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Linux Foundation Newsletter: September 2025

Written by The Linux Foundation | Sep 17, 2025 7:00:00 PM

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

Summer is ending, Fall is approaching and the world of open source is as busy as ever. Over the last month, the LF welcomed exciting open source projects and innovations, celebrated major new milestones and launched groundbreaking research. Thank you to all the contributors, maintainers,members and staff driving this impact forward!

Here are more of this month’s highlights:

What’s Next?

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

Contents

Education Opportunities

Sharpen Your Core Skills This Fall

AI is raising the stakes, making core skills like Linux, cloud, and cybersecurity more valuable than ever. Strengthen your foundation this fall with training and certifications designed to keep you ahead.

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LF Event Spotlight: PyTorch Conference

Don’t Miss PyTorch Conference, October 22-23 in San Francisco! 

  • Join us at the heart of the open source AI movement at PyTorch Conference, October 22–23 in San Francisco. PyTorch Conference is more than an event; it’s where visionaries, builders, and innovators come together to shape the future of AI and ML.
  • From groundbreaking keynotes and immersive hands-on sessions to transformative networking opportunities, this is where today’s ideas spark tomorrow’s breakthroughs. 
  • Whether you’re scaling a new venture or advancing the state of AI, PyTorch Conference is your gateway to the people, tools, and insights driving the next era of innovation. Register today!

LF Europe: Community Updates

Open is Sovereign: A Vision for Europe's Digital Future

  • As Europe develops its strategy for digital sovereignty, a key question has emerged: how can Europe leverage global open technology capacity, while striving for more autonomy? 
  • In his keynote, "Open is Sovereign," Gabriele Columbro, General Manager of Linux Foundation Europe, answers this question. He explains that technological autonomy is achieved by participating in the global open source ecosystem, not by creating a separate one. This approach uses the global digital commons to support innovation, security, and economic growth for Europe.  
  • Watch the full keynote to understand this perspective on how open collaboration can help achieve a sovereign digital future.

 

Join Us in Belgium for a Week of Open Source Strategy, Practice, and Policy

This October, the Linux Foundation is hosting a series of three events across Belgium, designed to guide leaders and practitioners from high-level strategy to practical implementation and direct policy engagement. Join us for a comprehensive look at the state of open source in Europe.
  • Linux Foundation Europe Member Summit

    • Focus: An exclusive, invitation-only summit for executives and senior leaders to align on strategy for Europe's most pressing challenges: digital sovereignty and large-scale industry collaboration. This is a hands-on working session to shape the future of open source in the region. Register Here!
  • Linux Foundation Europe Roadshow--29 October 2025, Ghent, Belgium.
    • Focus: A public event for developers, SMEs, and compliance officers. The day features two tracks: one offering a practical deep-dive into the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA), and another showcasing groundbreaking LF Europe projects and tackling key topics like AI and funding the digital commons. Register Here!

 

LF Research: The Cloud Native survey + five new reports!

Survey

Since their inception, the CNCF’s annual cloud native surveys have defined the trends and priorities in the cloud community. What will this year’s cloud native narrative be? Help us shape it today! 

 

Reports

LF Research and LF Europe, in partnership with Canonical, have published the fourth annual Europe Spotlight report! The report discusses the strategies, challenges, and maturity levels of the open source ecosystem in 2025, and what lies ahead for Europe and open source.

 

Futurewei, LF AI & Data, and LF Research partnered to explore the state of sovereign AI around the world. Based on a global survey and a webinar series, this report captures expert perspectives on and organizational practices in this trend. Read the full report for an analysis of what sovereign AI is, how organizations are adopting it, and why global collaboration is essential to its growth.

 

LF Research and the TODO Group, in partnership with CNCF, FossID, and FinOps, are excited to announce the 8th annual report on the OSPO! Download the report to read the complete findings on how OSPOs are maturing, their growing roles, their impact on software contributions and quality, and how to overcome key barriers.

 

Drawing on 25 years of venture data from 800 VC-backed startups, LF Research, COSSA, and Serena produced this report showing that commercial open source software consistently outperforms closed source peers in valuations, funding, and outcomes. As AI, data infrastructure, and digital sovereignty reshape the software landscape, open source is emerging as both a competitive advantage and a core pillar of future business strategy.

 

LF Research and Open Mobile Hub partnered in 2025 to examine shifts in the mobile app ecosystem since the 2023 study. Interviews with over 20 subject matter experts revealed that the old model of native app development is being overtaken by cross-platform development, but important gaps remain in the support for more platforms and services.

 

Linux Foundation Projects: Featured news

Photo source: GraphQLConf 2025

Academy Software Foundation (ASWF)

Aether

  • Recent News
    • Unlocking Energy Savings in Telecom Networks: A Path to a Sustainable Future.
      Learn about the increasing demand for power in today’s telecom networks and the critical challenges and opportunities in reducing energy consumption and minimizing carbon footprint. It includes case study on Aether, an open source 5G platform, and the Aether Sustainable Mobile and RAN Transformation 5G (SMaRT-5G) project, as an example of exciting advancements being developed and demonstrable today that address the essential telecom energy efficiency need.
    • Community Member Profile – Woojoong Kim. Woojoong is a Senior Software Engineer at Microsoft in California and has been actively contributing to the Aether project since it began in 2020. He has been engaged in multiple sub-projects related to Aether including the Aether 4G/5G platform, SD-RAN and Project Pronto. Some of his significant contributions in building elements of Aether included the integration of COMAC and M-CORD into the Aether platform, e.g., deploying core network functions, RAN functions, and edge applications. 
  • 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”  along with Abbas Khan, Radio Boost Mobile; Chris Murphy, VIAVI Solutions; and Arun Handoo, Qualcomm Technologies.

