Articles by The Linux Foundation

Open Source Collaboration is a Global Endeavor

The Linux Foundation would like to reiterate its statements and analysis of the application of US Export Control regulations to public, open collaboration projects (e.g. open source software, open standards, open hardware, and open data)...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Aug 12, 2020

Compliance and Security

Healthcare industry proof of concept successfully uses SPDX as a software bill of materials format for medical devices

Overview Software Package Data Exchange (SPDX) is an open standard for communicating software bill of materials (SBOM) information that supports accurate identification of software components, explicit mapping of relationships between...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Aug 5, 2020

Linux Foundation Newsletter: July 2020

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The Linux Foundation | Jul 22, 2020

How open source development provides a roadmap for digital trust, security, safety, and virtual work

Introduction During COVID-19, we’ve all seen our daily lives, and those of many of our colleagues, friends, and family around the world completely changed. Many are adjusting to working from home and homeschooling their children, or caring...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jul 22, 2020

Legal

Open Source Communities and Trademarks: A Reprise

Intellectual property and how it is shared have been the cornerstone of open source. Although it is more common to discuss “code” or “copyright,” there are other IP concerns around patents and trademarks that must be considered before...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jul 8, 2020

Accelerating Open Standards development with Community Specifications

Introduction In an earlier post back in May, the Linux Foundation and Joint Development Foundation (JDF) announced its ability to propose international standards by being recognized as an ISO/IEC JTC1 PAS submitter and that it had...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jun 29, 2020

Linux Foundation Newsletter: June 2020

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The Linux Foundation | Jun 22, 2020

Linux Foundation & Harvard Announce Free/Libre and Open Source Software (FOSS) Contributor Survey

“Open source software is everywhere. Now, more than ever, we need to get a better understanding of it to help make it even more secure.” – David A. Wheeler, Director of Open Source Supply Chain Security, Linux Foundation In 2020, given the...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jun 18, 2020

Why CII best practices gold badges are important

“A CII Best Practices badge, especially a gold badge, shows that an OSS project has implemented a large number of good practices to keep the project sustainable, counter vulnerabilities from entering their software, and address...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jun 17, 2020

Building a sustainable open source community: training and certifications

Training and professional certifications are an important part of how open source technologies establish themselves as industry-leading solutions and adopted in commercial ecosystems Introduction In an earlier piece, we discussed how, over...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jun 16, 2020

Linux kernel earns CII best practices gold badge

All: I want to formally congratulate the Linux kernel project for earning a gold badge!! You can see their details here:  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jun 12, 2020

Diversity & Inclusion

Linux Foundation Support for the Black Community

The Linux Foundation and its communities stand in solidarity voicing support for the Black community. The system under which we operate requires change to make justice and equality a reality. We support the individuals and organizations...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jun 8, 2020

Open Source Ecosystem and Governance

Building a successful open source community: How coordination and facilitation helps projects scale and mature

Why do you need program management as part of your open source project? We asked a few of the Linux Foundation’s program managers to tell us how they each approach the task. How does coordination and facilitation help improve my project?...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | May 28, 2020

Linux Foundation Newsletter: May 2020

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The Linux Foundation | May 15, 2020

Cross Technology

Joint Development Foundation recognized as an ISO/IEC JTC 1 PAS submitter and submits OpenChain for international review

In its role as an ISO PAS submitter, JDF and LF now can move from idea to code, to standard, to an internationally recognized standard, vastly improving the reach and availability of the technologies created by our amazing communities....  Read More

The Linux Foundation | May 12, 2020

TODOgroup.org: Participate in our 2020 Open Source Program Office (OSPO) Survey

In 2020, we want to learn from best practices in how companies create effective open source strategies, how their open source programs are structured, and how they measure success. The TODO Group is a set of companies that collaborate on...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | May 5, 2020

Linux Foundation Members Elect Open Source Technology Trailblazer

The Linux Foundation today announced that Sony’s Tim Bird has been elected to its board and that Panasonic’s Hiromi Wada has been re-elected for a two-year term.  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Apr 27, 2020

Virtual event suggestions for open source communities

Introduction With the COVID-19 pandemic affecting every aspect of life across every population and industry around the globe, numerous conferences, events, and meetings have been canceled or postponed. The Linux Foundation events team has...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Apr 24, 2020

Projects

Linux Foundation Fosters Laminas Community

The Laminas Project, formerly known as the Zend Framework, is among the latest projects to be hosted at the Linux Foundation. With the community’s desire to evolve its PHP tooling for the next generation of web services and APIs, now is a...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Apr 22, 2020

Cross Technology

FINOS Joins the Linux Foundation

Introduction This week we are excited to announce that FINOS, the Fintech Open Source Foundation, is joining our Linux Foundation community of projects. With critical financial services projects under its stewardship, FINOS has become the...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Apr 9, 2020

Cloud Computing

The TARS Foundation: The Formation of a Microservices Ecosystem

Introduction During the 1960s and 1970’s, software developers typically used monolithic architectures on mainframes and minicomputers for software development, and no single application was able to satisfy the needs of most end-users....  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Mar 10, 2020

New Linux Foundation | Harvard Study Reveals Hard Truths, Actionable Steps for Open Source Security

Open source has made its way into almost every server farm, consumer device and service we use, and it’s done so without most people even realizing it. Almost no one knows what is in their phones, apps or business data centers. This is...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Feb 20, 2020

Cloud Computing

Amazon Web Services, Genesys, Salesforce Form New Open Data Model

To accelerate digital transformation, organizations in every industry are modernizing their on-premises technologies by adopting cloud-native applications. According to the International Data Corporation (IDC), global spend on cloud...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Nov 12, 2019

Diversity & Inclusion

The Linux Kernel Mentorship program was a life changing experience

By Bharath Vedartham  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Nov 12, 2019

Diversity & Inclusion

The Linux Kernel Mentorship is Life Changing

Guest Post By Kelsey Skunberg, Linux Kernel Mentorship Program Mentee  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Sep 9, 2019