Tag: The Linux Foundation
Rust Foundation Allies With OpenSSF and JFrog to Secure Code
The Rust Foundation announced today it is working with the Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF) and JFrog to help maintainers secure open source software created using the Rust programming language. Rebecca (Bec) ...
Linux Foundation Lists Top Open Source Libraries
The Linux Foundation today published a report that provides access to eight lists of the top 500 open source libraries being used by organizations as part of an ongoing effort to help ...
Linux Foundation Survey Sees Rise in SBOM Use
A global survey of 412 organizations published today by the Linux Foundation found nearly half of respondents (47%) producing or consuming software bills of material (SBOMs), and more than three-quarters said they ...
Foundation Proposes Advancing eBPF Adoption Across Multiple OSes
The eBPF Foundation, which proposes to advance adoption of an approach that enables sandbox programs to run faster at the kernel level, is being launched today as an arm of the Linux ...
Open Mainframe Project Launches Call for Proposals for the 2nd Annual Open Mainframe Summit on September 22-23
Registration for the virtual event is now open. SAN FRANCISCO, May 5, 2021 – The Open Mainframe Project (OMP), an open source initiative that enables collaboration across the mainframe community to develop ...
Open Mainframe Project Kicks Off First Quarter with New Members, Additional COBOL and Linux on Z Resources and Launch of the 2nd Annual Open Mainframe Summit
OMP welcomes ASG Technologies, BMC Software and High School Technical Services to its global ecosystem COBOL Check, a new testing framework for COBOL applications, will complement the COBOL Training Course and leverage ...
The Benefits of Open Source Technologies
Odysseas Lamtzidis | | open source, open source community, open source ecosystem, software development, The Linux FoundationOver the last 20 years, we have seen the proliferation of open source software and technologies become part of commercial offerings, either as part of the technology stack that powers the product ...
Linux Foundation Exam for Certified IT Associates Available
A while back I wrote about an upcoming certification people receive from passing the Linux Foundation Exam. Now that it is available, I’m circling back as promised with more information. For those ...
Linux Foundation Adds Professional DevOps Certificate Program
The Linux Foundation this week made an addition to its professional certificate program that trains IT professionals on the fundamentals of best DevOps practices. Clyde Seepersad, senior vice president and general manager ...
Survey Sees Faster Shift to Open Source Software
A survey of 638 IT professionals finds the economic downturn brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic is, like other slumps, driving increased adoption of open source software. Conducted by Tidelift, a provider ...
Survey Sees Surge in Demand for DevOps Skills
The Linux Foundation and edX, a provider of an online learning platform, jointly released an annual report today that for the first time finds organizations are looking for more IT personnel with ...
Google Exposes Old Wounds in Open Source Community
Things boiled over a bit last week with the announcement that Google launched the Open Usage Commons (OUC) consortium (see Mike Vizard’s article here). The announcement and subsequent angst it has caused ...
