The Linux Foundation is dedicated to building sustainable ecosystems around open source projects to accelerate technology development and commercial adoption. The foundation currently sponsors the work of Linux creator Linus Torvalds and lead maintainer Greg Kroah-Hartman, and aims to provide a neutral home where Linux kernel development can be protected and accelerated. [9] The Patent Commons project was launched on November 15, 2005 by the Open Source Development Labs (OSDL). The core of the project is an online reference library on common patents that gathers and documents information on patent-related commitments and other legal solutions for the FOSS community. In 2015, the project identified 53 patents. [33] Registration details will be sent shortly. If you have any questions, please send events@linuxfoundation.org an email. The Foundation was established in 2000 under the umbrella of the Open Source Development Labs (OSDL) and became the organization it is today when OSDL merged with the Free Standards Group (FSG). The Linux Foundation sponsors the work of Linux developer Linus Torvalds and lead maintainer Greg Kroah-Hartman. In addition, it is supported by members such as AT&T, Cisco, Fujitsu, Google, Hitachi, Huawei, IBM, Intel, Meta[6], Microsoft[7], NEC, Oracle, Orange S.A., Qualcomm, Samsung[8], Tencent and VMware, as well as developers around the world.
Introduced in October 2017, the Community Data License Agreement (CDLA) is a legal framework for data sharing. [14] There are two initial CDLA licenses: Established in 2015, the Cloud Native Computing Foundation[47] (CNCF) was created to advance container technology[48] and align the technology industry with its development. It was announced with Kubernetes 1.0, an open-source container cluster manager that was helped launch it by Google as a starter technology. Today, the CNCF is supported by more than 450 sponsors. Founding members include Google, CoreOS, Mesosphere, Red Hat, Twitter, Huawei, Intel, Cisco, IBM, Docker, Univa and VMware. [49] [50] Visit our website and follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook for the latest updates and event announcements. The Linux Foundation owns trademarks and uses registered trademarks. For a list of Linux Foundation trademarks, see Use of Trademarks: www.linuxfoundation.org/trademark-usage.
Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. Participants will receive vendor-independent Linux training created under the supervision of Linux development community leaders. The Linux Foundation`s online and classroom training programs aim to provide a broad background knowledge and networking opportunity. Cloud Foundry[46] is an open source multi-cloud application-as-a-service (PaaS) platform managed by the Cloud Foundry Foundation, a 501(c)(6) organization. In January 2015, the Cloud Foundry Foundation was established as an independent nonprofit project of the Linux Foundation. The foundation exists to increase awareness and adoption of Cloud Foundry, grow the community of contributors, and develop a consistent strategy for all member companies. The Foundation acts as a neutral party that owns all of Cloud Foundry`s intellectual property. To help us better prepare for the event, please log back in with your confirmation number when you register and select “Unsubscribe” or email us at events@linuxfoundation.org.
The Linux Foundation Legal Summit is a neutral legal forum where leading lawyers from companies using open source solutions can work together to focus and discuss issues of common interest. The Linux Foundation Legal Summit invites advisors from member firms to participate and collaborate. About the Linux FoundationFounded in 2000, the Linux Foundation is supported by more than 2,000 members and is the world`s leading hotbed for collaboration on open source software, open standards, open data, and open hardware. Linux Foundation projects are critical to global infrastructure, including Linux, Kubernetes, Node.js and more. The Linux Foundation`s methodology focuses on leveraging best practices and meeting the needs of contributors, users, and solution providers to create sustainable models of open collaboration. For more information, see linuxfoundation.org. The Hyperledger Project is a global open-source initiative based on advancing cross-industry blockchain technologies. It is not only hosted by the Linux Foundation, but also supported by leading companies in finance, banking, IoT, supply chain, manufacturing, and technology. [71] The project is the fastest growing [72] to date, with more than 115 members since its inception in 2016. In May 2016, Brian Behlendorf, co-founder of the Apache Software Foundation, joined the project as executive director. The Foundation also organizes collaborative events between the Linux technical community, software developers, industry, and end users to solve pressing issues facing Linux and open source. [10] As of April 2014, the Foundation was collecting at least $6,245,000 in annual fees.
Tizen is a free, standards-based, and open source software platform supported by leading mobile operators, device manufacturers, and silicon vendors for various device categories such as smartphones, tablets, netbooks, in-car infotainment devices, and smart TVs. The goal of OpenMessaging, announced in October 2017, is to act as a vendor-agnostic open standard for distributed messaging/flows. The project is backed by Alibaba, Verizon`s Oath business unit, among others. [93] The 3. In March 2009, the Linux Foundation announced that it would take over management of the Linux.com of its previous owners, SourceForge, Inc. [15] For example, the LSB specifies: standard libraries, a set of commands and utilities that extend the POSIX standard, file system hierarchy layout, execution levels, the printing system, including spoolers such as CUPS and tools such as Foomatic, and several extensions to the X Window System. Streaming Network Analytics System (Project SNAS.io)[113] is an open source framework for collecting and tracking millions of routers, peers, and prefixes (routing objects) in real time. SNAS.io is a Linux Foundation project announced in May 2017. After RethinkDB announced its closure as a company,[107] the Linux Foundation announced that it had acquired the intellectual property as part of its Cloud Native Computing Foundation project, which was later relicensed under the Apache license (ASLv2). [108] RethinkDB describes itself as “the first scalable, open-source JSON database built from the ground up for the real-time web.” [109] ODPi (Open Data Platform Initiative) hosts open source projects that accelerate the development and deployment of big data solutions. [85] The goal is to provide well-defined open data and open source technologies that can operate on distributed devices. It promotes these technologies worldwide through certification programs and other forms of marketing.
Linux Foundation events[133] are where creators, maintainers, and practitioners of large open source projects meet. For example, Linux Foundation events in 2017 were expected to attract nearly 25,000 developers, maintainers, system administrators, thought leaders, executives, and other industry experts from more than 4,000 organizations in 85 countries. Many open source projects also hold their events at Linux Foundation events to take advantage of cross-community collaboration with projects in the same industry. They have developed a database that lists a large number of printers from different manufacturers. The database allows users to create a report on the support and quality of each printer, and they also report on the support given to Linux by each printer manufacturer. They also created a foomatic script (formerly cupsomatic) that integrates with the Common Unix Printing System (CUPS). The Core Embedded Linux Project[55] was launched in 2003 and aims to provide a vendor-agnostic venue to establish embedded Linux core technologies beyond Linux Foundation projects. From the beginning, any Linux Foundation member company could apply to become a member of the Core Embedded Linux Project.
In 2020, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Linux Foundation announced LFPH,[17] a program dedicated to promoting and supporting Google, Apple, and virus contact tracing run by Apple and their Bluetooth notification systems. LFPH is focusing its efforts on public health applications, including the first initiative in the effort: a notification app for governments looking to launch their privacy-focused exposure notification networks.