On September 17, 1991, Linus released Linux 0.01 to a handful of curious users via FTP. No installer, barely a kernel, just ~10,000 lines of code that would grow into the OS running most of the internet. computernewb.com/wiki/Linux_0... #Linux35
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Did you know the original name for Linux was "Freax" (free + freak + Unix). When Linus uploaded the code to his university's FTP, admin Ari Lemmke didn't like that name and renamed the directory "Linux" without asking. The rest is history. howtogeek.com/how-linux-go... #Linux35
Participants in the Open Secure AI Alliance have published an RFC proposing the Shared AI Findings Exchange (SAFE) Working Group. The initiative aims to enable confidential sharing and learning around AI security incidents. Read the RFC and contribute to the discussion: github.com/OpenSecureAI...
Every day until Aug. 25, we're sharing a Linux milestone for #Linux35. First up: In April 1991, 21-year-old Linus Torvalds wasn't trying to build an OS. He was building a terminal emulator for his new 386 to connect to his university's Unix servers. That side project became Linux. bit.ly/4bs2jGI
ICYMI: Dr. Ibrahim Haddad’s “Measuring OSPO Value” report with LF Research and TODO Group reframes how to capture OSPO value, moving past activity metrics to 4 dimensions: ROI, resilience, risk foresight, and strategic influence. https://bit.ly/4eJTl8z #OpenSource #OSPO
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AI is driving a 54% net hiring effect in Japan's IT sector—far above the global rate. But infrastructure, DevOps, and AI ops skills remain scarce, so organizations are 9.3× more likely to upskill than hire externally, according to new research. Read the full report: https://bit.ly/3RDEp4b
2026 State of Tech Talent Japan Report
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Since 2016, CNCF has surveyed the community to track how cloud native adoption evolves. This year's survey, with Linux Foundation Research, covers containers, Kubernetes, CNCF projects, and the challenges users are running into. Take the survey: https://www.research.net/r/NVHBX37
How do students, researchers, and faculty actually plug into the Linux Foundation ecosystem? @nithyaruff closes her series with a practical guide for academia and a clear-eyed case for why it matters. Read more: www.linuxfoundation.org/blog/from-ca...
From Campus to Community Part 4: How Academia Plugs In
From Campus to Community Part 2: The Researcher Exodus
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AI is reshaping open source security in two directions. LF Research SVP Hilary Carter on faster vulnerability detection and vibe coding reintroducing insecure code into commits. Watch the full interview: https://bit.ly/4pEAGjE
The Linux Foundation is proud to join this call to preserve access to open-weight AI models. Openness expands opportunity, strengthens competition and security, and gives more people the power to build. Let’s keep AI innovation open and broadly accessible: www.microsoft.com/en-us/corpor...
ICYMI: 66% of organizations remain unfamiliar with the Cyber Resilience Act. 72% of US and Canadian respondents are unfamiliar despite selling into the EU market. Only 41% of manufacturers expect to be fully compliant by December 2027. Read the full report: https://bit.ly/4w3JpO5 #CRA #OpenSource
The 2026 State of Open Source in Finance survey from FINOS and LF Research closes soon! If you work in financial services and have not yet taken it, this is your chance to have your perspective added to the report. Take the survey today: https://www.research.net/r/S9JJ7T5
Not every country can build data centers, secure GPUs, or raise the capital for sovereign AI infrastructure. In a keynote address at the Confidential Computing Summit, LF CEO Jim Zemlin details how confidential computing opens a different path to digital sovereignty. 🎥 https://bit.ly/45gAldl
Building an Agent Skill for the OpenSearch Agent Skills Hackathon? Join the conversation on Slack. Connect with other builders, ask technical questions, share progress, and discuss. Join the Slack channel: https://bit.ly/4wqZi21 Learn more about the hackathon: https://bit.ly/443K3iM
Industry is building AI infrastructure. The governance frameworks that determine whether it is safe and fair are still being written. In Part 3 of her 4-part series, Nithya Ruff shares the five contributions academia makes to AI governance that no company or government can easily replicate.
From Campus to Community Part 3: What Universities Uniquely Bring
From Campus to Community Part 2: The Researcher Exodus
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July at the Linux Foundation: x402 launches for AI agent payments, Akrites defends against AI enabled threats, FINOS announces intent to form OSERA with seven financial institutions. New research, open surveys, education deals, project milestones. Full newsletter: https://bit.ly/4fDkDz3
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In a new blog post, Ana Jimenez Santamaria breaks down what OSPOs need to understand about the agentic AI ecosystem and where their existing skills in governance, provenance, and ecosystem engagement transfer directly. https://bit.ly/4vBQy7Y #opensource #AI #OSPOs
How do you measure the value of an OSPO? The Measuring OSPO Value report looks across four dimensions: ROI and cost avoidance, resilience, risk foresight, and strategic influence, tying OSPO work to outcomes the business already tracks. Read the report: https://bit.ly/4eJTl8z #OSPO #OpenSource
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📊 57% of companies have significant skill gaps in AI operations. 54% can't yet optimize AI costs at scale. That gap = your opportunity. Organizations are actively investing in people who can bridge it. 🆓 Read the full ""2026 State of Tech Talent Report"": https://bit.ly/4ohc4g1 #TechTalent
Organizations spend billions cleaning the same core entity data in isolation. A new LF Research report with BrightQuery, FINOS, and @overturemaps.bsky.social explores why open entity data is becoming the trust layer for AI agents and compliance teams. https://bit.ly/4wgiFKF
AI agents need a native way to pay. Today, we announced the operational launch of the x402 Foundation to help enable community-based innovation in open payments with initial support from 40 member organizations and institutions. Learn more and join the effort: https://bit.ly/4eYdqJI
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The 2026 State of Open Source in Financial Services survey is still open. If you work in financial services, there is still time to have your perspective included in the final report. It only takes 10 minutes. Share your perspective: https://www.research.net/r/S9JJ7T5
ICYMI: AI is driving strong technical hiring in Europe, but full-stack readiness gaps limit impact. LF Research's 2026 State of Tech Talent Europe report: +27% net hiring effect projected for 2026. Orgs are 3.7x more likely to upskill than hire externally. www.linuxfoundation.org/research/tec...