The Linux Foundation Announces the Election of Renesas’ Hisao Munakata and GitLab’s Eric Johnson to the Board of Directors

Today, the Linux Foundation announced that Renesas’ Hisao Munakata has been re-elected to its board, representing the Gold Member community. GitLab’s Eric Johnson has been elected to represent the Silver Member community. Linux Foundation...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Feb 16, 2021

Linux Foundation Newsletter February 2021: IT Training & Certification Sale, Shuah Khan & Mentorship, OpenSSF First Six Months

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The Linux Foundation | Feb 12, 2021

Understanding Open Governance Networks

Throughout the modern business era, industries and commercial operations have shifted substantially to digital processes. Whether you look at EDI as a means to exchange invoices or cloud-based billing and payment solutions today,...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Feb 11, 2021

Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF): Reflection and Future

The Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF) officially launched on August 3, 2020. In this article, we’ll look at why the OpenSSF was formed, what it’s accomplished in its first six months, and its plans for the future.  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jan 28, 2021

Compliance and Security

Interview with Shuah Khan, Kernel Maintainer & Linux Fellow

Jason Perlow, Director of Project Insights and Editorial Content at the Linux Foundation, had an opportunity to speak with Shuah Khan about her experiences as a woman in the technology industry. She discusses how mentorship can improve the...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jan 28, 2021

January 2021 Linux Foundation Newsletter: Bootcamp Sale, SolarWinds Orion, New Kubernetes & WebAssembly Classes, LFX Webinar Series

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The Linux Foundation | Jan 16, 2021

Preventing Supply Chain Attacks like SolarWinds

In late 2020, it was revealed that the SolarWinds Orion software, which is in use by numerous US Government agencies and many private organizations, was severely compromised. This was an incredibly dangerous set of supply chain compromises...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jan 13, 2021

Centaurus Infrastructure Project Joins Linux Foundation to Advance Cloud Infrastructure for 5G, AI and Edge

Centaurus today is becoming a Linux Foundation Project. The Centaurus Infrastructure Project is a cloud infrastructure platform for building distributed cloud as well as a platform for modern cloud native computing. It supports...  Read More

Kristin OConnell | Dec 16, 2020

November 2020 Linux Foundation Newsletter

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The Linux Foundation | Nov 20, 2020

Compliance and Security

How to report security vulnerabilities to the Linux Foundation

We at The Linux Foundation (LF) work to develop secure software in our foundations and projects, and we also work to secure the infrastructure we use. But we’re all human, and mistakes can happen.  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Nov 12, 2020

Linux Foundation Newsletter: October 2020

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The Linux Foundation | Oct 23, 2020

Introducing the Open Governance Network Model

Background The Linux Foundation has long served as the home for many of the world’s most important open source software projects. We act as the vendor-neutral steward of the collaborative processes that developers engage in to create high...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Oct 15, 2020

The one-millionth commit: The search for the lucky Linux kernel contributor

This week has been “a week of millions” for the Linux Foundation, with our announcement that over 1 million people have taken our free Introduction to Linux course. As part of the research for our recently published 2020 Linux Kernel...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Sep 30, 2020

Open Source Collaboration is a Global Endeavor, Part 2

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

The Linux Foundation | Sep 18, 2020

September 2020 Linux Foundation Newsletter

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The Linux Foundation | Sep 18, 2020

Linux Foundation Newsletter: August 2020

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The Linux Foundation | Aug 20, 2020

Projects

Linux Foundation project news for August 2020

The ACRN™ Open Source Hypervisor for IoT Development Announces ACRN v2.0 and Functional Safety Certification Concept Approval New hybrid-mode architecture expands the scope of the project to include industrial IoT and edge device use...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Aug 17, 2020

Meta's Long History of Open Source Investments Deepens with Platinum-level Linux Foundation Membership

From its efforts to reshape computing through open source to its aggressive push to increase internet connectivity around the world, Meta is a leader in open innovation. Perhaps more important today than ever, Meta’s focus on democratizing...  Read More

The Linux Foundation | Aug 13, 2020

Open Source Collaboration is a Global Endeavor

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

The Linux Foundation | Aug 12, 2020

Compliance and Security

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

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

The Linux Foundation | Aug 5, 2020

Linux Foundation Newsletter: July 2020

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The Linux Foundation | Jul 22, 2020

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

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

The Linux Foundation | Jul 22, 2020

Legal

Open Source Communities and Trademarks: A Reprise

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

The Linux Foundation | Jul 8, 2020

Projects

FinOps Will Drive Efficiency for DevOps

FinOps Foundation to Become Linux Foundation Effort  Read More

J.R. Storment | Jul 1, 2020

Accelerating Open Standards development with Community Specifications

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

The Linux Foundation | Jun 29, 2020