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    Linux Foundation Newsletter: July 2025

    The Linux Foundation | 16 July 2025

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    Welcome to the July 2025 edition of the Linux Foundation Newsletter.

    This month, our global community of developers, maintainers, and members came together in Denver for Open Source Summit North America. Thank you to our attendees for a vibrant week of innovation, collaboration, and connection! (In case you missed it, SiliconANGLE rounded up 13 key takeaways from the event.)

    Here are more of this month’s highlights:

    • Agent2Agent Protocol Project Launches at the Linux Foundation
      The LF announced the launch of the Agent2Agent Protocol Project, an open standard developed by Google to enable secure, interoperable communication between AI agents.
      Read more about the project in Forbes and VentureBeat. 
    • Introducing the OpenSTX Foundation
      The Joint Development Foundation (JDF) launched the OpenSTX Foundation, a new effort to standardize Synchronous Transmission (STX)-based wireless networking. It’s the latest milestone in JDF’s 10-year legacy of enabling impactful open standards.
    • 2025 State of Tech Talent Report Now Available
      LF Research and Linux Foundation Education released the 2025 State of Tech Talent Report, shedding light on AI’s growing impact on technical roles, how organizations are preparing for the shift, and the role of open source and upskilling in bridging the gap.
      Read coverage in ZDNet and The New Stack.
    • Schedule Now Live: Open Source Summit Europe 2025
      The full agenda for Open Source Summit Europe is now available! Join us in Amsterdam, August 25–27, and be sure to check out AI_dev: The Open Source GenAI & ML Summit, co-located on August 28–29.
    • New Leadership for Cloud & Infrastructure Initiatives
      The LF announced the appointment of Jonathan Bryce as Executive Director and Chris Aniszczyk as CTO of Cloud & Infrastructure. Together, they will oversee some of the LF’s largest projects—including CNCF, where Bryce will also serve as Executive Director. 

    Read on for more news, research, and opportunities from across the Linux Foundation.


    Contents

    Education Opportunities

    July25 - Tech Talent

    The 2025 State of Tech Talent Report is Here!

    Explore key insights shaping the future of AI, DevOps, cybersecurity, and more—then level up your skills with 40% off all training and certifications. Use code JULY25TT at checkout.

    Two days only—don’t miss your chance to save.



    LF Event Spotlight

    AI_dev

    AI_dev: Open Source GenAI & ML Summit Europe goes LIVE 28-29 August in Amsterdam!

    This is a must-attend event for anyone looking to shape the trajectory of the ever-changing open source generative AI and machine learning landscape.

    Join us for hands-on sessions, robust technical conversations, and the collective expertise that is paving a path for innovation, security, and transparency in AI!


    LF Research: Three new publications this past month!

    Alongside the global Tech Talent report referenced earlier, LF Research also published a report on the state Japanese tech talent, as well as a report of the findings from the 2025 GOSIM AI Strategy Forum.

    State of Tech Talen Japan

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    LF Research and LF Education are excited to announce its second annual report on the State of Tech Talent in Japan! This report investigates the country’s main IT talent trends, finding that Japan lags behind other regions when it comes to the use of public cloud infrastructure, with significantly larger talent gaps in cloud technology as well as other key areas. Another high-priority area for staffing is AI, where almost all Japanese organizations expect that AI will provide significant value.

     

    Charting Strategic Directions for Global Collaboration in Open Source AI

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    The 2025 GOSIM Open Source AI Strategy Forum took place on May 5, 2025 in Paris, bringing together experts from industry, academia, civil society, and open source communities. The group shared their perspectives on the critical challenges facing global collaboration in open source AI. This report summarizes the key highlights from the forum and pathways forward.

     

    Linux Foundation Projects: Featured news

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    Academy Software Foundation (ASWF)

    • Filmmakers from the Academy Award®-winning animated feature Flow to keynote ASWF Open Source Days 2025 on August 10 
      • The Academy Software Foundation unveiled the program for its annual Open Source Days event, featuring a keynote talk by the filmmaking team behind the Academy Award®-winning animated feature Flow, which was created entirely with Blender, an open source 3D content creation toolset along with other ASWF open source projects. Additional speakers include the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, LAIKA, Netflix, Adobe, Industrial Light & Magic, DreamWorks Animation, and more. Open Source Days 2025 takes place on August 10 in-person in Vancouver and virtually. The annual event brings together 250+ software engineers from across the motion picture industry. View the full schedule and register for free. 
    • Also check out the ASWF blog to learn how Pixar used open source on Inside Out 2 to introduce new emotions.

      © 2024 Disney/Pixar. All Rights Reserved.

