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    Linux Foundation Newsletter: January 2024

    The Linux Foundation | 17 January 2024

    Welcome to the Linux Foundation’s January newsletter! In this edition you’ll find new research reports, key LF Project updates, and our first Training & Certification deal of the year. Also, if you missed it, we published our 2023 Annual Report in December, “Rising Tides of Open Source.” We thank you for your continued support of the Linux Foundation and look forward with excitement as we continue our Open Source journey together in 2024.

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    KubeCon and CloudNativeCon

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    LF Research: publications and surveys

    Open source license compliance report

    This paper delves into these challenges and strategies for effectively implementing compliance, acting as a tool for organizations to mitigate any associated risks and to ensure continued benefit in their open source participation. From comprehensive software composition analysis tools to promoting the right development culture, read more about how to effectively address these challenges in the full report!

     

    2023 Open Source Gen AI

    With the explosion in generative AI, the Linux Foundation wanted to understand how the technology is being adopted at an organization level and the benefits and challenges of an open source solution in comparison to closed source. LF Research and LF AI & Data fielded a survey to sample individuals on their familiarity with their organization’s adoption of generative AI. We found that generative AI is becoming a key component of current and future business for our respondents, with many preferring open over proprietary AI for its ease of integration and transparency. Read our full analysis in the report! 

     

    maintainer perspective report

    The security of open source software is so often a primary concern in this community, and maintainers play a crucial role in this endeavor by securing the health and sustainability of open source software. As we look to build out tooling and practices that increase software security, how do we make sure that these tools empower maintainers, and not add additional burden? This research tackles this question, surveying the practices, challenges, and expectations of maintainers across the open source community. Read more from the perspective of maintainers in the full report!

     

    ICYMI: LF 2023 Annual Report

    LF Annual Report 2023

    The Linux Foundation experienced significant growth in 2023, welcoming 270 new members and approaching nearly 1,000 active projects. And just as a rising tide lifts all boats, the report theme exemplifies our commitment to harnessing collaborative open source innovation for the betterment of people and the planet.

    We invite you to download, read, and share the 2023 Annual Report to immerse yourself in the growing Linux Foundation projects and communities and discover their far-reaching impact.

     

    LFX Mentorship

    LF Europe Updates

    Charting the course for the future of open source, the Linux Foundation Europe is excited to unveil a sneak peek into upcoming events and initiatives that promise to shape the trajectory of open source collaboration. Join us on February 2, 2024, at the EU Open Source Policy Summit in Brussels, a momentous 10-year celebration hosted by OpenForum Europe. Gain valuable insights from keynote speaker Gabriele Columbro of the Linux Foundation Europe as we commemorate a decade of impactful contributions to the open source community.

    Gab on stage - EU section Jan Newsletter

    Image: LF Europe ED Gabriele Columbro at the 2023 OFE Policy Summit

    Mirko Boehm, Senior Community Director from Linux Foundation Europe, will be a distinguished speaker on the panel titled "Meet the OSS Stewards - Foundations’ New Role." This insightful session will explore the impact and responsibilities for foundations designated as Open Source Software Stewards, a new stakeholder created by the Cyber Resilience Act in EU law. 

    Proudly sponsored by Linux Foundation Europe, this summit brings together policymakers, businesses, developers, and experts to explore the critical intersection of open source and digital policy.

    Following the summit, don't miss FOSDEM on February 3rd and 4th in Brussels, where the Linux Foundation Europe team will be at the forefront. Engage with us at our dedicated stand, and explore talks, devrooms, and lightning talks featuring various Linux Foundation projects like LF Energy, OpenSSF, TODO Group, SPDX, Automotive Grade Linux, and the Zephyr Project.

    Register now for the EU Open Source Policy Summit 2024 and save the dates for FOSDEM as we look forward to shaping hte guture of open source together!

    Linux Foundation project updates

    Partnership and community in full effect at AI.dev + Cassandra Summit–December 2023

    Image: Partnership in full effect at AI.dev + Cassandra Summit-Dec 2023

    Academy Software Foundation

    • The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences recognized members of the Technical Steering Committee for OpenVDB, an ASWF project, with Scientific and Technical Awards for the continued evolution and expansion of the feature set of OpenVDB. Read about this here.