Alliance for OpenUSD (AOUSD)

  • Get inspired by how developers are building the future of 3D with OpenUSD. The new OpenUSD All-Star Ebook created by our member NVIDIA highlights how OpenUSD is streamlining workflows across industries, from generating synthetic data for Physical AI to simulating industrial digital twins. Read the Ebook. 
  • How is AI reshaping Hollywood? In the Los Angeles Times’ latest feature on AI in film, our member Pickford AI CEO Stephen Piron discusses recent global screenings and the future of storytelling. Read more.

Automotive Grade Linux (AGL)

CAMARA

  • CAMARA TSC chair, Herbert Damker of member organization Deutsche Telekom, delivered a compelling talk titled "Unlocking the Network: How CAMARA Is Building the Future of Open Network APIs" at the Open Source Summit Europe in Amsterdam. CAMARA also hosted a booth at the event, engaging the community in insightful discussions about the future of open telco APIs.
  • A new developer portal by Verizon, a CAMARA member organization, is now live marking a key step in advancing open network APIs aligned with CAMARA. This interactive platform supports ongoing rollout of APIs and capabilities that reflect global collaboration and interoperability. Explore more.
  • CAMARA will be present at Infobip Shift in Zadar, Croatia from September 14-15. Join the session on September 15 at 14:15-14:45, "Unleash the Power of 5G in Your Code: Transform Your Apps," featuring Korrey Sutherland (GSMA), Markus Kummerle (CAMARA), and Cedric Gonin (Orange).
  • Visit CAMARA’s booth at  apidays London from September 22-24 to explore open, standardized telco APIs through global community collaboration.
  • Join us on 9 October at 10:00 am ET / 16:00 CEST
    for a deep dive into CAMARA’s Fall ’25 Meta Release! Hear from industry leaders Herbert Damker (Deutsche Telekom), Tanja de Groot (Nokia), and Johanna Wood (Vodafone) as they unpack new stable Network APIs, reference implementations, and deployment patterns that let developers build once and run across networks globally. Register here >>

Civil Infrastructure Platform (CIP)

  • CIP at Open Source Summit Europe 2025

    • The CIP team actively participated in the Open Source Summit Europe 2025 in Amsterdam, where they presented on:

      • Civil Infrastructure Platform: State of Industrial Grade Linux-
      • Easily Generating Debian-Based Embedded Systems
  • Additionally, the CIP Mini Summit (Open TSC Meeting) took place as a co-located event at the Open Source Summit Europe 2025 on August 28. Access the meeting notes here.
  • CIP was also a silver sponsor and hosted a booth, connecting with the community and sharing insights throughout the event.

    CIP team at the booth during OSS Europe 2025

    Hands-on fun with CIP LEGO builds!

Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF)

  • Zepto Wins CNCF End User Case Study Contest for Developer Platform Innovation with Backstage, Argo, and Kubernetes | The Cloud Native Computing Foundation® (CNCF®), which builds sustainable ecosystems for cloud native software, today announced Zepto as the winner of the CNCF End User Case Study Contest. Selected for its comprehensive automation and developer experience improvements using Backstage, Argo, and Kubernetes, Zepto will present its platform journey at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon India 2025, 6-7 August in Hyderabad.
  • Celebrating 100 Golden Kubestronauts | The Kubestronauts program has been growing at an incredible pace. We recently celebrated over 2000 Kubestronauts across the globe, and today we’re excited to celebrate another milestone: over 100 Golden Kubestronauts have achieved Golden status in less than five months, thanks to their dedication and hard work.
  • Jaeger at 10: Forged in Community, Reborn in OpenTelemetry | In the fast-paced world of software, reaching 10 years is a testament to a project’s resilience, utility, and community strength. Half a decade ago, we celebrated Jaeger’s fifth anniversary, marveling at its growth from a nascent idea to a critical component in the observability stack. Today, as we mark 10 years, we’re not just celebrating longevity; we’re celebrating a profound evolution. Jaeger has been reborn, embracing a future built on collaboration, standardization, and the incredible momentum of OpenTelemetry.
  • Unlocking Talent Through Mentorship: Join Nate Waddington at OSS Europe | I’m speaking at Open Source Summit Europe in Amsterdam next month, and I hope to see you there. My session, “Unlock Growth and Talent—Effectiveness of Mentorship in Open Source Projects,“ isn’t just about stats or program structure; it’s a direct invitation to reshape how we bring new contributors into open source.
  • CNCF, Linux Foundation Education and KodeKloud Partner on Training Offering for India | CNCF, Linux Foundation Education, and KodeKloud have partnered on an introductory training offering for the Indian developer community. The initial offerings will provide India residents an opportunity to purchase Cloud Native, Kubernetes, and Linux training and certifications for a special bundle price with localized payment options.
  • KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2026: Returning to Amsterdam, 23–26 March | KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2026 is heading back to Amsterdam from 23–26 March, 2026! As the flagship event for the cloud native community, it’s an unmissable opportunity to connect with project maintainers, end users, and technologists building the future of infrastructure. Following a record-setting event in London this year and a memorable gathering in Amsterdam in 2023, this return to the Netherlands is set to deliver even more momentum.
  • Metal3.io becomes a CNCF incubating project | The CNCF Technical Oversight Committee (TOC) has voted to accept Metal3.io as a CNCF incubating project. Metal3.io joins a growing ecosystem of technologies tackling real-world challenges at the edge of cloud native infrastructure.
  • Kubernetes v1.34: Of Wind & Will (O' WaW) | Similar to previous releases, the release of Kubernetes v1.34 introduces new stable, beta, and alpha features. The consistent delivery of high-quality releases underscores the strength of our development cycle and the vibrant support from our community.
  • Announcing Kyverno Release 1.15! | Kyverno 1.15 makes Kubernetes policy management more powerful, extensible, and user-friendly with the release of 1.15.0. This release continues their mission to make policy management in Kubernetes environments more modular, performant, and user-friendly. 1.15.0. introduces new capabilities across multiple policy types, enhances testing and CLI functionality, and brings many improvements that a vibrant community has contributed.
  • Case Study: How Infosys Optimized Telecom Data Management for a European Operator Using Kubernetes and OPA 
  • Case Study: Enabling Efficient GPU Orchestration for AI Inference at PREP EDU