    Aether

    • Recent News
      • Aether Deployment - GS Lab | GAVS. Learn how GS Lab | GAVS participate in the Aether community. In addition to being active contributors, they utilize Aether to help their customers solve real world networking challenges. Examples of how some of their customers are using Aether and the benefits: Manufacturing Efficiency; Enhanced VoIP Services; Private 5G on a University Campus. 
    • Upcoming Event
      • OpenRAN Global Forum, September 23. Register for this virtual event that will explore where Open RAN stands today—its technical and operational maturity, the role of AI and automation, performance at scale, and the path toward 6G integration. From monetization opportunities to energy efficiency and standardization, we’ll examine how the ecosystem is addressing today’s challenges and shaping the next phase of intelligent, open network evolution.
        • Sarat Puthenpura, Aether Chief Architect Aether SMaRT-5G Project, will participate in a panel discussion “Energy Efficiency in Open RAN”.

    Alliance for OpenUSD (AOUSD)

    • AOUSD welcomes Tech Soft 3D as a new member! With its latest release of HOOPS Exchange, Tech Soft 3D now supports OpenUSD export—empowering developers to convert rich engineering data into OpenUSD for enhanced interoperability, collaboration, and visualization. Read the press release.
    • From real-time digital twins to new interactive experiences, AOUSD members are pushing the boundaries of what’s possible with OpenUSD. Catch up on the latest innovations from Bright Machines, NVIDIA, Pickford AI, Spatial, Tech Soft 3D, and Trimble. Explore the roundup.

    • Meet the OpenUSD Visionary: Joe Bohman, EVP of PLM Products at Siemens Digital Industries Software, is driving the integration of OpenUSD into industrial workflows at scale. Learn how he’s bridging the physical and virtual worlds through OpenUSD. Meet Joe.

    Automotive Grade Linux (AGL)

    • OSPO Assets Now Available for Community Use: led by Toyota with support from Panasonic Automotive Systems, AISIN Corporation, and Honda, the AGL Open Source Program Office (OSPO) Expert Group has developed several assets that are now available to the broader community to help advance open source contribution and participation across the automotive industry. 
    • Community Input Needed: The AGL OSPO EG is investigating the barriers faced by individuals working in the automotive industry when contributing to open source software. If you work in the automotive industry, please take this brief survey, available in English and Japanese.

    CAMARA

    Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF)

    • Linux Foundation Appoints Jonathan Bryce as Executive Director, Cloud & Infrastructure and Chris Aniszczyk as CTO, Cloud & Infrastructure to Oversee Major Open Source Initiatives 
    • Video Spotlight. You’ve got something to say, and we want to hear it! Share your CNCF-related case study, story, or quote in a short video and be considered for promotion. No production crew required. Learn more.

    • Join us for gRPConf 2025! Get ready for an exciting day of gRPC talks, expert insights, and community connections. Don’t miss out—register now and be part of the conversation! Save your spot.

    Confidential Computing Consortium (CCC)

    • Confidential Computing Summit 2025. CCC was proud to sponsor and participate in this year’s Summit, which featured 93 sessions across two days. Leaders from Microsoft, NVIDIA, Meta, Intel, IBM, and more shared insights on the future of secure computing. Learn more about our participation through the CCC June Newsletter.
    • The Confidential Computing Consortium Mini Summit at OSS NA 2025 was held on June 26 in Colorado, featuring technical talks on secure AI, distributed trust, and inference scaling. Speakers from NVIDIA, Microsoft, and academia shared cutting-edge approaches to advancing confidential computing.
      • All sessions have been uploaded to the CCC YouTube channel, featuring a range of insightful talks from across the confidential computing ecosystem.
        • Watch now: 
    • CCC at Linaro Connect 2025: CCC was prominently featured at the Endorsement API Workshop during this year’s Linaro Connect, with Executive Director Mike Bursell delivering a key presentation. Read the recap and access session videos.
    • Welcome Mainsail Industries to the Confidential Computing Consortium. We’re pleased to welcome Mainsail Industries as the newest start-up member of the Confidential Computing Consortium.
      • Mainsail is advancing secure edge virtualization with Metalvisor, a cloud-native platform built to simplify and safeguard mission-critical workloads—from AI to edge infrastructure. Their work aligns closely with the CCC’s mission to foster trusted computing across industries. Learn more about Mainsail and their involvement with CCC.

    Continuous Delivery Foundation (CDF)

    • This year’s CDF Community Award ceremony took place at cdCon 2025 in Denver! The winners are…
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    • Open source project updates for CDEvents, Jenkins, Ortelius, Screwdriver, Spinnaker, and Tekton are now available. 
    • New blog post: Enlightenment 2.0: LLMs are the New Cybersecurity Plague. 