    • The Academy Software Foundation will hold its annual Open Source Forum in Los Angeles and virtually on February 22, bringing together business and technical leaders from across the motion picture and media industries.  

    Alliance for OpenUSD (AOUSD)

    • Last week at CES, Siemens announced during a keynote address by Managing Board members Dr. Roland Busch and Cedrik Neike that they are joining AOUSD. Watch this presentation showing how this technology is enabling companies to improve the way we live, work, move, and make.
    • Join Autodesk’s free webinar, “Cracking the Case on OpenUSD: How to Achieve Glorious 3D Interoperability.” This webinar will enable you to understand OpenUSD's origins, its use in the M&E industry, the significance of open standards, how to begin with OpenUSD and its role in Autodesk Flow. 
    • Discover how OpenUSD is shaping the future of the metaverse and beyond, impacting various industries. An insightful read for those interested in technology's evolving landscape. Read it here.

    Automotive Grade Linux (AGL)

    CNCF

    • Discover the transformative power of GitOps in Boeing's latest open-source initiative. This article delves into how Boeing is embracing GitOps to enhance collaboration, streamline development processes, and drive innovation in the aerospace industry. 

    • Join us in Paris, France for KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe: 19 - 22 March. We are thrilled to premiere our first ever CloudNativeHacks hackathon in collaboration with the United Nations at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe. 

    • CFP for GitOpsCon—April 15 in Seattle, Washington—is now open; Submit before February 4!

    • Get ready for an immersive experience on Dapr Day, happening virtually on February 20!  Uncover the secrets of Distributed Application Runtime (Dapr) and its game-changing impact on modern app development. Dive into the world of building microservices with versatile building block APIs compatible with any language. Register now!

    • Exciting news! The wait is over—the Call for Proposals for CloudNativeSecurityCon is now open! Share your insights, innovations, and expertise in cloud-native security. Let's elevate the conversation together.

    Continuous Delivery Foundation (CDF)

    • CD Foundation 2023 Annual Report is live. Thank you to our wonderful community for another great year!

    • CFP for cdCon 2024—April 16–18 in Seattle, Washington—is now closed; the schedule will be announced mid-February.

    Delta Lake

    • New Delta Lake blog! Learn how to use Delta Lake’s replaceWhere functionality to perform selective overwrites based on a filtering condition. Read the blog here.

    • We are thrilled to announce that Delta Lake is now 40,000 strong on LinkedIn! Follow Delta Lake on LinkedIn and stay connected.

    • On Wednesday, January 31st, learn about the upcoming enhancement in Rust's crate capabilities in our upcoming Delta Lake Deep Dive with R. Tyler Croy, Delta-rs Maintainer and founder of Buoyant Data! RSVP on LinkedIn.

    Enabling Linux in Safety Applications (ELISA)

    FinOps Foundation

    • We're excited to invite you to FinOps X 2024—the conference for anyone looking to invest their knowledge, connection, and career in FinOps — in San Diego from June 19-22.

    FINOS

    Hyperledger Foundation

    LF AI & Data

    • White Paper Series BI VIsualization: 4-part white paper on Effective BI Visualization for AI Prediction by LF AI & Data's BI & AI committee..  Follow Sally Sue's journey into the world of forecasting. Discover how adding time to continuous predictions opens up new challenges and opportunities in data visualization.

    • Effective BI Visualization for AI Prediction Part I: Continuous Prediction - a critical aspect of AI that impacts everyday scenarios from house pricing to health risk assessments. We unravel the complexities and explore innovative visualization techniques tailored for continuous data.

    • Effective BI Visualization for AI Prediction Part 2:  Forecasting This episode covers the essentials of forecasting and its visualization, six best practices for creating an impactful forecast dashboard and techniques to make complex data easily understandable.

    • Welcoming Bitol and AIDA User Group to LF AI & Data Foundation , an open source effort to develop a standard and a reference implementation of a Data Contract, bridging the gap between data producers and consumers.