Confidential Computing Consortium (CCC)

  • We’re proud to highlight CCC members Manu Fontaine (Hushmesh Inc.) and Jason Rogers (Invary) for representing the Confidential Computing Consortium on the Tech Arena podcast! Recorded live as part of our activation at the AI Infrastructure Summit this week in Santa Clara, they did a fantastic job showcasing the benefits of Confidential Computing and advocating for the mission of the CCC. Listen to the full episode here.
  • CCC Newsletter: This month’s update highlights important progress across the Consortium, including insights from the TAC, Outreach, and Executive Director, as well as recent member news. From preparing strategic priorities for 2026 to hands-on technical advances and upcoming events like the AI Infrastructure Summit and our October workshop, the CCC continues to bring members together to shape the future of Confidential Computing. 
  • We’re excited to welcome QLAD to the CCC! QLAD is a Kubernetes-native confidential computing platform delivering pod-level TEEs, encrypted Armored Containers™, and post-quantum resilience—making confidentiality scalable and production-ready. Read the blog.
  • CCC Hosted Workshop: Designing AI Data Safeguards with Confidential Computing-- October 20, 2025, San Francisco
    • Join this one-day workshop to explore how Confidential Computing can protect sensitive AI initiatives, enable compliance, and unlock new capabilities. Hear real-world examples from industry leaders and collaborate with experts to develop solutions tailored for your business.

Continuous Delivery Foundation (CDF)

DAOS Foundation

  • Recent News
    • Aurora’s DAOS and Lustre Excel in MLPerf Storage Benchmark for Large-Scale AI
      MLCommons has announced the results of MLPerf Storage v2.0, a benchmark focused on evaluating how storage systems perform under the demands of large-scale machine learning workloads. Among the submissions, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory contributed results from its Aurora supercomputer, demonstrating the strengths of its DAOS and Lustre file systems in supporting the intense I/O requirements of modern AI training.
  • Upcoming Event
    • 9th DAOS User Group (DUG) at SC’25
      Join us for the 9th annual DUG, an in-person event on November 16th, 9am - 1pm. The event is taking place in conjunction with Supercomputing’25 in St. Louis, MO. There is no fee or registration required to attend. The preliminary agenda will be posted soon.

Decentralized Identity Foundation (DIF)

  • Trusted Infrastructure for AI Agents: DIF continues momentum around use cases and standards for agentic AI identity, including:
    • DIF is launching its Trusted AI Agents Working Group later this month. Updates coming soon on DIF’s blog 
    • DIF has kicked off the "Scaling AI DIFferently" blog series featuring guest articles from DIF Ambassador and Vidos Co-Founder Misha Deville on decentralized identity's critical role in building trust in agentic systems. Start here.
    • DIF is collaborating with MIT Project NANDA, recently co-hosting a packed event. Read more.
  • No Phone Home: DIF co-led the Nophonehome movement with ACLU and EFF, drawing attention to surveillance risks in identity infrastructure. Read DIF’s post “Nearly 100 Experts Are Saying ‘No Phone Home’."
  • Working Groups and Standards

eBPF Foundation

Enabling Linux in Safety Applications (ELISA) Project

  • Highlights from the ELISA Project at the Open Source Summit Europe 2025:
    • The ELISA Project wrapped up an exciting week at Open Source Summit Europe 2025 in Amsterdam, where developers, safety experts, and open source contributors came together to explore the future of Linux in safety-critical systems. As a Bronze Sponsor and an active participant in the Safety-Critical Software Summit, ELISA showcased its work through booth demos and technical talks.
    • At Booth #29, attendees connected with project members, explored ELISA’s latest tools, working group initiatives, and processes, and discovered how Linux can power safety-critical systems across automotive, industrial, medical, and other domains. Booth visitors also grabbed special edition stickers and swags.

      Image source: ELISA Project LinkedIn post

    • ELISA was also featured in the Safety-Critical Software track, where sessions covered regulatory compliance, safety engineering, quality assessments, and traceability helping developers better understand how open source and safety standards intersect. If you missed it, recordings of the Safety-Critical Software track sessions are now available to watch on YouTube. Image source: ELISA Project LinkedIn post

    • Stay tuned to our events page for updates on the upcoming ELISA Workshop in Europe and other community-driven initiatives. We also invite you to join our Discord to connect with the ELISA community, share your questions, and be part of the ongoing conversations shaping the future of safety-critical Linux.

    • Thank you to everyone who stopped by our booth, joined our sessions, and engaged with the ELISA community. 

