In Case You Missed It: Zephyr LTS V2 Release
Author: Chris Friedt, Sofware Release Manager, Zephyr Project Read More
The World’s Major Technology Providers Converge to Improve the Security of Software Supply Chains
Imagine you have created an open source project that has become incredibly popular. Thousands, if not millions, of developers worldwide, rely on the lines of code that you wrote. You have become an accidental hero of that community —... Read More
Academy Software Foundation giving open communities access to production-grade digital assets for testing, demonstration, and education purposes
Background The Academy Software Foundation (ASWF), a project hosted by The Linux Foundation, provides a neutral forum for open source software developers in the motion picture and broader media industries to share resources and collaborate... Read More
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
‘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
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
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
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
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
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
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