Samsung joins the Linux Foundation State and became a Platinum level donors. This level is the highest level in the structure of compulsory membership donate 500 thousand US dollars per year.
Samsung's investment in Linux Foundation, will make South Korea origin companies that sit on the Board of the Foundation and allows greater control in Linux and other variants of the projects resulting from the linux kernel, including the mobile operating system, which has just Tizen was born from a joint venture between Samsung, Intel, and Linux.
Tizen, which is a mobile operating system open source, which is going to be an alternative or countervailing after iOS from Apple and Android from Google. Tizen and Android uses the same kernel, which is Linux.
According to the spokesman of the Linux Foundation, a highly supportive steps Samsung and Android, seeming to invade Tizen position Apple which is now well established and dominate the mobile OS to iOS throne.
"Having just defeated the Nokia as the world's largest mobile phone manufacturer, it is now clear that Samsung tried attacking Apple with both operating systems Linux kernel," said a spokesman for linux.
Realize that Samsung is forever able to constantly rely on Android, then they are looking for new alternatives that could challenge the iOS. Therefore, Samsung bold invest in research and development by Linuxx Tizen.
Tizen is an open source operating system based on Linux that is supported by Intel as well as an alternative to its Google Android.
Arif s.Driessen is the Editorial, Lifestyle, for Digital Works @ The Driessen Post.