  • Blog: When Kernel Comments Get Weird: The Tale of `drivers/char/mem.c`

    • Code archaeology: you don’t always find treasure, but you do find comments from the ’90s that make you go, ‘Wait… really?’.Image source: ELISA Project blog by Alessandro]

    • In his latest blog, Alessandro Carminati (Principal Software Engineer at Red Hat & ELISA Project WG lead) explores one such gem in drivers/char/mem.c—a comment dating back to Linux 0.99.14. Thirty years later, the code still carries echoes of that era, with surprising quirks and lessons on why keeping comments alive and accurate really matters. Read the full blog.

FinOps Foundation

  • FinOps X Day is a full-day regional event with keynotes, breakouts, interactive chalk talks, and networking. Connect with the community in-person at Amsterdam and Washington D.C.
  • FinOps X 2026 registration is open. Join the global FinOps community over four days for industry keynotes, breakouts, interactive chalk talks, and more.
  • New Paper: GenAI FinOps: How token pricing really works. This paper dissects how token pricing really works, revealing the hidden costs that can catch even seasoned FinOps professionals by surprise.

FINOS 

      • Day 1: Value & ROI of FINOS, with updates on projects and strategic initiatives including FDC3, CDM, Open Source Readiness, and more.
    • Day 2: Deep dives on open source AI, software supply-chain security, regulation & compliance, and Hot Topics lightning talks.
    • Browse the Schedule

High Performance Software Foundation (HPSF)

Jupyter

  • JupyterCon 2025—Register Now & Check Out the Schedule!
    • The JupyterCon 2025 schedule is officially live, giving you full access to plan your experience in San Diego this November 4–5—with tutorials and workshops kicking off on November 3, followed by community sprints on November 6
    • Expect an immersive program that includes:
      • Monday, Nov. 3: Technical Training Tutorials & Workshops
      • Tuesday–Wednesday, Nov. 4–5: Keynotes, breakout sessions, exhibits, receptions, and poster sessions
      • Thursday, Nov. 6: Community Sprints
    • Don’t miss the chance to dive deep with hands-on learning and visionary talks. Register today!

LF AI & Data

  • Catch up on Mark Collier’s keynote from AI_Dev Europe 2025, where he breaks down the three pillars of open-source AI—training, inference, and agents—and why they’re critical for building an open future for AI.
  • Discover opportunities and challenges in sovereign AI in our latest report, The State of Sovereign AI, highlighting paths toward transparent and innovative AI development.
  • ACP has officially merged with A2A under the Linux Foundation, uniting efforts to create a stronger open standard for AI agent communication. Learn how this collaboration accelerates interoperability, with migration paths now available for ACP and BeeAI users moving to A2A, in our blog.
  • Project Docling has a new home — explore how it transforms messy documents into clean, GenAI-ready data. Check out the new website for features, integrations, and guides to get started with Docling today.
  • Join the open source AI community in San Francisco for PyTorch Conference 2025, the premier event for AI innovators, researchers, and developers shaping the future of AI with PyTorch.

LF Broadband 

  • LF Broadband has released VOLTHA 2.14, featuring multi-NNI support, optimized ONU reboot processes, and new on-demand diagnostics—advancing flexibility and efficiency for large-scale deployments. Learn more. 
  • LF Broadband is also participating in Connected Britain 2025, the UK’s leading digital economy event. Join us in London, September 23–24, to discuss the role of open source in building next-generation broadband infrastructure.
  • LF Broadband will exhibit at Network X 2025 in Paris, October 14–16. Visit us at the Broadband Forum Pavilion, booth BBF5 to connect with our team and explore innovations shaping the future of connectivity.

LF Decentralized Trust

  • An article in Business Times on Vietnam's growing focus on developing blockchain-based national infrastructure and digital asset services highlights NDAChain, a decentralized and permissioned blockchain, built using Hyperledger Fabric, an LF Decentralized Trust project, that works hand in hand with the country's National Data Centre.
  • Biometric Update reports that as part of its launch a new SSI digital identity platform built to run on Hedera, The Hashgraph Group is working to open-source SDKs related to the platform through LF Decentralized Trust’s Hiero so developers can build applications for the platform. 
  • Pakistan announced plans to work with Japanese blockchain technology company Soramitsu to launch a CBDC pilot, based on LF Decentralized Trust’s Hyperledger Iroha, by the end of 2025.
  • Deployment news continues across Brazil with this story from EconomiaS/A on a waste management transparency platform built with Besu and the Cointelegraph Brasil piece covering the launch of a Hyperledger-Fabric based solution for validating the energy efficiency of household appliances.
  • For more updates from LF Decentralized Trust, check out the current and past issues of Decentralized Digest.

LF Edge

  • Discover how a new Node-RED node makes EdgeX Foundry integration faster and easier, enabling developers to build edge applications with minimal configuration. Check out the LF Edge blog to see how this open source tool streamlines device data flows, secure mode support, and visual edge app development.
  • InfiniEdge AI Release 2.0 introduces serverless MCP, multi-step agentic workflows, and full federated learning support — bringing scalable, privacy-preserving AI to the edge. Explore how the latest release empowers developers to build and deploy intelligent agents across cloud, edge, and devices with ease.
  • Project Ocre now brings lightweight, WebAssembly-powered containers to Linux — extending portable, radically efficient containerization from MCUs to CPU-based edge devices. Explore how this milestone enables developers to build once and deploy anywhere, unifying embedded and edge development pipelines.
  • The Project Ocre website has a new look! Explore how Ocre uses WebAssembly to bring lightweight, portable containerization to resource-constrained edge devices — from MCUs with 256KB of memory to Linux-based systems under 1MB footprint. Check out the updated site to learn about Ocre’s runtimes, key features, and how to get started with the community.