    • LF AI & Data joins the AI Alliance: The AI Alliance brings together global leaders across academia, research, science and industry to advance AI that is open, innovative and responsible. Learn more.

      • Added 11 new projects to the foundation, 22 new members, and our projects welcomed over 7500 new contributors!

      • Launched the Generative AI Commons with over 40 companies and 100+ participants.

    • Exploring the Future of Generative AI 

    LF Connectivity 

    LF Edge

    • Get involved in the LF Edge community at the upcoming ONE Summit, April 29 - May 1, 2024! ONE Summit is the ONE industry event to focus on the best practices, technical challenges, and business opportunities facing network decision makers from Access to Edge to Cloud. Register today for the best rates and review sponsorship opportunities. 

    • The LF Edge community has published its 2023 State of the Edge Report, a comprehensive and insightful examination of the rapidly evolving landscape of edge computing.

    • Join LF Edge to collaborate with industry leaders and experts, shape the future of open source edge and IoT technologies, and drive innovation through strategic influence and cross-industry networking opportunities.

    LF Energy

    • A new case study explains how Alliander’s Delvi Project leverages LF Energy Power Grid Model to direct an overhaul of the low voltage grid in the Netherlands.

    • LF Energy has launched the Battery Data Alliance which is building sustainable open source software, best practices, and delivering standards for the battery industry.

    • FOSDEM, taking place 3-4 February in Brussels, will include an Energy Devroom, managed by members of the LF Energy community. Check out the devroom agenda.

    • LF Energy Open Sustainable Technology Project has launched ClimateTriage.com to connect developers with impactful sustainability projects.

    • Learn how LF Energy’s Real Time Data Ingestion Platform (RTDIP) is moving beyond the traditional data historian, providing new options to cater requirements for real time data ingestion.

    • The 4th Power Grid Model Meet-up took place on December 7, 2023. The meet-up was hosted by Enexis in Den Bosch. Enexis is one of the three large Dutch distribution system operators (DSO). Read our recap.

    • OperatorFabric Release v. 4.1.0 is now available, with improvements to the user interface and new features such as the addition of a process monitoring screen and a health check endpoint for node services.

    • FlexMeasures has released v0.18, with better use of future knowledge to improve power optimization.

    • A new video explores how open source can help with how we consume and produce electricity.

    • This additional new video explains how LF Energy is bringing different players together to combat the energy crisis.

    LF Networking

    • In conjunction with CNCF, and as part of the new, aligned Cloud Native Network Function (CNF) initiative announced late last year, a new white paper, “Accelerating Cloud Native in Teclo,” is now available. Read the summary blog post and download the white paper today to get the CSP perspective on telco cloud transformation.  

    • The LFN community issued a new white paper summarizing the history and capabilities of the 5G Super Blue Print, “Defining the 5G Super Blue Print - the Open Way,” now available for free download. 

    • The L3AF project, which brings complete lifecycle management of eBPF programs in the kernel, recently issued its second release, L3AF R2. The release introduces new improvements and  features to eBPF functionality, chaining, monitoring, and more. 

    • Registration and sponsorship for Open Networking & Edge (ONE) Summit, happening April 29-May 1 in San Jose, CA, is now open. Register early for the best rates. 

    • We’ve recently published new episodes of LFN Community Voices series, 1:1 interviews with developers and stakeholders across LFN project communities. Check out Emma Foley of Red Hat and Timo Perala of Nokia, on the LFN YouTube channel. 

    Open 3D Engine (O3DE)

    • Dive into the new First Person Interaction Toolkit for the Open 3D Engine (O3DE) with a walkthrough from award-winning game designer Steven Harmon.

    • Get an overview of O3DE’s Material Canvas, a node-based visual scripting editor that offers users a way of creating materials without needing to understand how to write a shader, in this demo from AWS’ Guthrie Adams.

    • Discover how students from the Rochester Institute of Technology are using O3DE to build a game, State of Matter, coming soon on Steam.

    • Learn how to create custom-made gems and components for the Open 3D Engine and modify gems so you can pass variables from the O3DE Editor to the component logic/code with this tutorial.

