Michael Cheng Joins the Linux Foundation Board of Directors

We’re pleased to announce that Michael Cheng joined the Linux Foundation Board of Directors earlier this year. Michael is a product manager at Meta, currently supporting open source and standards work across the company. Michael is a...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Sep 9, 2021

Ent Joins the Linux Foundation

Today, the Linux Foundation announced that Ent, an entity framework for Go that was developed and open sourced by Facebook in 2019, has moved under the governance of the Linux Foundation to help accelerate its development and foster the...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Aug 31, 2021

Funded open source security work at the Linux Foundation

Open source software (OSS) is vitally important to the functioning of society today; it underpins much of the global economy. However, some OSS is highly secure, while others are not as secure as they need to be.  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Aug 10, 2021

Vaccines + Masks for Safe In-Person Events - Read About All On-Site Safety Protocols

The Linux Foundation is ecstatic to return to in-person events next month; we know how important these face-to-face gatherings are to accelerating collaboration and innovation in the open source community.  Read More

Kristin OConnell | Aug 4, 2021

Announcing new event focused on Building Cybersecurity into the Software Supply Chain, August 18, Virtual

Modern day supply chains leave greater potential for vulnerabilities, and supply chain security should be a high priority for organizations. Vulnerabilities could be catastrophic, and lead to unnecessary costs, inefficient delivery...  Read More

Maresa Fowler | Jul 27, 2021

Legal

Understanding US Export Controls and Open Source Projects (2021 Update)

One of the greatest strengths of open source development is how it enables collaboration across the entire world. However, because open source development is a global activity, it necessarily involves making available software across...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jul 15, 2021

Compliance and Security

What is an SBOM?

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) recently asked for wide-ranging feedback to define a minimum Software Bill of Materials (SBOM). It was framed with a single, simple question (“What is an SBOM?”), and...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jun 15, 2021

Adoption of a “COVID-19 Vaccine Required” Approach for our Fall 2021 Event Line-up

After careful consideration, we have decided that the safest course of action for returning to in-person events this fall is to take a “COVID-19 vaccine required” approach to participating in-person. Events that will be taking this...  Read More

Kristin OConnell | Jun 15, 2021

Interview with Stephen Hendrick, Vice President of Research, Linux Foundation Research

Jason Perlow, Director of Project Insights and Editorial Content, spoke with Stephen Hendrick about Linux Foundation Research and how it will promote a greater understanding of the work being done by open source projects, their...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jun 14, 2021

How Linux Has Impacted Your Lives - Celebrating 30 Years of Open Source

In April, The Linux Foundation asked the open source community: How has Linux impacted your life? Needless to say, responses poured in from across the globe sharing memories, sentiments and important moments that changed your lives...  Read More

Kristin OConnell | Jun 14, 2021

Interview with Daniel Scales, Chief Brand Counsel, Linux Foundation

Jason Perlow, Director of Project Insights and Editorial Content at the Linux Foundation, spoke with Daniel Scales about the importance of protecting trademarks in open source projects.  Read More

Jason Perlow | Jun 3, 2021

Cloud Computing

Super Blueprints Integrate the 5G Open Source Stack from Core to Door - Linux Foundation Super Blueprints Integrate the 5G Open Source Stack from Core to Door

There is an exciting convergence in the networking industry around open source, and the energy is palpable. At LF Networking, we have a unique perspective as the largest open source initiative in the networking space with the broadest set...  Read More

Arpit Joshipura | Jun 1, 2021

Compliance and Security

SPDX: It’s Already in Use for Global Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) and Supply Chain Security

Author: Kate Stewart, VP of Dependable Systems, The Linux Foundation  Read More

Kate Stewart | May 25, 2021

Compliance and Security

How LF communities enable security measures required by the US Executive Order on Cybersecurity

Our communities take security seriously and have been instrumental in creating the tools and standards that every organization needs to comply with the recent US Executive Order  Read More

The Linux Foundation | May 14, 2021

Interview with Masato Endo, OpenChain Project Japan

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Jason Perlow | May 10, 2021

Diversity & Inclusion

‘Master,’ ‘Slave’ and the Fight Over Offensive Terms in Computing (Kate Conger, New York Times, April 13, 2021)

Nearly a year after the Internet Engineering Task Force took up a plan to replace words that could be considered racist, the debate is still raging.  Read More

The Linux Foundation | May 6, 2021

Interview with Jory Burson, Community Director, OpenJS Foundation on Open Source Standards

Jason Perlow, Editorial Director of the Linux Foundation, chats with Jory Burson, Community Director at the OpenJS Foundation about open standardization efforts and why it is important for open source projects.  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Apr 22, 2021

What we learned from our survey about returning to in-person events

Recently, the Linux Foundation Events team sent out a survey to past attendees of all events from 2018 through 2021 to get their feedback on how they feel about virtual events and gauge their thoughts on returning to in-person events. We...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Apr 16, 2021

Interview with Hilary Carter, VP of Linux Foundation Research

Jason Perlow, Director of Project Insights and Editorial Content at the Linux Foundation, spoke with Hilary Carter about Linux Foundation Research and how it will create better awareness of the work being done by open source projects and...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Apr 14, 2021

Liquid Prep intelligent watering solution now hosted by the Linux Foundation as a Call for Code project

Over the past several decades farmers have been depending increasingly on groundwater to irrigate their crops due to climate change and reduced rainfall. Farmers, even in drought-prone areas, continue to need to grow water-intensive crops...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Mar 22, 2021

Linux Foundation Support for Asian Communities

The Linux Foundation and its communities are deeply concerned about the rise in attacks against Asian Americans and condemn this violence. It is devastating to hear over and over again of the attacks and vitriol against Asian communities,...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Mar 18, 2021

Compliance and Security

Generating a Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) with Open Source Standards and Tooling

Every month there seems to be a new software vulnerability showing up on social media, which causes open source program offices and security teams to start querying their inventories to see how FOSS components they use may impact their...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Mar 16, 2021

Cloud Computing

How open source communities are driving 5G’s future, even within a large government like the US

In mid-February, the Linux Foundation announced it had signed a collaboration agreement with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), enabling US Government suppliers to collaborate on a common open source platform that will...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Mar 11, 2021

New open source project helps musicians jam together even when they’re not together

Today, the Linux Foundation announced that it would be adding Rend-o-matic to the list of Call for Code open source projects that it hosts. The Rend-o-matic technology was originally developed as part of the Choirless project during a Call...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Mar 11, 2021

Diversity & Inclusion

New Open Source Projects to Confront Racial Justice

Today the Linux Foundation announced that it would be hosting seven projects that originated at Call for Code for Racial Justice, an initiative driven by IBM and Creator David Clark Cause to urge the global developer ecosystem and open...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Feb 19, 2021