LF Energy

  • At LF Energy Summit Europe last week, we announced a number of new members including Hitachi and Red Hat, multiple new software releases, security improvements to projects, and more.
  • LF Energy Summit comes to North America for the first time on October 3 in Montreal! Learn more about this event and how it can help you understand the impact of open source technologies and standards on the energy transition.
  • LF Energy partnered with LF Networking to release an updated version of our “Software-Defined Vertical Industries: Transformation Through Open Source” report. This free white paper analyzes how vertical industries, including energy, have become increasingly software-defined thanks to open source technologies.
  • LF Energy member Pionix has contributed key components of its proprietary product, BaseCamp, to strengthen the EVerest open source stack for EV chargers.
  • The LF Energy OpenDSM project announced the completion of a new hourly modeling framework for OpenEEmeter, designed to deliver faster, more accurate, and more flexible energy consumption predictions, especially for customers with solar PV.

LF Networking

  • LFN recently announced the formation of the new Duranta project, built off OpenAirInterface (OAI) community software to strengthen Open RAN ecosystems with neutral governance, structured support, and expanded collaboration between research and global communities. This furthers integration of Open RAN into the Open end-to-end Networking stack,  a  critical component in the deployment of Open Source RAN, including CU/DU. 
  • LFN’s Essedum, an open source project focused on accelerating the integration of AI data, models, and applications for the open networking industry, issued its first release. V1.0 marks a foundational step towards integrating AI into networking environments by enabling an end-to-end AI pipeline creation. Learn more here. 
  • A 2025 update to the white paper, “Software-Defined Vertical Industries: Transformation through Open Source,” is now available. Learn more and download it here. 
  • Session videos from Open Source Summit EU are now live! Be sure to check out Arpit Joshipura’s keynote panel on Open Source in Vertical Industries as well as his presentation on Unlocking Networking AI with Essedum from the co-located AI_dev event. 
  • CNTi is sharpening its CNTi Test Suite so the open source telecom community can trust it in day-to-day CNF delivery, and they need your help! The community is inviting folks to help harden, Extend, and Prove Cloud-Native Network Functions. See how you can contribute in this recent blog post. 
  • The agenda for the 2025 Nephio Developer Summit is now live — register and join us September 25–26 at Eurecom Campus SophiaTech in Biot, France, or virtually. Don’t miss this opportunity to connect with the Nephio community, explore AI, observability, kpt, Porch, and architecture sessions, and help shape the future of cloud native network automation.

Margo

  • New Video Series: Margo 101. We’ve launched a new Margo 101 video series to help you quickly get up to speed on the project’s vision and milestones. In just a few minutes, you’ll learn what Margo is, why it matters, and how it’s shaping the future of edge interoperability. Perfect for anyone new to the community—or looking for a simple refresher. Watch the first episode. 

Open 3D Foundation

  • O3DE was highlighted in Open Source Summit, EU keynote, “Up, Up, and Away: Adventures in Aerial Robotics” by Kimberly McGuire, Independent Roboticist, and Ramon Roche, General Manager of Dronecode Foundation. See the full recording here.
  • Odie, O3DE mascot, was featured in the AOUSD + ASWF USDWG presentation at SIGGRAPH 2025. 
  • August Open 3D Connect Meeting recording is out: great talks on the Tools Framework by Gaian Helmers, Wayland Support by Reece Hagan, and Memory Usage and Debugging in Linux by Steve Pham. Watch the full recording here.
  • O3DE will be at ROSCON 2025 on October 27-29, coordinating with Robotec.ai! Both John Bryant, Executive Director of Open 3D Foundation and Steve Pham, creator of Odie, will be onsite. Isaac Sim will host an exciting workshop called, “Scalable Multi-Robot Scene workflows using ROS Simulation Interfaces standard.”
  • O3DE downloads up 190% YoY, 65K+ in 2025 so far, already surpassing total 2024! Read about it here in the August O3DE newsletter. *September O3DE numbers will be available later this month. 
  • If you need support or have any questions about our new 25.05 release series, join our Discord Community!

openIDL

  • The insurance industry has long struggled with fragmented data — every carrier, regulator, and service provider using its own formats, slowing down compliance, innovation, and collaboration. That’s where openIDL and openIDS come in. Learn more about how openIDL and openIDS fit together.
  • Recently the openIDS Homeowners Working group got to work on the Residential Structure Model. The Residential Structure Insurable Object Template provides a structured way to capture detailed information about an insured risk. In insurance, an “insurable object” is any item covered (or excluded) in a policy. By defining this model for residential structures, we are creating a common framework for insurers to record and analyze critical details about homes, their conditions, and their exposures.
  • The openIDS Residential Structure Model (Draft) is Live. We’re pleased to make available for review the first openIDS data standard, built around an insurable object (a residence) and aligned with core insurance records. The Residential Structure Model defines a large range of attributes that help insurers evaluate residential risks. We invite you to review the Residential Structure Model and provide feedback. See how to provide feedback in our latest blog.
  • Join an openIDL working group. Learn more about the OpenIDS Data Standards Working Group (DSWG) and the Homeowners Workstream.
  • Follow openIDL on LinkedIn to stay connected.

