10 Years of Git: An Interview with Git Creator Linus Torvalds (2015)

  Ten years ago this week, the Linux kernel community faced a daunting challenge: They could no longer use their revision control system BitKeeper and no other Source Control Management (SCMs) met their needs for a distributed system. Linus Torvalds, the creator of Linux, took th … | Continue reading


@linuxfoundation.org | 1 year ago

Delta Lake 2.0 Released

The Delta Lake project announced the Delta Lake 2.0 release candidate, which includes a collection of new features with vast performance and usability improvements. | Continue reading


@linuxfoundation.org | 1 year ago

The Future of Banking Is Open

The future of banking is open source. They have the potential to level the playing field and accelerate the pace of digital business transformation enabling financial institutions to get products and services to market faster and help solve the challenges facing the financial ser … | Continue reading


@linuxfoundation.org | 2 years ago

Addressing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in 2021 and Beyond

In 2021‭, ‬we continued to double down on our commitment to enact positive change for underrepresented and marginalized people by introducing new and progressing existing programs for inclusivity‭, ‬racial justice‭, ‬and diversity‭.‬ The LF is Committed to Building Diverse and In … | Continue reading


@linuxfoundation.org | 2 years ago

Open Source Foundations Must Work Together to Prevent Next Log4Shell Scramble

As someone who has spent their entire career in open source software (OSS), the Log4Shell scramble (an industry-wide four-alarm-fire to address a serious vulnerability in the Apache Log4j package) is a humbling reminder of just how far we still have to go. OSS is now central to t … | Continue reading


@linuxfoundation.org | 2 years ago

The Linux Foundation Annual Report 2021: New Horizons in Open Source

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@linuxfoundation.org | 2 years ago

QIR Alliance: Using LLVM for Quantum Programs

QIR Alliance is part of the Linux Foundation’s Joint Development Foundation work on open standards SAN FRANCISCO, November 30, 2021 – The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization enabling mass innovation through open source, today announced the new QIR Alliance, a joint effor … | Continue reading


@linuxfoundation.org | 2 years ago

Go: 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 community of developers and companies using … | Continue reading


@linuxfoundation.org | 2 years ago

SPDX Becomes Internationally Recognized Standard for Software Bill of Materials

Backed by many of the world’s largest companies for more than a decade, SPDX formally becomes an internationally recognized ISO/IEC JTC 1 standard during a transformational time for software and supply chain security SAN FRANCISCO, September 9, 2021 – The Linux Foundation, Joint … | Continue reading


@linuxfoundation.org | 2 years ago

Happy 30th Birthday Linux

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@linuxfoundation.org | 2 years ago

Facebook, Google, Isovalent, Microsoft and Netflix Launch eBPF Foundation

Industry leaders come together to drive the growth of eBPF as a transformational technology to redefine networking, security, tracing and observability SAN FRANCISCO, August 12, 2021 – The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization enabling mass innovation through open source, … | Continue reading


@linuxfoundation.org | 2 years ago

Facebook, Google, Isovalent, Microsoft and Netflix Launch eBPF Foundation

Industry leaders come together to drive the growth of eBPF as a transformational technology to redefine networking, security, tracing and observability SAN FRANCISCO, August 12, 2021 – The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization enabling mass innovation through open source, … | Continue reading


@linuxfoundation.org | 2 years ago

30th Anniversary of Linux T-Shirt Design Contest

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@linuxfoundation.org | 2 years ago

Linux Foundation to Form New Open 3D Foundation

New Open 3D Foundation launching with over 20 founding members, including Adobe, AWS, Huawei, Niantic, and Red Hat to accelerate developer collaboration on 3D engine development for AAA-games and high-fidelity simulations SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., July 6, 2021 – The Linux Foundation … | Continue reading


@linuxfoundation.org | 2 years ago

Linux Foundation to Form New Open 3D Foundation

New Open 3D Foundation launching with over 20 founding members, including Adobe, AWS, Huawei, Niantic, and Red Hat to accelerate developer collaboration on 3D engine development for AAA-games and high-fidelity simulations SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., July 6, 2021 – The Linux Foundation … | Continue reading