    DAOS

    • Recent Event
      • Video - Monitoring DAOS. Watch this video on-demand for an overview of monitoring with DAOS on Aurora presented by Kaushik Velusamy, HPE.
    • Upcoming Events
      • Flash Memory Summit 2025. August 7th | 1:25 - 2:30pm Pacific--Johann Lombardi, DAOS TSC Chair, will be participating in a panel discussion, “High-Performance Storage for the Data Center” at this event. In this session they will discuss innovative approaches and technologies shaping the future of data storage and management. 
      • 9th DAOS User Group (DUG) at SC’25. The 9th annual DUG is an in-person event that will take place in conjunction with SC’25 in St. Louis, MO (November 16-21). This user group meetup exact date and time TBA.

    eBPF Foundation

    • The eBPF Foundation is currently accepting applications for its 2025 Research Grant Program. University/research-institute faculty are invited to respond to this call for research proposals on eBPF through 1 August.
    • Software Engineering Daily published a podcast with ByteDance’s Chen Tang discussing the company’s use of eBPF for its Container Networking Stack.

    Enabling Linux in Safety Applications (ELISA) Project

    • Recap: ELISA Project Workshop 2025 - Lund, Sweden. From May 7-9, the ELISA Project gathered members, contributors, and partners at the Volvo Cars Lund Office for three days of hands-on collaboration. The workshop featured deep technical sessions, demos, and cross-community engagement with organizations like Eclipse, AGL, Zephyr, and more.
      • Highlights included a panel on safety-critical Linux, demonstrations like the Arduino Portenta X8, discussions on SPDX Safety Profiles, and sharing insights on Resilient Safety Analysis, KernelCI, and Requirements Traceability. The event wrapped with a session on the Trustable Software Framework and alignment on ELISA's roadmap and best practices. To watch the sessions, check this recap blog here.
    • IEEE International Conference on Space Mission Challenges for Information Technology / Space Computing Conference (SMC-IT/SCC 2025)
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      • We are proud to be a Silver Sponsor of the SMC-IT / Space Computing Conference 2025, happening July 28 - August 1 at the California Science Center, Los Angeles. The event brings together experts advancing software and computing reliability for space missions. ELISA members will be attending in person, we hope to see you there! Register here.
    • ELISA at Open Source Summit Europe 2025. Join the ELISA Project at Open Source Summit Europe, August 25-27 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. We will be at Booth #29 with live demos, project updates, and special edition stickers featuring our refreshed logo. As a Bronze Sponsor, ELISA is also featured in the Safety-Critical Software Summit track with talks on safety standards, traceability, and more. Check this preview blog to learn more.

    FINOS 

    • The complete catalog of OSFF London sessions is now available to watch on our website! Watch keynotes, breakout sessions, and panels all categorized by track.
    • OSFF New York Call for Proposals closes in ten days. Ready to share your knowledge with the FINOS Community in New York? We’re accepting talk proposals from practitioners across the financial open source ecosystem.
    • Discover how GitProxy is accelerating open source contributions for financial services. Our latest case study reveals how institutions like Citi, NatWest, and RBC are successfully adhering to strict compliance and security requirements to safely contribute to open source projects.

    High Performance Software Foundation (HPSF)

    • Big welcome to the RIKEN Center for Computational Science (R‑CCS), our newest General Member. R‑CCS runs the Fugaku supercomputer and drives Arm-based HPC performance tuning.
    • We’ve wrapped up ISC, and huge thanks to everyone who stopped by the booth, joined our Birds-of-a-Feather, or got the scoop on OpenCHAMI, Spack, and more. Catch the recap.
    • OpenCHAMI just got a boost: Dell Technologies is now a full voting member of the consortium.
    • E4S 25.06 has landed! Now with NVIDIA Blackwell GPU and CUDA 12.8 support, plus 950+ binaries and 130+ HPC and AI packages.

    Jupyter Foundation

    • Registration is open for JupyterCon 2025, the must-attend event for anyone working with or interested in interactive computing, data science, and open-source tools! Join us November 3 - 5, 2025, in San Diego, California!
      • What to Expect:
        • Sessions covering the full range of Jupyter languages and platforms
        • Practical tutorials on technical skills, new features, and real-world applications
        • Direct access to Project Jupyter contributors and tool creators
        • Insight into how Jupyter is leveraging AI and shaping its future

    KernelCI

    • What’s New in KernelCI?
      • New Members & Growing Collaboration: Linaro (Premier) and ELISA (Associate) have officially joined KernelCI, contributing to our mission of improving Linux kernel quality through scalable testing and traceability.
      • Infra & Tooling Upgrades: From launching kcidb-ng for better test result ingestion to major infra cost savings and performance boosts, we’re making KernelCI faster, more efficient, and cloud-agnostic.
      • Expanding Test Coverage: Qualcomm, RISC-V International, and Texas Instruments are now submitting results, and we're rolling out the proposed .kernelci.yml standard to streamline and scale automated testing.
      • Read the full blog update for more on ATS 2025, project milestones, and how to get involved.