OpenInfra Foundation

  • The OpenInfra Summit Europe is next month, October 17-19 in Paris. We just announced some of the keynote speakers including a live VMware to OpenStack demo featuring four different cloud providers, NVIDIA talking about Kata Containers for AI, and the founder of OVHCloud, Octave Klaba. Experience these speakers and 100+ breakout sessions at 10% by requesting a promo code exclusively available to LF newsletter recipients. 
  • Check out the new blog post and whitepaper to learn more about Ant Group’s Cloud Workload Protection Platform (CWPP) that relies on Kata Containers and eBPF.
  • If you’re interested in joining the global open source collaboration around OpenStack, Kata Containers and other open infrastructure projects, consider membership of the OpenInfra Foundation. Contact Jimmy McArthur today to find out more!

OpenSearch 

  • OpenSearch Software Foundation Appoints Bianca Lewis as Executive Director to Oversee Member and Community Support. Read more here >>
  • OpenSearch Software Foundation Launches Ambassador Program
  • One year under The Linux Foundation: A look at how OpenSearch has become a trusted open-source platform for next-gen analytics, AI, and global collaboration during its first year under the Linux Foundation.
  • OpenSearch 3.2 Release: expanded GPU support, major improvements to the approximation framework, GA of Protobuf, and more. Release blog >>
  • Meet OSCAR, the AI assistant that simplifies and automates OpenSearch’s complex release process. Learn more here >>
  • OpenSearch Benchmark 2.0: enhanced benchmarking: synthetic data generation, streaming ingestion, cloud agnostic, visual reports, and better CLI UX. Dive in >>
  • OpenSearchCon North America 2025 ran from September 8–10 in San Jose, CA, bringing together the search, observability, security, and AI communities for three days of deep learning, best practices, and collaboration.
  • Open Source Summit, EU: OpenSearch hosted a booth at the event that served as a vibrant hub for meaningful conversations around AI powered search, observability, and analytics with built-in security.
  • OpenSearch was featured at AI_Dev 2025 with several key presentations:
    • OpenSearch and the Path to a Trillion-Scale Vector Database – Vamshi Vijay Nakkirtha & Navneet Verma. View the details.
    • OpenSearch was featured at AI_Dev 2025 with several key presentations: Unlocking Insights From Multimodal PDFs Using OpenSearch and Vision-Language Models – Mingshi Liu & Praveen Mohan Prasad. View the details.
    • Vector Search Made Simple: Getting Started With OpenSearch for AI Applications – Dotan Horovits. View the details.
  • OpenSearch user groups worldwide unite individuals around shared values and vision. Photos from Amsterdam highlight community events. Join a local group to connect and contribute.

Open vSwitch

  • The Open vSwitch project, under the Linux Foundation Collaborative Project, is excited to present its 11th Annual Conference on Open vSwitch and OVN, happening November 19-20, 2025.
    • The 11th Annual Conference will be a hybrid experience, featuring live presentations from experts in the field. Attendance can be both in person or virtually, with the opportunity to engage in real-time discussions, participate in live Q&A sessions, and connect with peers using the online platform.
    • The in-person event will take place at the Hotel Botanique in the heart of Prague, CZ.
    • Registration is required. Secure your spot today through the Eventbrite page.
    • For more details on the event and exclusive sponsorship opportunities, contact the team at ovscon@openvswitch.org.

Open Mainframe Project

  • Now that summer is over, Open Mainframe Project is celebrating the hard work of our mentees with a series of blogs and videos that showcases their key learnings and experiences. The first three can be found here:
    • Divij Sharma, Computer Science and Engineering Senior Student at the Indian Institute of Information Technology, who worked with the Feilong project.
    • Advith Krishnan, An AI engineer and researcher, who worked with the Modernization Working Group.
    • Third one will go live on Sept. 11
  • In this episode of Mainframe Coven, Jessielaine Punongbayan (Product Manager, Dynatrace) and Richelle Anne Craw (Software Engineer, Beta Systems Software) chat with Former SHARE President Pam Taylor, a historian turned mainframer who ended up making history herself. Pam shares her journey into enterprise tech, her advocacy for standards and user-focused solutions, and how she blends technical expertise with creative storytelling. Watch here.
  • What are the trends you’ll see at GS UK, happening on November 3-6 in London? The Open Mainframe Project Program Committee shares the details of what attendees can expect in the August episode of Mainframe Voices. Watch here.
  • Open Mainframe Project will be on-site at IBM’s TechXchange on October 6-9 at the annual Community Day with sessions about Zowe, Galasa, CBTTape and Mainframe Open Education and more.
    • Check out the schedule
    • Register for Community Day for free using the Open Mainframe code.
      • This only registers you for Community Day on Monday, October 6. It does not give you access to the rest of the IBM TechXchange conference.
      • Other Open Mainframe-related sessions can be found here.
    • Register with the Open Mainframe Project code and link for a 30% discount on the TechXchange conference. 

Open Programmable Infrastructure (OPI) Project

  • OPI will host its first project community event, the OPI Summit on DPU/IPUs, on October 17 in San Jose. Aligned with the OCP Global Summit, this event is open to everyone involved in the design, development, integration, marketing, use, or support of DPU/IPUs, or related hardware, software, or services. Learn more and register to attend!

