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LF Research, generative AI, lf survey

Navigating Open Source Software Development in the Generative AI Era: Balancing Velocity and Community Health

Over the past three decades, open source communities have absorbed one massive technological shift after another: the emergence of the web, the mobile revolution, and the rise of cloud native infrastructure. Through each transition, our... Read More

Hilary Carter | Oct 26, 2026

Projects, Linux, LF Research, Open Source, Newsletter, Blog, careers, LF Europe, tech talent, linux blog, lf events, education, project news, open source summit, 2026

Linux Foundation Newsletter: October 2026

Welcome to the October 2026 edition of the Linux Foundation Newsletter Cybersecurity Awareness Month is ending, and LF Education is discounting training for a limited time. You cansave 40% on eligible cybersecurity training and... Read More

The Linux Foundation | Oct 21, 2026

LF Decentralized Trust Demonstrates the First Open Source Verifiable Trust Community in Prague

Two LF Decentralized Trust (LFDT) communities—the ToIP / DIF Decentralized Trust Graph Working Group (DTGWG) and OpenVTC, an LFDT lab—reached a major milestone at the Linux Plumbers Conference and LF Open Source Summit EU in Prague last... Read More

Drummond Reed, DTGWG co-chair; Glenn Gore, Geoff Turk, Brendan Miller and Alberto Leon, OpenVTC maintainers; and Hart Montgomery, LFDT CTO | Oct 15, 2026

LF Research

Developer Experience as a Business Strategy: Lessons from the New DevEx Report

A broad look at developer experience research reveals a gap. Designing with Dev-X: A Systematic Mapping of Developer Experience Interventions and Their Business Impact, brings together more than a hundred empirical studies. Only 39 of... Read More

Ana Jiménez Santamaría | Oct 10, 2026

LF Research, AI/ML

How Should Enterprises Transition to the Agentic Era?

This blog was first published on October 6, 2026 at https://blog.irvingwb.com/blog/2026/10/how-should-enterprises-transition-to-the-agentic-era.html and repurposed here with consent from the author. Read More

Irving Wladawsky-Berger | Oct 9, 2026

LF Research, kernel

Celebrating 35 Years of Linux: The Open Source Engine Powering Three Decades of Global Innovation and Infrastructure

Thirty-five years ago, a modest post on a newsgroup announced a hobby project that would forever change the landscape of modern technology. Today, we are thrilled to reflect on the impact of the Linux kernel as we share our newest report,... Read More

Hilary Carter | Oct 6, 2026

LF Research, ospo, TODO Group

Navigating Open Source Governance in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: The 2026 State of OSPOs and Open Source Management

Hilary Carter | Oct 6, 2026

LF Research, kernel, CIP

A Decade of Industrial Grade Linux: How the Civil Infrastructure Platform Is Securing Mission-Critical Systems

Hilary Carter | Oct 6, 2026

LF Research, OpenSearch

Reflections on the 2026 Open Data Infrastructure Report

When my co-authors Csilla Zsigri, Adrienn Lawson, and I set out to map the state of global data infrastructure on the fifth anniversary of OpenSearch, we sought to capture more than just market statistics. We wanted to document how a... Read More

Hilary Carter | Oct 2, 2026

LF Research, Mentorship

Unlocking the Door to Open Source: Reflections from Nerdearla and Getting Started in Open Source Development

Hilary Carter | Oct 1, 2026

Projects, Linux, LF Research, Open Source, Newsletter, Blog, careers, LF Europe, tech talent, linux blog, lf events, education, project news, open source summit, 2026

Linux Foundation Newsletter: September 2026

Welcome to the September 2026 edition of the Linux Foundation Newsletter The open agentic AI community is coming together in San Jose for AGNTCon + MCPCon North America, October 22–23. More than 3,500 developers, researchers, maintainers... Read More

The Linux Foundation | Sep 17, 2026

Open Secure AI Alliance Joins the Linux Foundation to Build a Shared, Open Defense Stack for the AI Era

Originally founded by dozens of enterprise leaders and NVIDIA, the Alliance moves to neutral governance to expand industry collaboration on open AI security tools, research and shared defenses Read More

The Linux Foundation | Sep 14, 2026

How OSPOs Are Preparing Organizations for the EU Cyber Resilience Act

For organizations offering products with digital elements in the EU, the next major Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) deadline arrives on 11 September 2026. From that date, organizations covered by the reporting obligations must be ready to... Read More

The Linux Foundation | Sep 9, 2026

LF Research, tech talent, lf survey, lf education

Building the Future of Japanese Tech Talent

At the Linux Foundation, our community thrives because of the dedicated work of developers, project maintainers, enterprise partners, platform engineers, and generous sponsors worldwide. On behalf of the team at LF Research, I want to... Read More

Hilary Carter | Aug 28, 2026

Projects, Linux, LF Research, Open Source, Newsletter, Blog, careers, LF Europe, tech talent, linux blog, lf events, education, project news, open source summit, 2026