    LF AI & Data

    • LF AI & Data hosted a Mini Summit at Open Source Summit North America, featuring 13 sessions from 7+ organizations on topics like generative AI, open governance, and open source integration. Watch the full recording on LF AI & Data YouTube channel.
    • The LF AI & Data Japan RUG Meetup  in June brought together engineers and researchers to discuss practical applications of open source AI and infrastructure. Read the full event report.
    • The Open Voice Interoperability Initiative has issued its  Open Floor 1.0 release, a set of open specs enabling cross-platform collaboration between conversational agents. Read the blog to learn how it works and what’s next.
    • Want to understand how AI agents are reshaping the developer experience? Our three-part blog series—The Rise of Agentic AI, Building Intelligent Systems, and From Zero to Agent—breaks down the shift from traditional coding to building smart, conversational applications.
    • Explore how open source and diverse programming models are transforming GPU computing, from CUDA alternatives to ONNX and oneAPI, in LF AI & Data’s latest latest deep-dive blog.
    • Join LF AI & Data at AI_dev Europe on August 28–29, where our projects and contributors will highlight open source innovation in generative AI and machine learning through talks, demos, and community engagement. Stop by our booth to explore live project showcases and connect with the people shaping the future of open AI development.
    • Want to see where LF AI & Data is headed next? From virtual meetups to global conferences, explore our full lineup of 2025 events. Visit our event site for details.

    LF Broadband 

    • LF Broadband published its first real world case study, exploring how Deutsche Telekom utilizes the open source VOLTHA project to modernize its fixed-access network.
    • Abhilash Laxmeshwar of Radisys – co-chair of the LF Broadband VOLTHA Technical Steering Team – presented key updates on performance improvements in the open source VOLTHA project at the Broadband Forum BASe event in Munich.
    • Broadband Forum and LF Broadband announced their joint initiative to advance open source and open standards harmony.

    LF Connectivity

    • Join us at the next Magma Community Meeting: Upcoming release 1.10, Happening Wed, Jul 30, 2025, 11:00 AM EDT. Learn more. 

    LF Decentralized Trust

    • At the Open Source in Finance Forum in London, LF Decentralized Trust Executive Director Daniela Barbosa moderated a talk on Modernizing the Financial Infrastructure Through Decentralized Tech with panelists from Adhara, Bank of England and HSBC. 
    • Cointelegraph Brasil and Blocknews reported on the latest round of new LF Decentralized Trust members.
    • A blog post from the Chair of the new AI and Human Trust Working Group at Trust over IP, an LF Decentralized Trust project, tackles the challenges of trusting what we see online and offers guidance from a recent white paper on "Strengthening Trust in Human and AI Interactions."
    • As part of the Blockchain Pioneers series, this post recaps the innovation and evolution of Hyperledger Aries, which grew from a single codebase into a collaboration on a set of protocols and then to an ecosystem of credentialing technologies, and provides an update on the many codebases and communities developed under the project that are now maintained across the OpenWallet Foundation,  Decentralized Identity Foundation, and LF Decentralized Trust Labs.
    • This article from Valor Econômico details Serasa Experian's release of a blockchain wallet for authentication in e-commerce and financial services built on Besu, an LF Decentralized Trust project.
    • In a recap of  the 23rd Asia Pacific Trading Summit, The Desk highlighted implementations of Besu by Hong Kong Monetary Authority, the Monetary Authority of Singapore, and the Japan Securities Clearing Corporation.
    • For more updates from LF Decentralized Trust, check out the current and past issues of Decentralized Digest.

    LF Edge

    • The latest EdgeX blog highlights key updates in version 4.0—including improved memory efficiency, a new Python API, and enhanced deployment flexibility—strengthening its role as a powerful foundation for edge computing.
    • Check out the new EdgeX Foundry Performance Report for version 4.0 (Odesa), offering in-depth benchmarks on memory, CPU, startup time, and latency to help optimize edge deployments.
    • A new Akraino blog dives into Release 8’s advancements in Physical AI, showcasing blueprints for robotics, speech-enabled edge systems, and predictive maintenance—all designed for real-world edge deployments.
    • Explore the LF Edge Case Studies page to see how open source edge technologies are solving real-world challenges across energy, manufacturing, smart cities, retail, agriculture, and more.

    LF Energy

    • The agenda for LF Energy Summit Europe, taking place 10-11 September in Aachen, Germany, is now available. Registration is discounted through August 24.
    • The LF Energy EVerest community will host a free webinar on 8 July at 16:00 Central European Time providing an introduction to this powerful open source software stack for EV chargers.
    • Utility Dive published an article from LF Energy TROLIE maintainer Tory McKeag of GE Vernova exploring how open source can help with ambient-adjusted ratings for power grids.
    • LF Energy OperatorFabric has released v4.8.0 with improved custom screen features.

