Linux-Kongress 2009: New filesystems, optimised programming

“The Linux-Kongress 2009 conference was held in Dresden last
week. The long-established conference hosted by the GUUG (German
Unix Users Group) attracted its usual large number of prominent
Linux developers both in the audience and as presenters. Its
two-day schedule included speakers like kernel developer Theodore
“tytso” Ts’o, who is known for his work on the Ext filesystems,
Andi Kleen, Jan Kára, Jan Blunck, Heinz Mauelshagen, and
Samba developer Volker Lendecke. Most of the presentations were of
a high standard and offered a good overview of the current and
future developments in the Linux kernel area.

“Shared innovation

“IBM developer Theodore Ts’o, who has been “outsourced” to the
Linux Foundation as a CTO (Chief Technology Officer) for the time
being, presented the conference’s opening keynote. In his
presentation “Linux and Open Source in 2010 and Beyond” (slides of
the presentationPDF), he identified mobile computing and cloud
computing as the two IT sectors where companies are currently
showing a particular interest in Linux, replacing proprietary
solutions with Linux-based technologies.”

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