Meet LF Sustainability: How our hosted projects are enabling sustainable development and advancing United Nations goals
While progress in the digital realm is essential, addressing our planet's sustainability challenges is equally crucial. The LF Sustainability initiative is LF's response to this global call to action. It aligns LF-hosted open source... Read More
Aligning open source projects with common objectives: Meet LF Digital Trust
Open source projects are increasingly vital in advancing digital asset ecosystems. But discovering them and avoiding duplication of effort and resources can sometimes be challenging. To improve project discovery and encourage greater... Read More
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Linux Foundation Newsletter: May 2023
In this edition, catch up on the new LF Connectivity project, Open Source Summit North America announcements, the 2023 Tech Talent Report, four new LF Research surveys, LFX Mentorship news, and more. Read More
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At Open Source Summit North America, community strength lit up Vancouver as much as the sun
From May 8 to May 12, over 2000 people from the open source community and over 1400 virtual attendees gathered in the beautiful Pacific Northwest city of Vancouver, British Columbia, for the Linux Foundation’s premier annual conference,... Read More
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An interview with Marc Prioleau, Executive Director of Overture Maps Foundation
Marc Prioleau, a seasoned business development executive with over two decades of experience in the mapping and location industry, is the new Executive Director of the recently launched Overture Maps Foundation (OMF). The OMF is an... Read More
Lean in to the Linux Foundation’s Software Developer Diversity and Inclusion (SDDI) Project
Open source, naturally by design, welcomes diversity because anyone can contribute the code from anywhere in the world. Teams are often geographically distributed, leading to more expertise, viewpoints, life experiences, and positive... Read More
Understanding the business value of the OSPO
Open source software has become ubiquitous in the technology field, and organizations are realizing the benefits of working with open source projects and communities. To ensure the sustainability and growth of these projects, as an... Read More
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A Huge ‘Thank You’ to This Year’s Embedded Open Source Summit Program Committee
In case you missed it, we announced the full schedule for Embedded Open Source Summit(EOSS) taking place June 27-30, 2023 in Prague, Czech Republic, as well as virtually. Some of the most well known conferences for embedded technology will... Read More
Hosting open source projects on GitHub: Nine things you need to know
Open source software has revolutionized the world of software development and technology. It has become the backbone of the digital economy, driving innovation and enabling technological advancements that improve our daily lives. Open... Read More
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Flyte adopts a new community governance model
Author: David Espejo (OSS Developer Advocate, Union.ai) “The barrier to entry in AI is lower than ever before, thanks to open source software” says Dr. Ibrahim Haddad, Executive Director of the AI & Data Foundation, the organization that... Read More
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Linux Foundation Newsletter: April 2023
In this edition, catch up on big news stemming from KubeCon CloudNativeCon Europe, including the EU Cyber Resiliency Act, the launch of the TLA+ Foundation, a new World of Open Source survey, and recently published reports from LF Research... Read More
OpenSSF Membership Growth Signals Technical Communities’ Continued Commitment to Investing in Security
Hello, Linux Foundation members and readers! Here are some updates from the Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF) in Q1 2023: Read More
Why You Can’t Miss This Year’s Open Source Summit North America, May 10-12 in Vancouver, Canada
The eagerly anticipated Open Source Summit North America 2023 is fast approaching - we’re going LIVE in Vancouver, Canada in just 4 weeks! While the main event takes place May 10-12, attendees have the added benefit of access to over a... Read More
Linux Foundation Events Code of Conduct Transparency Report - 2022 Event Summary
As part of our commitment to transparency and fostering a welcoming and inclusive community, we are publishing our annual Code of Conduct transparency report for all 2022 Linux Foundation events. We take our Event Code of Conduct seriously... Read More
How DARPA Leverages Open Source to Secure 5G
This post is based on a presentation by Tejas Patel, program manager in the information innovation office at DARPA, given during ONE Summit North America 2022. Read More
33% of Open Source Summit North America speakers identify as female or non-binary!
At The Linux Foundation, we believe that diversity and inclusion are crucial to building strong and vibrant open source communities. We are committed to creating an environment that embraces diverse voices and experiences, which can lead... Read More
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Do I Belong? Investigating Belonging in Open Source through the Sense of Virtual Community
Authors: Bianca Trinkenreich PhD., Shuah Khan, Kate Stewart In the world of open source software (OSS) development, attracting and retaining motivated developers is key to a project's sustainability and long-term survival. But what... Read More
Behind the scenes of running Linux kernel Mentorship Programs
Image created with Bing Image Creator. tux the linux penguin, sitting at computer terminal programming shell scripts, with younger baby penguins observing digital art We run the Linux kernel Mentorship programs three times a year,... Read More
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PyTorch Foundation: The First Six Months
In September 2022, we welcomed PyTorch to the Linux Foundation from Meta, which formed the PyTorch Foundation with founding members AMD, Amazon Web Services, Google, Meta, Microsoft, and NVIDIA. Read More
Linux Foundation Newsletter: March 2023
In this edition, we're excited to share new reports from LF Research on the Economic Value of Open Source and Why the World Needs Digital Wallets, new LF Training & Certification deals, news about our participation on Mastodon, and updates... Read More
Open source changes everything: What John Walicki learned about community building
John Walicki, who has recently joined the Linux Foundation as VP of Community Operations, is a name many former IBMers like myself recall with admiration. Read More