    LF Networking

    • Check out the new Networking for AI / AI for Networking Thought Leadership series:
    • How has ONAP evolved from a complex platform into a modular, intent-based framework?
      • A new LFN  white paper, “Unlocking the Future: The EVolution & Strategic Direction of ONAP,” outlines this evolution and highlights how ONAP’s components are driving scalable, intelligent automation across 5G, edge, and cloud-native networks.
    • Celebrate the incredible contributions of Andreas Geißler to the ONAP community in our latest blog, a tribute to his technical leadership, mentorship, and lasting impact as he retires from Deutsche Telekom.

    ONMI

    • The ONMI team [github.com] is pleased to announce the release of TAPI 2.6.0 [github.com].
    • The team would like to dedicate this most recent release of TAPI to Andrea Mazzini who sadly passed away at the end of 2024. Andrea was the leader of TAPI for many years and a major driving force shaping and directing it to its current successful position in the industry. Andrea will always be part of TAPI and is greatly missed by all.

    OpenChain

    • Please welcome our duly elected 2025/2026 chairs for the OpenChain Specification, Education and Telco Work Groups. This election period is part of the long-term sustainability initiatives in the OpenChain Project to ensure that the community has a clear, formal voice and leadership in building a more trusted supply chain.
    • Public Comment Period Announced: Artificial Intelligence System Bill of Materials – Compliance Management Guide for the Supply Chain. This guide will enable companies to establish and operate effective compliance programs to reduce risk around AI models, data and services in their supply chain.
    • RECORDING: OpenChain Q2 2025 Steering Committee Meeting – 2025-06-25. This meeting included formal ratification of updates to ISO/IEC 5230 and ISO/IEC 18974 in 2026 with community improvements incorporated.

    OpenInfra 

    • This July, the OpenStack project turns 15! This milestone comes at a time when OpenStack is seeing a significant resurgence in interest, driven by VMware migration, digital sovereignty requirements, and AI. The global community has been celebrating throughout the year with many celebrations taking place this month. Check out the upcoming celebrations! 
    • The schedule for the OpenInfra Summit Europe is now live! We are excited to highlight speakers from the United Nations, BMW, NVIDIA, and more. Emphasis will focus on the open infrastructure projects hosted by the OpenInfra Foundation, including OpenStack, Kata Containers, StarlingX and Zuul.
      • Integrations and collaborations with other open source projects – such as Linux, Kubernetes, Ceph, RISC-V, PyTorch and more – will be highlighted as well. The Gerrit User Summit and VM Migration Day will be co-located with the OpenInfra Summit Europe, and their agendas will be available soon. 
    • The OpenStack User Survey provides users an opportunity to influence the community and software direction. Take the OpenStack User Survey by Friday, August 29, 2025 to be included in this round of analysis
    • The next 12–18 months promise exciting breakthroughs at the intersection of Edge Computing and AI. The OpenInfra Edge Computing Working Group just published a white paper exploring how this is taking shape and what it means for the future of real-world AI deployments: Next Generation Edge: Edge Computing Architectures for Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Use Cases. 
    • Read more news from the OpenInfra Foundation!

    OpenSearch 

    Open 3D Foundation

    Open Alliance for Cloud Adoption

    • The Open Alliance for Cloud Adoption (OACA) is excited to share new content to help organizations navigate cloud and AI adoption challenges.
        • A major update focusing on AI governance, data lifecycle management, and technical frameworks to enhance AI maturity.
      • Podcast: Challenges Adopting Software as a Service (SaaS) Applications
        • We explore key hurdles in SaaS adoption, including data ownership, security risks, compliance best practices, and resource optimization.
        • Learn how the Cloud Maturity Model (CMM) provides a structured approach to SaaS success. Listen now (30 min).
      • Podcast: Challenges and Solutions for Successfully Using AI
        • A deep dive into AI adoption strategies, governance, and risk management. Listen now (29 min).

    Open Mainframe Project

    • By popular demand, the IBM Z Day Call for Papers deadline is now Fri, Aug 1. Got a session idea? Submit it here.
    • Mainframe Coven, our new podcast mini-series honoring the past, present, and future women of IT, is now live! Jessielaine Punongbayan (Product Manager, Dynatrace) and Richelle Anne Craw (Software Engineer, Beta Systems Software) dive into the origins of the term “Kilogirl”, explore its historical context, and discuss the importance of women’s visibility in tech. 
    • Don’t miss our latest I Am a Mainframer episode with Natalie Carrillo on growing the IBM Z community. Listen here.
    • Ambassador Dan Kelosky gave his six-year-old “Hello World” Zowe tutorial a fresh polish, making HLASM dev with Zowe CLI even easier. See what’s new.
    • How does Galasa’s team stay sustainable? Clear mission, flexible goals, steady progress. Read more.