OpenJS Foundation

  • GeoDa AI has joined OpenJS as part of the Open Visualization Collaboration Space. The project brings open source spatial analysis tools to researchers, nonprofits, and communities working on housing, health, crime, and environmental challenges.
  • Registration is open for Node-RED Con 2025, taking place online on November 4. The event will feature talks on industrial applications as well as creative projects. Attendance is free.
  • Nominations are now open for the 2025 JavaScriptLandia Awards! If you know someone making an impact in the JavaScript community, nominate them for recognition.
  • Projects like ESLint and Webpack rely on the OpenJS Security team for processes, tools, and support to help keep them secure. Read more about our support for hosted projects in this post.
  • Registration for JSConf is still open! We’re a month out from the conference, and we hope to see you there for 3 days of great talks, networking and crab cakes (IYKYK).

O-RAN SC

  • O-RAN Software Community at UNH-IOL Workshop on Open Source.
    • The O-RAN Software Community (SC) will participate in the upcoming O-RAN ALLIANCE Open Source Focus Group (OSFG) and University of New Hampshire Interoperability Lab (UNH-IOL) Workshop on Open Source, taking place October 1–2, 2025, in Durham, NH, USA. The workshop will bring together open source projects and community participants from across the mobile network ecosystem to promote alignment, integration, and collaboration. Learn more. 

Overture Maps Foundation

  • Overture 2025-08-20.0 is now live. New Building data from Esri and Vancouver, plus expanded Base theme with quay, railway, and artwork classes. Read the release notes and get the open data here.
  • Overture is partnering with the OpenTravel Alliance (OTA) to solve a long-standing challenge in the travel industry: standardizing location data across a fragmented ecosystem. Using GERS for unified IDs and Bridge Files for easy integration, we’re creating a single source of truth for travel locations—making it easier than ever to connect disparate datasets. Read the blog.
  • In this webinar, hosted by CARTO and Databricks, Drew Breunig explores the key differences between Data Lakes and Delta Lakes when working with Overture Maps datasets. Topics include best practices for managing large-scale geospatial data, performance benchmarks for spatial queries, enabling real-time analytics and AI-driven insights, and data visualization strategies. Watch the webinar here.
  • Upcoming events:
    • FOSS4G:UK 2025 | October 1-2, Leeds, UK.
      • We’re counting down to FOSS4G:UK 2025 in Leeds! This October, the open source geospatial community will gather at the state-of-the-art Horizon venue in the heart of the city for two days of talks, workshops, and connection. Join Dana Bauer as she demonstrates how to use GERS to link Overture data to local datasets.
    • Spatial Data Science Conference 2025 | October 14-15, New York City, US.
      • We’re excited to join the global Data Science, Advanced Analytics, and Geospatial community in New York City for a few days of learning, innovation, and collaboration. Catch Drew’s talk, where he’ll unpack the growing need for reliable ID systems, the benefits they bring to unifying fragmented datasets, and why Overture’s GERS has the best shot at solving this challenge. He’ll also share how you can connect your data with GERS and walk through a real-world case study showcasing its impact.
    • FOSS4G NA 2025 | November 3-5, Reston, VA, US.

  • Overture in the News:

    • Regrid PR Newswire – New integration connects Regrid’s parcel data with Overture’s Places dataset via GERS IDs, enabling faster, more accurate parcel‑to‑POI joins without onboarding tax.
    • GeoWeek News – Overture Maps launches GERS, providing open, persistent IDs and Bridge Files to simplify geospatial data onboarding, reduce the “conflation tax,” and enable seamless interoperability.
    • Esri ArcGIS Blog – Esri releases ArcGIS Maps SDK 2.1 for Unity with expanded custom material support, performance boosts for 3D layers, lighting for 3D Tiles, credential persistence, map reload capabilities, new Open basemap styles based on Overture data, and Android 16 KB page size support.
    • Geocode Earth – Geocode Earth launches (and later disables) a beta feature adding 60 million Points of Interest from the Overture Maps Foundation, allowing optional geocoding API queries with Overture data while evaluating its quality, accuracy, and long-term viability.
    • Today in Tech – Overture Maps Executive Director Marc Prioleau joined Today in Tech to discuss how open data, AI, and AR are reshaping maps for the future.

OpenSSF

P4

  • 2025 P4 Workshop - October13th
    • The agenda for the 2025 P4 Workshop was recently announced and includes keynotes by Krishna Doddapaneni (Corporate Vice President, AMD Pensando) and Mina Tahmasbi Arashloo (Assistant Professor, University of Waterloo), along with live talks by P4 community members from Cisco, Google, Intel, XDPnet and XSight Labs. Additional pre-recorded talks will be released on the day of the event.
    • 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 is a hybrid event with the in-person portion taking 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). Check out the agenda - hope to see you there! 
  • 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.”
  • Upcoming Events
    • P4 Developer Days - Mechanizing the P4 Language Specification with P4-SpecTec. September 10th 4:00 pm PST | September 11th 8:00 am KST.
      • The P4 language has four main representations of its syntax and semantics: the official specification, formalizations, implementations, and a test suite. While the four representations are intended to consistently define the P4 language, they often diverge, as each is managed by different parties and evolves at a different pace. This lack of alignment complicates both specification evolution and compiler maintenance.We present P4-SpecTec, a mechanized specification infrastructure for the P4 language. From this single source of truth — the mechanized specification — we aim to generate multiple backends, such as a type checker, interpreter, test suite, and specification document, in a consistent and automated manner.
    • 2024 P4 Google Summer of Code (GSoC) Wrap-up. September 17th | 8:00am Pacific.
      • Join us for the wrap-up session highlighting the results of the projects hosted by The P4 Language Consortium during GSoC 2025. We will share the results from each of the projects. During this session, contributors will present their work, share key outcomes, and participate in a live Q&A.
    • 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