Linux Foundation Newsletter: August 2026

Welcome to the August 2026 edition of the Linux Foundation Newsletter The Linux Foundation is celebrating 35 years of Linux, and training is discounted through August 18. Use code TUX35 for 35% off certifications, courses, and bundles... Read More

The Linux Foundation | Aug 12, 2026

Proposing the SAFE Working Group: An Open Community Effort to Improve AI Security

The open source community has shown time and again that collaboration produces better software, stronger security, and more resilient infrastructure. As AI becomes increasingly integrated into enterprise applications, developer workflows,... Read More

The Linux Foundation | Aug 4, 2026

From Campus to Community Part 4: How Academia Plugs In

This is a series from Linux Foundation Board Chair, Nithya Ruff. Read Part One, Part Two and Part Three. Read More

Nithya Ruff | Jul 28, 2026

AI/ML

Open Models and Open Weights Are Foundational to Secure AI

The Linux Foundation celebrates collaborative efforts to build and enhance the open tools and techniques that keep AI systems safe and secure. Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jul 27, 2026

From Campus to Community Part 3: What Universities Uniquely Bring

This is a series from Linux Foundation Board Chair, Nithya Ruff. Read Part One and Two. Read More

Nithya Ruff | Jul 21, 2026

Projects, Linux, LF Research, Open Source, Newsletter, Blog, careers, LF Europe, tech talent, linux blog, lf events, education, project news, open source summit, 2026

Linux Foundation Newsletter: July 2026

Welcome to the July 2026 edition of the Linux Foundation Newsletter July is one of the best months for LF Training deals. For 2026, the "Finish the Year Strong" promotion brings savings of up to 40% on vendor-neutral training,... Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jul 15, 2026

ospo, AI/ML

What Agentic AI Asks of Open Source Strategy: A New Layer for OSPOs

Open Source Program Offices (OSPOs) have spent years helping organizations make sense of the open source they depend on: licenses, dependencies, security, standards, and the ecosystem engagements and partnerships behind the software they... Read More

Ana Jiménez Santamaría | Jul 15, 2026

From Campus to Community Part Two: The Researcher Exodus

This is a series from Linux Foundation Board Chair, Nithya Ruff. Part One can be found here. Read More

Nithya Ruff | Jul 13, 2026

From Campus to Community Part One: The Critical Symbiotic Relationship Between Academia and the Linux Foundation

This is the first in a four-part series on open source and academia from Linux Foundation board chair, Nithya Ruff. I was fortunate enough to recently give a speech at the University of California at Berkeley on the role and importance of... Read More

Nithya Ruff | Jul 7, 2026

LF Research, ospo

Measuring OSPO Value

Open Source Program Offices (OSPOs) play important roles within organizations, but that role isn’t always appreciated or understood within the executive team or by other stakeholders. In the current financial climate, some OSPOs have been... Read More

Dawn Foster | Jun 29, 2026

Strengthening LFX Mentoring: A Fairer Stipend Model and a Shared Standard of Excellence

This post was updated on July 1, 2026 to include additional clarifying information. Two updates that help our growing mentorship community do its best work. Read More

The Linux Foundation | Jun 26, 2026

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Navigating Open Source Software Development in the Generative AI Era: Balancing Velocity and Community Health

Linux Foundation Newsletter: October 2026

LF Decentralized Trust Demonstrates the First Open Source Verifiable Trust Community in Prague

Developer Experience as a Business Strategy: Lessons from the New DevEx Report

How Should Enterprises Transition to the Agentic Era?

Celebrating 35 Years of Linux: The Open Source Engine Powering Three Decades of Global Innovation and Infrastructure

Navigating Open Source Governance in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: The 2026 State of OSPOs and Open Source Management

A Decade of Industrial Grade Linux: How the Civil Infrastructure Platform Is Securing Mission-Critical Systems

Reflections on the 2026 Open Data Infrastructure Report

Unlocking the Door to Open Source: Reflections from Nerdearla and Getting Started in Open Source Development

Linux Foundation Newsletter: September 2026

Open Secure AI Alliance Joins the Linux Foundation to Build a Shared, Open Defense Stack for the AI Era

How OSPOs Are Preparing Organizations for the EU Cyber Resilience Act

Building the Future of Japanese Tech Talent

Linux Foundation Newsletter: August 2026

Proposing the SAFE Working Group: An Open Community Effort to Improve AI Security

From Campus to Community Part 4: How Academia Plugs In

Open Models and Open Weights Are Foundational to Secure AI

From Campus to Community Part 3: What Universities Uniquely Bring

Linux Foundation Newsletter: July 2026

What Agentic AI Asks of Open Source Strategy: A New Layer for OSPOs

From Campus to Community Part Two: The Researcher Exodus

From Campus to Community Part One: The Critical Symbiotic Relationship Between Academia and the Linux Foundation

Measuring OSPO Value

Strengthening LFX Mentoring: A Fairer Stipend Model and a Shared Standard of Excellence

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