    OpenAPI

    • The OpenAPI Initiative has a host of events coming up this year, which you can find on our Events page.
    • One big callout from up our upcoming events is API:World September 3 - 5, where we have a dedicated OpenAPI Initiative Track agenda.
    • Our June 2025 newsletter provides updates on all things OpenAPI, Arazzo, and Overlay, including v3.2 features and our Ecosystem Spotlight, which this time highlights the growth in tooling support for Arazzo and Overlay.

    OpenPOWER Foundation 

    • IBM, an OPF Platinum member company, releases next generation IBM POWER 11 server systems. 
      • These systems target the most critical of enterprise workloads. All built on top of the most high performance open source POWER Instruction Set Architecture. 
      • For the first time IBM is launching the entire server range from high-end, mid-range, to entry level simultaneously, along with IBM Power Virtual Server in the cloud. Available July 25, 2025.
    • The OPF has recently created a new AI SIG workgroup to focus on next generation AI model support on the POWER platform. Check out the Blog post on OPF website. 
    • OPF member companies are looking to expand into Saudi Arabia, with OPF member company, Raptor Computing, partnering with National Semiconductor Hub of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 
      • Raptor Computing is developing next generation POWER silicon across a number of verticals. 
      • Saudi Arabia National Semiconductor HUB provides resources, funding, GTM support for new and existing companies to expand R&D into KSA.

    OpenJS Foundation

    • The JSConf 2025 speaker list just dropped 🔥 Expect talks on AI, WebGPU, performance, auth, accessibility, Node.js, open source culture, and more.
    • Harper is now an OpenJS Foundation Silver Member! Built fully on Node.js, their app platform brings real-world insights and a healthy dose of open source spirit.
    • Peek at our OpenJS Security Checkpoint for 2025. From patching vulnerabilities to streamlining releases and tightening governance, see what’s been cooking behind the scenes this year.

    Overture Maps Foundation

    • What's New This Month
      • We’re excited to announce the General Availability (GA) of Overture's Global Entity Reference System (GERS). GERS makes data sharing, onboarding, and joining easier via common, open, accessible IDs. Learn more in our press release.
      • Overture 2025-06-25.0 is now live! This release introduces the adoption of UUIDs across all themes as part of the GERS framework and includes schema updates. New data sources were added for several themes. Read the release notes and get the open data here.
      • The Vision Behind GERS. “GERS raises the tide for the entire industry," says veteran mapping industry expert James Killick. "The enhanced analytics it enables will improve the well-being of hundreds of millions of people across whole continents." Read the white paper
      • GERS Explained. See how the Reference Map, Registry, Changelogs, and Bridge Files work together to simplify geospatial data integration. Read the blog
      • A Walkthrough of the Full GERS Framework. from UUID lookups and changelog tracking to bridge file connections and division hierarchy queries. Read the blog
      • Connecting Your Data to GERS Just Got Easier. Overture’s bridge files make it simple to link common datasets, like OpenStreetMap, Esri, and Meta to GERS. These joinable tables help you onboard quickly to Overture, enrich your existing data and understand the sources behind our data. Read the blog
      • Ready to Connect Your Data to GERS? Here's Your Step-by-Step Guide. This tutorial walks you through the process of associating external datasets with GERS. Read the tutorial
      • Precisely Is Making Spatial Integration Seamless With GERS. By linking Overture GERS IDs to their PreciselyIDs, they’ve eliminated costly geospatial joins and turned months of onboarding into instant insights. Read the case study
      • Building Open, Interoperable Map Data Through Collaboration. Our new video spotlights the vision behind Overture Maps and how organizations, including Meta, TomTom, Esri, Uber, HOTOSM, and more, are working together to transform the mapping industry, making geospatial data easier to access, use, and connect. Watch here! 
    • Overture in the News
      • Esri Canada Geographical Thinking Podcast – Executive Director Marc Prioleau joins Esri Canada to explore how Overture is tackling fragmented map data through persistent IDs, monthly updates, and open collaboration.
      • SD Times – Overture launches GERS to solve the industry’s data integration crisis by introducing globally unique, open identifiers for over 3.7 billion geospatial features.
      • Geospatial World Forum 2025 – In a panel with leaders from Meta, Uber, TomTom, and Overture, speakers unpack how stable IDs and open data are building trusted digital infrastructure across sectors.
      • Ed Parsons Blog – Geospatial veteran Ed Parsons weighs in on GERS as a promising open alternative to vendor lock-in, and possibly the geospatial industry's best shot at a universal ID system.
      • Project Geospatial – CTO Amy Rose shares how Overture is building open, interoperable map data through community collaboration, transparency, and the rollout of GERS as a foundational tool for geospatial integration.

