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Mar 26, 2009Bootloader Syslinux developer Peter Anvin, since 1992 kernel developer, gives an insight into his work.
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Mar 21, 2009The talks with the presentation slides from CeBIT Open Source 2009 are online now - watch more than fifty experts giving lectures for free.
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more »McIntyre vs. Zacchiroli in Debian Leadership Battle
Mar 10, 2009Two developers have entered the race for the Debian Project Leadership. New candidate Stephano “Zack” Zacchiroli is challenging current leader Steve McIntyre, who is running for a second term in office.
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Mar 06, 2009At CeBIT Open Source 2009 Martin Michlmayr, past Debian project lead, presented his current projects FOSSology and FOSSBazaar, and spoke about the role his employer Hewlett-Packard is giving him in the governance project and how the FOSSBazaar work group is organized within the Linux Foundation.
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Feb 26, 2009Linux Magazine Online took the opportunity of Fosdem 2009 in Brussels to track down and talk to kernel developer and CTO of the Linux Foundation, Ted Ts'o.
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Feb 17, 2009In his blog, "The Geek Stuff", software engineering manager Ramesh Natarajan offers tips and advice for Linux users.
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