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"Linux is awesome." That was just one of the compelling observations that were made during the annual LinuxCon North America event, which ran from Sept. 16 to 18 in New Orleans. In this slide show, eWEEK takes a look at the sessions and events that defined the LinuxCon North America 2013 conference.

At LinuxCon, Dirk Hohndel, Intel's chief Linux and open-source technologist, explains why Intel is invested in open source and what his company is doing with the OpenStack cloud. -

The open-source Xen virtualization hypervisor has undergone a transformation in recent years, revitalizing its community and generating new interest. How did it do it? - See more at: http://www.eweek.com/cloud/how-xen-virtualization-got-its-ze...

Torvalds responds to a question about whether the U.S. government asked him to put a backdoor in Linux, and explains why he's a developer and how others can be too.

Google's top-open source exec explains at the LinuxCon conference why Android is open source and why open source is a key part of Android's success. NEW ORLEANS—Google Director of Open Source Chris DiBona took the keynote stage at the LinuxCon conference here on Sept. 16 with a key message: Android is open source. -

Linux is landing on gaming systems and embedded devices.....At the annual LinuxCon USA conference that started Sept. 16, Linux Foundation Executive Director Jim Zemlin detailed the current state of Linux and how it is evolving in 2013.

The Linux kernel is at the heart of the open-source Linux operating systems, and it is developed by an ever-growing number of contributors, coming from a diverse group of companies. The Linux Foundation today released its annual "Who Writes Linux" report revealing trends in the state of Linux kernel development as well as who those contributors are and precisely how fast Linux is actually growing. -

NoSQL isn't just for big servers anymore, as Couchbase Lite brings open-source database technology to the mobile form factor. Open-source NoSQL database vendor Couchbase is growing its portfolio from the server to mobile devices with its new Couchbase Lite initiative. Couchbase is also releasing a new server version as well, providing improved security and administration capabilities.

The open-source WordPress blogging platform is being updated to version 3.6.1 to fix a trio of security vulnerabilities. WordPress is a widely deployed platform for blogging and is also suitable for general content management system usage.

In a video interview with eWEEK, Red Hat CIO Lee Congdon explains what his job is all about and how he deals with the same challenges facing most of his peers.

I've sat on a number of panels in recent years talking about the open cloud, and one question always comes up: What exactly is the open-source cloud anyway?

The Apache Traffic Server 4 caching proxy server release improves Web performance and stability. The open-source Apache Traffic Server is hitting a major milestone with the release of a new version and a new road map for future development. The Apache Traffic Server was originally donated to the Apache Software Foundation by Yahoo and is a caching proxy server that can speed up the delivery of Web server content. A caching proxy server stores copies of frequently accessed content, making it more rapidly accessible to users.

We're aiming for steady, organic growth both of ourselves and the wider LibreOffice ecosystem," Meeks said. "Collabora Productivity is here for the long term, and we have plenty of runway to build a sustainable business that delights customers."

Among the big new items included in the Linux 3.11 kernel is the initial support for the Lustre filesystem. Lustre is a widely deployed high-performance computing (HPC) filesystem used by many of the world's top supercomputers. It got its start with Cluster File Systems, which was acquired by Sun Microsystems in 2007. Sun became part of Oracle in 2010, and Lustre languished somewhat. In February of 2013, Xyratex acquired the name "Lustre" and its associated intellectual property assets from Oracle.

The Apache Software Foundation (ASF) is one of the most important and influential players in the modern open-source software development community. The ASF is perhaps still best known for its eponymous Web server, the Apache HTTP Server project, commonly referred to as "Apache." - See more at: http://www.eweek.com/enterprise-apps/slideshows/apache-softw...

Getting commercial support for Kubuntu has been an effort over a year in the making and one that has had its fair share of challenges. "At first we had to fight hard to get Canonical to allow us to use the trademark," Riddell said. "They've scaled back a few of their open-source projects recently, and I think they were surprised to find that in Kubuntu there is an enthusiastic user and developer community who want it to continue."

The open-source Python programming language has continued to steadily improve its code quality in recent years and now surpasses that of its open-source and proprietary peers, according to a study published by development testing vendor Coverity.

Open-source NoSQL database vendor Couchbase has raised a new $25 million Series D round of funding to further the technical and business development of the company's namesake database.

The SUSE Linux Enterprise Server can now be run on VMware instances on-premises or in the cloud. VMware and Linux vendor SUSE Linux have extended their partnership to the hybrid cloud. SUSE Linux announced Aug. 27 that its Linux distribution is available on the newly launched VMware vCloud Hybrid Service that just became generally available Aug. 26.

VMware isn't the only virtualization vendor showing off new technology this week, as Linux vendor Red Hat demonstrates upcoming CloudForms innovations.