    OpenSSF

    • OpenSSF Welcomes New Members and Presents Golden Egg Award.
      • At OpenSSF Community Day North America 2025, the Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF) welcomed six new members, including Canonical, balena, Buildkite, and the Erlang Ecosystem Foundation, reinforcing its mission to secure open source software.
      • OpenSSF also presented its annual Golden Egg Awards, honoring individuals who have made outstanding contributions to open source security. Project updates included progress across SLSA, GUAC, Model Signing, and more. Read the full blog for highlights, new member quotes, and what’s ahead for OpenSSF in 2025.
    • OpenSSF at UN Open Source Week 2025: Securing the Supply Chain Through Global Collaboration
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      • OpenSSF participated in UN Open Source Week in New York City, joining a global conversation on how open source innovation can advance the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
      • During a panel on “Securing the Supply Chain Through Global Collaboration,” OpenSSF leaders discussed how global cooperation, secure-by-design practices, and regulatory alignment (like the EU Cyber Resilience Act) are essential to securing open source software. OpenSSF also supported the UN Tech Over Hackathon, which engaged over 200 participants in open source solutions for climate, history, and digital sustainability.
      • Read the full blog to explore key takeaways and what’s next for OpenSSF’s global mission.
    • What’s in the SOSS? Podcast #34 – S2E11 From Lockpicking to Leadership: Tabatha DiDomenico on Security, Open Source, and Building Community.
      • In Episode 34 of What’s in the SOSS? host Yesenia Yser talks with Tabatha DiDomenico, open source security engineer and president of BSides Orlando, about her unexpected journey into open source, building community, and leading with purpose. From early days with Netscape to shaping strategy at G-Research and OpenSSF, Tabatha shares practical advice on DevRel, innersource, and why volunteering is the best networking tool in the open source world.
      • Listen now for real talk on security, community, and finding your path in open source.

    P4

    • News
      • 2025 SIGCOMM Networking Systems Award Winners. We are excited to share that the P4 Programming Language and Barefoot Tofino programmable switch chips have been selected as winners of the prestigious 2025 SIGCOMM Networking Systems Award. This honor is awarded to an institution or individual(s) in recognition of the development of a networking system that has had a significant impact on the world of computer networking. “The P4/Tofino combination has had a truly significant impact on networking in both research and industry.”
      • 2025 P4 Workshop Date Announced & CFP Open!
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        • The P4 Workshop is an annual event that provides an opportunity for the P4 community to share knowledge, insights and experiences, and facilitate collaboration. This year, the workshop will be a hybrid event featuring both in-person and pre-recorded content. The in-person portion takes place on October 13th in conjunction with OCP Global Summit (registration for the P4 Workshop is included with OCP Global Summit registration for no additional fee).

        • The CFP is now open for both in-person and pre-recorded content. Get thew CFP details--CFP deadline is August 1st.

    • Upcoming Events

      • P4 Developer Days - Gateway Use Case Architecture. August 6 | 8:00 am Pacific.

        • Network applications demand ever-increasing performance and flexibility. Mapping P4 programs directly to FPGA hardware offers a powerful solution, but the design process can be complex. This presentation demonstrates a new toolchain for efficiently mapping P4 programs to Altera FPGAs, significantly accelerating gateway applications.

      • P4 Developer Days - Detecting Stragglers in Programmable Data Plane. August 20 | 9:00 am Pacific.

        • Flow scheduling mechanisms in modern data centers aim to reduce flow completion time (FCT). However, scheduling mechanisms that operate without prior knowledge or with imprecise flow information can inadvertently introduce stragglers–packets within a flow that experience significantly higher queueing delays than others. In this talk, we present StragFlow, a data-plane tool for straggler detection. 

      • P4 Developer Days - From Semantics to Software: Building a Verification Ecosystem for P4 using HOL4P4. September 25 | 8:00 am Pacific.
        • We present a comprehensive formal verification ecosystem for the P4 network programming language, built upon HOL4P4, an abstract model of P4 execution embedded in the interactive theorem prover HOL4. The HOL4P4 formalization provides a semantics and a corresponding type system with formally verified progress, preservation, and type-soundness theorems.
      • P4 Developer Days - Enabling Portable and high-Performance SmartNIC Programs with Alkali. October 1 | 9:00 am Pacific.
        • In this presentation, we will present the demo and design of Alkali, a SmartNIC compilation framework that enables developers to write target-independent programs, while the compiler automatically handles cross-NIC porting and performance tuning. 

    Presto

    • Upcoming Events:
      • Meetup: Saturday, July 19 at 10am IST | Bengaluru, India
      • In-person workshop: Thursday, July 31 at 2pm PDT | San Jose, CA
      • Meetup: Thursday, July 31 at 5pm PDT | San Jose, CA
        • Open Source Analytics Festival. Join us for an evening at IBM Silicon Valley Lab devoted to four of the most popular analytic open source technologies on the planet: ClickHouse, Presto, Gluten, and StarRocks.

