LINUX FOUNDATION RESEARCH

We’re investigating the impact of open source collaboration to solve the world’s most pressing challenges.

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About LF Research

LF Research publishes actionable and decision-useful insights into open source software, hardware, standards, and data based on empirical research methodologies. Through leveraging community networks, project databases, surveys, and qualitative findings, and through its commitment to best practices in primary research, Linux Foundation Research is the definitive home for data-driven insights into open source for the benefit of governments, enterprises, and society at large.

Featured Research: Open Source and Energy Interoperability

In partnership with Natural Resources Canada and LF Energy, LF Research explores how open source projects and communities can play a vital role in building modern, robust, interoperable, and impactful energy infrastructure, with the aim of accelerating greater collaboration for energy stakeholders the world over.

 

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Secure Software Development Education 2024 Survey

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How can we improve education on secure software development? The OpenSSF commissioned a study to hear directly from the software security community on the perceived gaps in their training, and how we can better support the securing of the software supply chain from an educational perspective.
 
Key findings from the report indicate that an important minority of developers are not familiar with secure software development, and many identified a lack of training or a lack of awareness around the courses available. Python was highly rated by respondents for increased training, and ultimately security architecture was selected as the topic of a new course from OpenSSF. 
 
Read more about the state of software security education in the full report!

Authors:

  1. Marco Gerosa, The Linux Foundation
  2. David A. Wheeler, The Linux Foundation
  3. Stephen Hendrick, The Linux Foundation
  4. With forewords by Christopher Robinson of Intel and David Russo of Red Hat
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