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Introducing Project Glasswing: Giving Maintainers Advanced AI to Secure the World's Code
Jim Zemlin | 07 April 2026
The CRA Readiness Reality: What Changed (and What Didn’t) Between 2025 and 2026?
In 2025, Linux Foundation Research, Linux Foundation Europe, and Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF) published Unaware and Uncertain: The Stark Realities of Cyber Resilience Act Readiness in Open Source. It took a survey-based look... Read More
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Linux Foundation Newsletter: June 2026
Welcome to the June 2026 edition of the Linux Foundation Newsletter June is a big month for learning, certification, and career growth across the Linux Foundation community. The Prime Time to Save promotion is here, bringing massive... Read More
AI, Open Source, and the Skills Imperative: Unpacking the 2026 State of Tech Talent Europe Report
This blog was originally posted on June 8, 2026, on the Linux Foundation Europe website. The original can be found here:... Read More
Taking Stock of the State of European Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) Compliance: An Urgent Wake-up Call for the Open Source Ecosystem
This blog post was originally posted on the OpenSSF blog on May 18, 2026. You can access the original here:... Read More
Navigating the 2026 Tech Talent Landscape: Why Upskilling Is Our Best Answer to the AI Skills Crisis
What’s the real story behind AI and IT staffing projections? Over the past year, mainstream headlines have frequently painted a grim picture of artificial intelligence systematically replacing the technical workforce. However, our newly... Read More
TODO Group Launches New Working Group on Agentic AI to Empower Open Source Program Offices
To explore AI agent workflows and the role of open source management The TODO Group is launching a new Agentic AI to Empower OSPOs Working Group, a community-led effort for Open Source Program Office (OSPO) practitioners and open source... Read More
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Linux Foundation Newsletter: May 2026
Welcome to the May 2026 edition of the Linux Foundation Newsletter. May is a big month for learning, certification, and career growth across the Linux Foundation community. The first-ever Mega May Cyber Boost is here, bringing a little... Read More
Navigating the Agentic AI Guardrails: Why Open Source is the Key to AI in Regulated Industries
Last week, I had the pleasure of standing before a packed room at the Open Source in Finance Forum (OSFF), a FINOS-hosted event taking place (at long last!) in my home town of Toronto. The audience was filled with familiar faces from... Read More
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Linux Foundation Newsletter: April 2026
Welcome to the March 2026 edition of the Linux Foundation Newsletter. This month marks a watershed moment for the future of open source security with the launch of Project Glasswing, a landmark initiative designed to shield critical... Read More
Introducing Project Glasswing: Giving Maintainers Advanced AI to Secure the World's Code
In the late fall of 2025, artificial intelligence models made a big leap in coding ability. Since then, we have been hearing about a darker side of this breakthrough — how the new generation of AI models are also astoundingly good at... Read More
The Economic Value of Open Source Software Contributions
This blog was first published on March 25, 2026 at https://blog.irvingwb.com/blog/2026/03/the-economic-value-of-open-source-software-contributions.html and repurposed here with consent from the author. Read More
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Linux Foundation Newsletter: March 2026
Welcome to the March 2026 edition of the Linux Foundation Newsletter. From new foundations to milestone anniversaries, this month underscores how open source continues to reshape industries—from the web platform powering billions of users... Read More
Zephyr at 10: A Decade of Open Source Embedded Innovation
Ten years ago, the Zephyr Project was launched with a bold vision: to build a neutral, secure, and vendor-independent real-time operating system (RTOS) that could thrive in the most resource-constrained environments. Today, I am thrilled... Read More
Is Open Source Worth the Investment?
This blog post was first published on February 26, 2026 on the CD Foundation website https://cd.foundation/blog/2026/02/26/open-source-roi/ and repurposed here with permission. Read More
Scaling Inclusive Growth: Why India is the World’s AI Accelerator for Social Good
At Linux Foundation Research, we’ve spent years tracking how open source technology acts as a force multiplier for economic growth. But what we are witnessing in India today is something entirely unique. During our recent combined... Read More
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Linux Foundation Newsletter: February 2026
Welcome to the February 2026 edition of the Linux Foundation Newsletter. AI infrastructure is moving from experimentation to production—and open source is defining how it scales. From Kubernetes powering the majority of AI workloads in... Read More
Latin America’s AI Opportunity: From Adoption to Co-Creation Through Open Source
As the general manager of Dronecode Foundation, a Linux Foundation project, I work at the intersection of autonomy and open source. I spend a lot of time thinking about what it takes to move advanced technology from research labs into... Read More
Kubernetes Fuels AI Growth; Organizational Culture Remains the Decisive Factor
This blog post was originally published on the CNCF blog page on January 20, 2026. Read More
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Linux Foundation Newsletter: January 2026
Welcome to the January 2026 edition of the Linux Foundation Newsletter. We’re starting the year strong with growing momentum across the open source community. This year’s first newsletter is packed with project updates and momentum. Check... Read More
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Linux Foundation Newsletter: December 2025
Welcome to the December 2025 edition of the Linux Foundation Newsletter. Winter is nearly here, and the Linux Foundation open source ecosystem continues to break new ground. This month, we announced the formation of the Agentic AI... Read More
Japan’s Open Source Moment: Strong Business Value, Global Leadership—and a Clear Path Forward
Over the past several years, LF Research has had the privilege of studying open source adoption across regions and industries worldwide. What consistently stands out about Japan is not hesitation, but intentionality. Japanese organizations... Read More
The State of Open Source Software in 2025
This blog was first published on Nov 26, 2025 at https://blog.irvingwb.com/blog/2025/11/the-state-of-open-source-software-in-2025.html and repurposed here with consent from the author. Read More
Defend Open Collaboration: Have Your Say on Proposed US Patent Rules
Open source and open collaboration communities face ongoing threats from “non-practicing entities” (NPEs, also sometimes called “patent trolls”). The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has proposed new procedural rule... Read More