    PyTorch Foundation

    SONiC

    • Discover how the SONiC 202505 release is pushing the boundaries of open networking, with new support for AI workloads, enhanced enterprise features, and smarter telemetry designed for next-gen infrastructure.
    • Check out our latest SONiC case study to see how a global e-commerce leader modernized its network with open source SONiC, achieving 400GbE performance, 30% TCO savings, and multi-vendor flexibility at scale.
    • Learn how SONiC VPP is streamlining multi-cloud connectivity in this new SONiC use case, delivering automation, flexibility, and significant cost savings for hybrid cloud environments.
    • The latest SONiC blog debunks five common myths and shows how SONiC has evolved into a flexible, enterprise-ready NOS, backed by a strong community, commercial support, and proven deployments across industries.
    • Join us at the SONiC Mini Summit and booth at Open Source Summit Europe to explore the latest in open networking, connect with SONiC experts, and see live demos of SONiC in action. Learn more about the event.
    • Don’t miss your chance to speak at the SONiC Workshop. Submit your proposal by July 27 to join the lineup at OCP Global Summit 2025. Learn more about the event.
    • Find out where the SONiC community is heading next. Check out SONiC events website for upcoming workshops, summits, and forums happening worldwide.

    Ultra Ethernet Consortium

    • One month after its release, the Ultra Ethernet Consortium (UEC) Specification 1.0 continues to gain momentum across the AI and HPC networking landscape. Announced on June 11, this foundational release introduces a modern, Ethernet-based communication stack purpose-built for data-intensive, high-performance workloads.
      • Learn more about UEC Spec 1.0:
          • README overview and usage guidance
          • UEC Compliance Test Bed Recommendations
          • Transport Matrix and Checklist
          • PHY LL Matrix and Checklist

    UXL Foundation

    • UXL Foundation held our first mini-summit at OSS Denver. We had great presentations from Arm, Qualcomm, RedHat and Codeplay. You can watch these presentations at the UXL Foundation YouTube Channel.
      • We also held our first face-to-face UXL Foundation Steering Committee meeting. 

    • Rod Burns was able to finally meet Jory Burson face to face as well! She helped us to establish the UXL Foundation and was celebrating the 10 year anniversary of the Joint Development Foundation. 
      • Jory wrote about her experiences on how important standards are in the context of the open source community and Linux Foundation. She also held the Standards Forum at the Open Source Summit where there were some valuable insights and learnings.
    • The virtual oneAPI Dev Summit hosted by the UXL Foundation “Advancing AI and HPC with oneAPI: Data Center to the Edge” will be held on September 17th.

    Zephyr Project

    • Exploring Zephyr RTOS: A Junior Engineer’s Perspective.
      • In her blog, Ava West, a former Intel intern, shares her firsthand experience diving into Zephyr RTOS as a junior engineer. From developing a performance analysis tool to navigating code reviews and learning from maintainers, Ava reflects on the challenges, mentorship, and community support that shaped her journey. Whether you are a student, newcomer, or long-time contributor, her journey highlights the value of mentorship, collaboration, and persistence in open source development. Read the full blog.
    • Zephyr’s Meteoric Rise and What It Means for the Future of Embedded.
      • In the latest CoreDump Sessions webinar by Memfault, Kate Stewart (Linux Foundation) joins François Baldassari and Thomas Sarlandie to discuss how Zephyr RTOS evolved from an internal Intel project into one of the most impactful open source RTOSes today.
      • Key takeaways include Zephyr’s long-term support model, security-first approach, growing ecosystem, and its increasing role in powering production-grade embedded systems across industries. If you are working in embedded or tracking where the industry is headed, this conversation is a must-watch.
    • Zephyr Techtalks--If you missed our two most recent Zephyr Tech Talks, now’s the perfect time to catch up:
      • In #025: Devicetree Editing Superpowers with LSP, Kyle Micallef Bonnici (Nordic Semiconductor) demonstrates how to integrate a language server into your editor unlocking auto-completion, syntax validation, refactoring, and code navigation for Devicetree files.
      • Then, in #026: Remote Zephyr Shell with Golioth, Chris Gammell (Golioth) shows how to expose the Zephyr shell over cellular links via RPCs so you can interact with deployed devices from a web-based console, troubleshoot hardware in the field, and control I²C devices, sensors, regulators, and more.
      • Zephyr Tech Talks are community-driven livestreams, tune in live to ask your questions, or watch the recordings anytime. 
    • Recap blog of the Zephyr Project Meetup (June 5, 2025): Vienna, Austria
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      • The Zephyr Community Meetup in Vienna, Austria brought embedded developers together for an evening of learning, demos, and collaboration. From BLE-powered fencing tech and IoT control with Thingsboard to Zephyr driver development and safety concepts for complex SoCs, the talks covered a broad spectrum of real-world use cases. Read the full recap blog.


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