    Open Mainframe Project 

    • January is National Mentorship Month, so we asked Elizabeth Joseph, Open Mainframe Project Ambassador, mentor and Global Head of the Open Source Program Office for IBM, to share mentoring best practices she's learned over the years. Read her blog or watch her Open Mainframe Summit mentorship keynote. 

    • Open Mainframe Project Platinum member Rocket Software created a series of tutorials that help users download and install Zowe, the integrated and extensible open source framework for z/OS that combines the past and present to build the future of mainframes. Learn more about the new video series in this blog by Paul Wade, Zowe contributor and Product Management Director at Rocket Software.

    • Open Mainframe Project congratulates Zowe TSC Chair Jakub Balhar, Principal Product Owner at Broadcom, and Tiiso Senosha, a member of the Mainframe Open Education Core Team and Junior Mainframe Systems Engineer at IBM, for being recognized as a TechChannel Mainframe Rising Star! Learn more about these Open Mainframe leaders.  

    Open Programmable Infrastructure (OPI) Project

    • What were the key accomplishments from the Open Programmable Infrastructure (OPI) Project last year? What are the goals for 2024? Learn more. 

    OpenJS Foundation

    • Version 3.0 of kepler.gl is now available. It brings new geospatial features to application users and dramatic improvements to developers using the libraries.

    • The security audit for nvm was completed successfully! OpenJS Foundation and 7ASecurity collaborated on the nvm security audit with the Open Source Technology Improvement Fund (OSTIF) as a result of the latest funding from the Sovereign Tech Fund.

    • Node.js v20.11.0 is out, the first release of 2024.

    OpenSSF

    • OpenSSF seeks to make it easier to sustainably secure the development, maintenance, and consumption of the open source software (OSS) we all depend on. Watch our new video explaining who we are and why you should join our efforts this year!

    • You are invited to submit a talk to the call for proposals for SOSS Community Day North America (formerly known as OpenSSF Day) which will be held on April 15th in Seattle before Open Source Summit North America.

    • OpenSSF 2023 Year in Review - Throughout 2023, we’ve continued to strengthen our partnerships and advance the state of open source software security. Check out our annual report for the top highlights of the year, updates from a dozen Working Groups (WGs) and Projects, messages from our General Manager, incoming and outgoing Chairs of the Governing Board (GB), Chair of the Technical Council Advisory Council (TAC), community engagement efforts, featured headlines in the news, and more.

    • What’s Next in Open Source Security? - As we step into the year 2024, the OpenSSF envisions a year marked by transformative growth, heightened resilience, and new opportunities for individuals and organizations contributing to the flourishing ecosystem of open source software.  Explore what our experts have to say about the future of open source security in 2024 and the exciting possibilities that lie ahead.

    • OpenSSF Associate Members and General Members and the Community elected their representatives to the Governing Board and we elected a new and expanded Technical Advisory Council (TAC). Welcome to the newly elected representatives to the 2024 OpenSSF Governing Board and Technical Advisory Council (TAC)!

    • We recently announced the launch of SBOMit – a tool to add in-toto attestations to SBOMs (Software Bills of Material). The SBOMit specification is a SBOM-format independent method for attesting components with additional verification information. These attestations are generated at the time the supply chain was generated, and this verification information, which uses in-toto layouts, can be validated by a party to get a high degree of assurances about the software. 

    • In December, we convened the open source community in Tokyo, Japan to delve into discussions surrounding the challenges, overarching solutions, ongoing initiatives, and triumphs in fortifying the open source software (OSS) supply chain. Here’s a recap of what happened at OpenSSF Day Japan.

    • Last month, the OpenSSF responded to the Software Identification Ecosystem Option Analysis by the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). Check out our full response.

    • OpenSSF Expands Support for AI Cyber Challenge (AIxCC) - a two-year competition with the ambitious goal of bringing together the best and brightest in AI and cybersecurity to defend software. We have deconstructed the AIxCC and encourage you to consider participating in this challenge.

    • If you’d like to receive regular updates on what’s happening at the OpenSSF, please consider signing up to receive our new weekly newsletter in your inbox each week.

    Overture Maps Foundation

    • Last week at CES 2024, Overture Maps attended an AMA session hosted by TomTom: “Diving into the future of mapmaking and location tech.” See what the future of mapmaking looks like.

