Canonical, best known as the company behind Ubuntu Linux, is entering the private cloud hosting business with an OpenStack-based option for your data center or hosting provider.

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Canonical Will Win Even If Ubuntu Edge Doesn't Make Its $32 Million

Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols | ZDNet | August 11, 2013

Canonical , Ubuntu's parent company, made a bet. It wagered that there were enough visionaries out there to crowd-source 32-million dollars for the first Linux-powered combination smartphone/PC, the Ubuntu Edge. It seems that the company will lose that wager, but in the long-run, I think Canonical will rise from the gadget gaming table a winner. Read More »

Jono Bacon Interview-From Open Source Community Management to the XPRIZE

I met up with Jono Bacon at LinuxCon Europe on October 16 this year where he gave a keynote and presented a full day workshop on community management...Read more on community management in open source and at-large in this interview with Jono Bacon.

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The Most Popular Cloud Operating System Is...

Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols | CIO Engage | March 23, 2014

OK, if you know anything about the cloud, you're going to say the most popular cloud operating system is Linux. With the exception of Microsoft Azure with Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2012, the most popular client operating system family on clouds is indeed Linux. But, can you guess what seems to be the most popular guest Linux on clouds?

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Top 5 Reasons The Ubuntu Linux Phone Might Make It

Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols | ZDNet | January 11, 2013

True, Ubuntu on the phone has many obstacles in its way, but it also has many things going for it as well. Read More »

Ubuntu Edge: 3 Things To Think About

Jason Hiner | CNET | July 23, 2013

The cross-over Android device wants to break through barriers and smash records. TechRepublic's Jason Hiner boils down the three key takeaways. Read More »

Ubuntu Launches OpenStack Interoperability Lab

Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols | ZDNet | November 6, 2013

Canonical and its partners will certify Ubuntu OpenStack cloud compliant hardware and software. Read More »

Ubuntu Linux Enters The Smartphone Wars

Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols | ZDNet | January 2, 2013

Instead of going after both the tablet and smartphone market, Canonical is bravely starting 2013 by trying to become a major player in the smartphone market with an upcoming version of Ubuntu Linux. Read More »

Ubuntu Superphone Fundraiser Rakes In $1M On Debut

Klint Finley | Wired | July 22, 2013

Canonical — makers of the Ubuntu distribution of Linux — is asking geeks to collectively cough up $32 million dollars in the next month to crowdfund a smartphone that could serve as a laptop replacement. Supporters have already pledged over $1 million in the first five hours of the fundraiser. Read More »

Why The Operating System Still (Kind Of) Matters

Derrick Harris | GIGAOM | April 26, 2014

Canonical founder Mark Shuttleworth has been beating the Linux drum for years — particularly around the Ubuntu distribution that Canonical develops and supports — but his message, and that of much of the Linux community, has taken more of an OpenStack tone lately. Shuttleworth came on the Structure Show podcast this week to tell us when Linux still matters and when it’s the cloud — OpenStack, Amazon Web Services or otherwise — that’s driving the ship in IT.

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With Ubuntu In The Mix, 2014 Is The Year Of The Open Source Phone

Sam Dean | GigaOM | February 21, 2014

We've only hit February, and it already looks like 2014 is going to be the year of the open source phone. Not only is Android continuing to dominate the smartphone space in terms of market share, but Mozilla is widening its Firefox OS phone strategy and Canonical announced this week that Spain's bq and China's Meizu will be the first companies to bring Ubuntu smartphones to global users. Read More »

OpenStack East

Event Details
Type: 
Conference
Date: 
August 23, 2016 - 10:00am - August 24, 2016 - 6:30pm
Location: 
PlayStation Theater
1515 Broadway at 44th Street
New York, NY 10036
United States

This August, we’re gathering the OpenStack community for the first OpenStack Day in New York City. This conference will include keynote presentations, panels, networking, and demo sessions, all with some of the most notable names in the OpenStack community. Attendees will have the opportunity to learn about new products, project updates, and more...

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