PyTorch Foundation

    • Measuring Intelligence Summit: Half-day event on evaluating reasoning models, superintelligence, and the evolution of benchmarks.
    • Open Agent Summit: Full-day event on open agentic AI collaboration, infrastructure, protocols, and real-world deployment. Details: ADD LINK
    • AI Infra Summit: Explore scaling, training, inference, and optimization strategies for modern AI workloads. Details: ADD LINK
    • The Startup Showcase returns, where early-stage AI startups will pitch live to VCs, engineers, and industry leaders. Learn more about the showcase
      • Calling all startups: Applications are open for startups to pitch live to leading investors, connect with PyTorch engineers, and raise your visibility across the global AI community.
      • Calling all VCs: The PyTorch Startup Showcase offers a first look at high-potential startups and industry-leading talent building the next wave of AI and ML innovations. As a sponsor, you’ll play an active role in spotlighting breakthrough technologies and connecting with founders before they scale.
    • PyTorch Associate Training will also take place on October 21. This one-day, instructor-led course is designed to prepare participants for the upcoming PyTorch Certified Associate exam. Discounted pricing is available for conference attendees. Learn more in our recent announcement

SONiC

  • Join us at the SONiC Workshop and Booth during OCP Global Summit, plus an extended Workshop at Google Campus, to explore the latest in open networking. Check out our event page for full details on sessions, demos, and registration.
  • SONiC continues to grow its global community with the addition of seven new members, bringing the ecosystem to 36 organizations worldwide.  Learn more about how these new contributors are helping strengthen SONiC’s open networking momentum from our press release.
  • Catch up on the highlights from SONiC Workshop Japan 2025, where over 170 participants explored real-world SONiC use cases across AI, cloud, and next-gen networking. Read the full recap to see the technical insights and community impact.
  • From Alibaba’s UPN architecture to Microsoft, Tencent, ByteDance, Broadcom, Cisco, and more, SONiC AI Summit 2025 brought together top innovators to define the future of AI networking. Read our recap blog for key insights, trends, and industry collaboration highlights.
  • See how SONiC is powering real-world innovation—from global e-commerce and telco leaders to hyperscale cloud providers. Explore our user stories and technical use cases to learn how organizations are deploying SONiC to cut costs, boost resilience, and scale AI-driven networks.

UXL Foundation

  • Registration for the oneAPI Dev Summit 2025 hosted by the UXL Foundation is open--spaces are limited so please sign up today. 
    • This virtual event focuses on knowledge sharing from across our community with the theme of “Advancing AI and HPC with oneAPI: Data Center to the Edge" and will be held on September 17, 2025.
    • The conference will spotlight the latest innovations, real-world applications, and future directions of the UXL projects and oneAPI in the context of heterogeneous computing including a keynote by Dr. Priyanka Sharma from Fujitsu.
    • View the agenda for the DevSummit--it includes presentations from CDAC, Mercy Hurst University, Johns Hopkins University, CDAC, Verizon, Cornell University and more.
      • Learn how these developers are using oneAPI through the UXL Foundation libraries to accelerate a range of workloads using HPC and AI techniques.

Zephyr Project

  • Zephyr Project highlights from the Open Source Summit Europe + Zephyr Developer Summit 2025:
    • The Zephyr Project had an incredible week at Open Source Summit Europe + Zephyr Developer Summit 2025, held August 25-27 at the RAI Amsterdam Convention Centre. Over three days, developers, maintainers, and contributors from across the embedded and open source ecosystem came together to collaborate, learn, and showcase the future of real-time embedded systems powered by Zephyr RTOS.
    • At Booth B23, attendees explored live demos, saw real-world products running Zephyr, and connected directly with project maintainers, contributors, and users. Booth visitors also grabbed exclusive Zephyr swags, including kites.

      Image source: LinkedIn post by Dan Kalowsky about the Zephyr running products

    • The Zephyr Developer Summit track featured deep-dive sessions on security, tooling, project advancements, and real-world applications across industries. Whether participants were long-time contributors or newcomers, the talks provided valuable insights into how Zephyr is driving innovation in embedded development.

    • If you missed the action, watch the recordings of Zephyr track sessions on YouTube.

    • To keep up with upcoming events, workshops, and local meetups, visit our events page and join the Zephyr community on Discord to share ideas, ask questions, and collaborate with developers worldwide.

      Image source: LinkedIn post from the Zephyr Project

    • Thank you to everyone who stopped by our booth, joined our sessions, and helped make this year’s summit a success.

  • Blogs: Zephyr Project Around the Globe: Meetups & Highlights.

    The Zephyr Project community has been making waves worldwide with exciting events, meetups, and technical deep dives! From Sapporo 🇯🇵 to Hyderabad 🇮🇳 and Boston 🇺🇸, developers, engineers, and industry experts are coming together to explore how Zephyr RTOS is driving innovation across IoT, embedded systems, space, automotive, healthcare, and more.

    • Sapporo, Japan - The first official Zephyr meetup in Japan featured talks on space systems, automotive, virtualization, ROS integration, and hardware customization. Read more.

    • OSS India 2025, Hyderabad - At OSS India 2025, Zephyr had a strong presence with impactful talks highlighting its role in medical IoT, heterogeneous SoCs, and automated testing with Twister, showing how Zephyr continues to enable innovation across industries.Read more.

    • Boston, USA - Developers gathered to discuss Zephyr modularity, security in embedded systems, and Devicetree/KConfig insights, with demos, networking, and hands-on collaboration. Read more.

LF Events: Mark your calendar!

  • JSConf
    Oct 14–16 / Maryland, United States

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