@linuxfoundation.org | 2 years ago

Linux Foundation Introduces Open Voice Network

Target, Schwarz Gruppe, Wegmans, Microsoft, Veritone and Deutsche Telekom lead standards effort to advance voice assistance SAN FRANCISCO, June 22, 2021 – The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization enabling mass innovation through open source, today announced the Open Voice … | Continue reading


@linuxfoundation.org | 2 years ago

Linux Foundation enable security measures required by the US 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 Exec Order | Continue reading


@linuxfoundation.org | 2 years ago

New Mobile Native Foundation to Foster Development Collaboration

Linux Foundation hosts effort to improve processes and technologies for large-scale mobile Android and iOS applications; Lyft makes initial contributions SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., March 2, 2021 – The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization enabling mass innovation through open … | Continue reading


@linuxfoundation.org | 3 years ago

Goldman Sachs Joins Linux Foundation Push for Open Source Climate Data

Today, OS-Climate announced that Goldman Sachs has joined its cross-industry coalition seeking to shift global investment toward zero-carbon emissions through the development of comprehensive data sets and evaluation tools that are available to all.  We expect Goldman Sachs to pr … | Continue reading


@linuxfoundation.org | 3 years ago

Linux Foundation Collaborates with with Magma Project to Accelerate 5G

Magma will enable open source applications and network function collaboration under a neutral governance framework at the Linux Foundation San Francisco, CA – February 3, 2021 – Today, the Linux Foundation announced that it will launch an open source industry collaboration focuse … | Continue reading


@linuxfoundation.org | 3 years ago

Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF): Reflection and Future

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. | Continue reading


@linuxfoundation.org | 3 years ago

Interview with Shuah Khan, Kernel Maintainer and Linux Fellow

Shuah Khan discusses how mentorship can improve the overall diversity and makeup of open source projects, why software maintainers are important for the health of open source projects such as the Linux kernel, and how language inclusivity and codes of conduct can improve relation … | Continue reading


@linuxfoundation.org | 3 years ago

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 that the information technology communit … | Continue reading


@linuxfoundation.org | 3 years ago

Report on the 2020 FOSS Contributor Survey [pdf]

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@linuxfoundation.org | 3 years ago

Open Source Contributor Report (Linux Foundation/Harvard) – Improving Security

New survey reveals why contributors work on open source projects and how much time they spend on security SAN FRANCISCO,... | Continue reading


@linuxfoundation.org | 3 years ago

New AI and Data Foundation Combines Industry’s Fastest-Growing Open Source

San Francisco, Calif., October 26, 2020 – LF AI Foundation (LF AI), the organization building an ecosystem to enable and... | Continue reading


@linuxfoundation.org | 3 years ago

Goldman Sachs Open Sources Its Data Modelling Platform Finos

Open Sourced Codebase Contribution Addresses Data Efficiency and Governance Challenges in the Financial Services Industry October 19, 2020 / The... | Continue reading


@linuxfoundation.org | 3 years ago

The Linux Foundation, Grillo, IBM Announce Earthquake Early-Warning Project

Grillo is open sourcing ‘OpenEEW,’ its IoT-based earthquake early-warning system that will accelerate the creation of low-cost, community-driven projects around the world, with support from IBM, USAID, the Clinton Foundation and Arrow Electronics | Continue reading


@linuxfoundation.org | 3 years ago

Tech and Enterprise Leaders Combine Efforts to Improve Open Source Security

New collaboration called Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF) consolidates industry efforts to improve the security of open source software SAN... | Continue reading


@linuxfoundation.org | 3 years ago

3D Printing Effort Becomes Linux Foundation Open Standards Project

3MF Consortium joins Linux Foundation, announces new executive director as it moves from development to adoption San Francisco, Calif., July... | Continue reading


