Linux Foundation Europe Newsletter - April 2025

Welcome to the April 2025 edition of the LF Europe Newsletter. We're covering–LF Europe announcements, LF project + community updates, an LF Education promo, and can't-miss events. We’re so glad you’re here. Check out the highlights, save the dates, and be sure to register for upcoming events!

Contents

• Exciting announcements from LF Europe  
• Policy + regulations
• Linux Foundation Europe Projects: Featured news
• LF Education 
• Member communications
• LF Europe Events: Mark your calendar!  
• Follow us!

Exciting announcements from LF Europe 

NeoNephos Foundation

Linux Foundation Europe has officially launched the NeoNephos Foundation, aimed at fostering collaboration and innovation in open cloud infrastructure, digital sovereignty, and next-generation cloud technologies in Europe. Emerging from the EU’s IPCEI-CIS investment, NeoNephos responds to the growing demand for secure, scalable, and transparent cloud solutions aligned with European digital sovereignty goals.

The foundation brings together leading organizations, technology providers, and academic institutions to develop open-source solutions for European enterprises and public sector entities. Initial founding members include companies like Clyso GmbH, Cyberus Technology, Deutsche Telekom AG, SAP SE, TNO - ECOFED, STACKIT and 23 Technologies GmbH. NeoNephos invites additional members and collaborators to join its mission at neonephos.org.

Engaging with Local Open Source Communities

• Earlier this month, we had the pleasure of joining the open source seminar at Università degli Studi di Salerno, bringing together voices from academia, industry, and the wider community.
  
  
  • Gabriele Columbro offered a snapshot of the global open source landscape, while CNCF Ambassador Sara Trappetti shared her journey and the role of community in cloud native innovation. LF Europe members ReeVo and SEACOM highlighted how partnerships between universities and companies can strengthen real-world impact.
  • It’s inspiring to see students and researchers so engaged—building the next generation of open source contributors, maintainers, and leaders.
• We also joined Codemotion Rome, where Gabriele delivered a keynote on the role of open source in enabling cross-border collaboration and digital sovereignty. The event brought together over 1,000 developers, with strong representation from startups, enterprises, and the financial services sector. It was a valuable moment to reconnect with the Italian tech community and highlight the opportunities open source can unlock locally and globally.
  

Policy + regulations 

The EU AI Act: What Open Source Developers Need to Know

The EU AI Act is now in force, setting the world’s first comprehensive AI regulations. While it recognizes the value of open source, its exemptions for developers are not unlimited.

Our latest AI Act Explainer breaks down:

🔹 Key obligations and open source exemptions
🔹 The impact on AI systems and general-purpose AI (GPAI) models
🔹 What developers need to do before obligations take effect in 2025

Stay informed and prepared--read the full explainer.

Linux Foundation Europe Projects: Featured news

OpenSSF

• With the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) officially published as Regulation (EU) 2024/2847 and entering into force on December 10, 2024, the countdown is on for organizations to understand and prepare for its full application by December 11, 2027. The CRA introduces broad obligations for products with digital elements, aiming to reduce cybersecurity risks and increase trust in the European digital market.

• • To help organizations prepare, LF Education and the Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF) launched a free training course: “Understanding the EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) (LFEL1001)” - now available online.

• • This course covers the key requirements of the EU’s Cyber Resilience Act (CRA), including terms, roles, obligations, essential cybersecurity requirements, product markings, compliance processes, and penalties for non-compliance. It prepares decision-makers, software developers, OSS developers, and OSS stewards to navigate CRA compliance, mitigate risks, and meet regulatory standards.
  • Enroll in the free course!

Servo

• Lots of great things going on in Servo recently:
  • Progress on feature implementation keeps growing with more WPT tests passing. Some highlights: Shadow DOM and declarative Shadow DOM, CSS Nesting, will-change, fit-content(), ::marker, Path2D, URLPattern API, etc.
  • First release of the Stylo crate.
  • Improvements to DevTools are ongoing with recent support for the Debugger > Sources panel. In addition we have now a new about:memory page to track memory consumption.
  • New WebView API keeps progressing.
  • Ongoing work on the layout engine with the initial support towards implementing incremental layout and removal of the legacy layout 2013 engine.
• If you are interested in Servo please contact us or help supporting our project via donations. We're aiming to empower developers with a lightweight, high-performance alternative for embedding web technologies in applications.

LF Education

Secure your skills and save up to 75% on security-related courses, certifications, and bundles.

Promotion valid through April 28, 2025.

Member Communications/CTA

Sponsor the 2025 Linux Foundation Europe Member Summit

The Linux Foundation Europe Member Summit is an annual event that brings together LF Europe members, invited speakers, sponsors, and media to exchange ideas and explore collaboration opportunities.

Focused on open innovation and digital transformation, the summit offers a platform for business and technical leaders to engage in discussions on shaping a Europe-wide open source strategy. Sponsors have the chance to connect with a targeted audience working across both the public and private sectors.

If you're interested in becoming a Linux Foundation Europe member or learning more about sponsorship opportunities, please contact us here.

LF Europe Events: Mark your calendar!

• OpenSearchCon Europe
  Apr 30–May 1, 2025 / Amsterdam, Netherlands
• PyTorch Day France
  May 7, 2025 / Paris, France
• DPDK Summit
  May 8–9, 2025 / Prague, Czech Republic & Virtual
• Open Source in Finance Forum London
  Jun 24, 2025 / London, England
• The Linux Foundation Europe Roadshow
  Jul 8, 2025 / Milan, Italy
• Automotive Grade Linux All Member Meeting Summer
  Jul 9–10, 2025 / Berlin, Germany
• Open Source Summit Europe
  Aug 25–27, 2025 / Amsterdam, Netherlands
• AI_dev: Open Source GenAI & ML Summit Europe
  Aug 28–29, 2025 / Amsterdam, Netherlands
• OpenSSF Community Day Europe
  Aug 28, 2025 / Amsterdam, Netherlands

To register for in-person attendance or virtual LF events, please view our full calendar of events here, and be sure to subscribe to our events newsletter. Check out our Flickr stream for photos of past events! 

We’re on the Road hosting regional Roadshows--expanding Our Reach in 2025!

LF Europe Roadshows are one-day events offering a platform for networking, collaboration, and learning. These events bring together community members, executives, and experts for in-depth discussions on critical open source topics. For more info, check out the sponsorship prospectus. 

Coming up:

• Milan, Italy – July 8th @ Hilton Milan. Focused on open source in Finance, our Milan roadshow brings together developers, business leaders, and fintech innovators to explore the future of fintech and open standards. Learn more.
• Ghent, Belgium – October 29th @ De Oude Vismijn. Following our Member Summit, this roadshow will dive into open source advancements and cross-industry collaborations. More information coming soon!

LF Energy Summit Europe 2025

This summit will gather the LF Energy community including electric utilities, technology vendors, global energy companies, researchers, and other industry stakeholders to learn about LF Energy and its projects, collaborate, and share best practices. Registration opens 9 April. Learn more. 

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