    • At the State of the Map Conference, Executive Director Marc Prioleau presented Overture's vision for enhancing open map data. Join us in exploring how our collaboration with OpenStreetMap can meet the growing demand for detailed and reliable mapping information.

    • Last December, Overture Maps Foundation announced their update to their data release, now including the addition of the Google Open Buildings data set. The addition brought their total building footprint to 2.3B, up from 1.4 B. Read about it here.

    • Last December marked the first anniversary of the Overture Maps Foundation. It's been a year of steady progress and collaborative efforts in the world of open map data. We invite you to join our efforts. Become a part of this exciting venture. 

    • The newest release of Overture brings several enhancements to our dataset, focusing on both expanded coverage and improved data quality. Read the release notes.

    PyTorch Foundation

    • Understanding GPU Memory Series: Learn how to use Memory Snapshot, the Memory Profiler, and the Reference Cycle Detector to debug out of memory errors and improve memory usage. (Part 1 and Part 2)

    • Accelerate Generative AI using native PyTorch! We found 3x faster text-to-image diffusion models, all in pure PyTorch. No C++ needed.

    • Hugging Face shares how to finetune a 7B parameter model on a typical consumer GPU (NVIDIA T4 16GB) with LoRA and tools from the PyTorch and Hugging Face ecosystem.

    • The PyTorch team at Meta shares how to empower models with performance. Showcasing a more performant and user-friendly, bringing performance improvements to both model training and inference without manual efforts.

    • Learn how to host generative AI models on SageMaker MMEs using TorchServe and build a language-guided editing solution that helps content creators develop artwork faster.

    • Meta reports experiences in using PyTorch 2 to accelerate production models, resulting in up to ~25% training-time reduction.

    • Intel dives into how they use PyTorch for seismic imaging and collecting dinosaur bones.

    • PyTorch welcomes the latest ecosystem tool torchdistill! torchdistill is a coding-free ML OSS for reproducible deep learning knowledge distillation (KD) studies.

    RISC-V

    SONiC

    • Join the SONiC community in our upcoming SONiC Workshop, a co-located event at the ONE Summit on April 29, 2024. Come learn about the latest developments of SONiC from industry experts including innovations in NOS management, improvements in routing, software-defined networking, and system design.

    • Dive into the future of open network systems by becoming a member of SONiC. Actively participate in driving innovation and shaping the booming Data Center Switching market, forecasted to surpass $5 billion in revenue by 2026.

    Trust Over IP (ToIP) Foundation

    Ultra Ethernet Consortium

    • UEC is delighted to introduce four new Working Groups: Physical Layer, Link Layer, Transport Layer, and Software Layer. 

    UXL Foundation: Unified Acceleration Foundation

    UXL

            Image: Presentation at oneAPI Dev Summit

    Zephyr 

    • Zephyr Project Developer Advocate Benjamin Cabe is back at it with more weekly updates and live streamed Tech Talks. Read the latest update. 

      • Making the most of Picolibc with Zephyr with open source legend Keith Packard, Picolibc founder, Amazon & Altus Metrum

      • IPC in Zephyr: to Zbus, or not to Zbus? Guests Rodrigo Peixoto, Researcher at Centro de Inovacao EDGE, and Bjarki Arge Andreasen, Embedded Software Engineer at Trackunit, discuss all of the ways you can implement IPC in Zephyr, how to choose the right one for your use case, if you should be using Zbus and more.

      • How I migrated my Artificial Nose to Zephyr… in hours! In this Tech Talk, Kate Stewart, Vice President of Dependable Embedded Systems at the Linux Foundation, puts Benjamin in the hot seat. He set out to build a device that would help him improve his bread-making skills during the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. The result was an Arduino-based “artificial nose” that used a gas sensor and machine learning (TinyML) to learn and detect scents (like the smell of perfectly fermented sourdough).

    • Are you going to FOSDEM, which takes place on February 3-4 in Brussels? If you’re attending the event, which is free for software developers to meet, share ideas and collaborate, don’t miss these Zephyr-related sessions and dev rooms.

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