@linuxfoundation.org | 3 years ago

Linux kernel earns CII best practices gold badge

The Linux kernel earns its CII best practices gold badge, joining other projects, such as Zephyr. | Continue reading


@linuxfoundation.org | 3 years ago

10 Years of Git: An Interview with Git Creator Linus Torvalds (2015)

  Ten years ago this week, the Linux kernel community faced a daunting challenge: They could no longer use their... | Continue reading


@linuxfoundation.org | 4 years ago

Linux Foundation Training – Free Online Course – Introduction to SRE and DevOps

The Linux Foundation, today announced enrollment is now open for a new free, course - Introduction to Site Reliability Engineering and DevOps. | Continue reading


@linuxfoundation.org | 4 years ago

KiCad Joins Linux Foundation to Advance Electronic Design Automation

Project will build on growth to advance electronic design automation for engineers   San Francisco, Calif., November 22, 2019 – The... | Continue reading


@linuxfoundation.org | 4 years ago

The Linux Foundation Announces New Open Hardware Technologies and Collaboration

OpenPOWER to become Linux Foundation project to advance development of data-driven architectures required for hybrid cloud environments and increasingly intensive... | Continue reading


@linuxfoundation.org | 4 years ago

Osquery to Join Linux Foundation

Engineers and developers from Facebook, Google, Trail of Bits and more to help advance osquery through neutral forum | Continue reading


@linuxfoundation.org | 4 years ago

Linux Foundation Statement on Huawei Entity List Ruling

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@linuxfoundation.org | 4 years ago

The Linux Foundation Forms Laminas to Support Growth of Zend Framework and PHP

The Zend Framework is transitioning to the Linux Foundation and will launch later this year as a new project called Laminas. Laminas will provide a vendor-neutral home for the Zend Framework community to advance PHP tooling for the next generation of web services and APIs while m … | Continue reading


@linuxfoundation.org | 5 years ago

SAP: One of Open Source’s Best Kept Secrets

SAP has been working with open source for decades and has now established an open source program office (OSPO) to... | Continue reading


@linuxfoundation.org | 5 years ago

Hyundai Joins Automotive Grade Linux and the Linux Foundation

Hyundai strengthens its commitment to open innovation by collaborating with the open source AGL community SAN FRANCISCO,  January 4, 2019... | Continue reading


@linuxfoundation.org | 5 years ago

Linux Foundation and RISC-V Foundation Announce Joint Collaboration

RISC-V Foundation to leverage the Linux Foundation’s tools infrastructure, services and training programs SAN FRANCISCO and BERKELEY, CA – Nov.... | Continue reading


@linuxfoundation.org | 5 years ago

The Linux Foundation Announces Intent to Form New Foundation to Support GraphQL

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@linuxfoundation.org | 5 years ago

Node.js Foundation and JavaScript Foundation Announce Intent to Merge

Public Q&A sessions Seeking Community Input to be Held at Node+JS Interactive in Vancouver, Canada, Oct. 10-12  SAN FRANCISCO, Oct.... | Continue reading


@linuxfoundation.org | 5 years ago

Join Forces Against Natural Disasters with the Call for Code

The Call for Code initiative aims to harness the collective power of the global open source developer community against the... | Continue reading


@linuxfoundation.org | 5 years ago

Google Becomes Platinum Member of Linux Foundation

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@linuxfoundation.org | 5 years ago

Unikraft Unikernel Project

Unikraft aims to simplify the process of building unikernels through a unified and customizable code base SAN FRANCISCO, December 5,... | Continue reading


@linuxfoundation.org | 5 years ago

Tencent Linux Foundation Platinum Membership

SAN FRANCISCO and BEIJING (LinuxCon China) – June 25, 2018 – The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization enabling mass innovation... | Continue reading


@linuxfoundation.org | 5 years ago

Open Source Skills Soar in Demand According to 2018 Jobs Report

Linux expertise is again in the top spot as the most sought after open source skill, says the latest Open... | Continue reading


@linuxfoundation.org | 5 years ago