Linux Foundation Europe Newsletter - August 2025

Welcome to the August 2025 LF Europe Newsletter. Get the latest LF Europe news, project and community updates, LF Education highlights, five new research reports, and must-attend events. Dive in and stay connected.

Contents

• Projects: Featured news
• LF Education highlights
• LF Research: Five new reports
• LF Europe Events: Mark your calendar!
• Follow us!

Projects: Featured news

Morning Yoga @ Open Source Summit Europe 2025

NeoNephos

• Upcoming Webinar: Neutral Governance for the Gardener Project
  
  Gardener, one of our projects at the NeoNephos Foundation, hosts a public webinar on September 24th at 3:00 pm CEST / 6:30 pm IST.
  • In this webinar you will learn how Gardener aligns with NeoNephos’ goals, how it works under the hood, and why it matters for the future of cloud infrastructure in Europe and beyond. Marc Vornetran, Software Engineer, and Niclas Moldenhauer, Engineering Manager, both at SAP, will also talk about Gardener’s features, recent developments, and give live demos.
    
    • Speakers: Marc Vornetran, Software Engineer + Niclas Moldenhauer, Engineering Manager, SAP
    • Host: SAP Open Source Program Office
    • Register today
      

OpenSSF

• Did you catch the latest Open Source Friday session from GitHub featuring OpenSSF? Catch the replay on either YouTube; LinkedIn; Twitch.
  
  • The discussion focused on the Global Cyber Policy Working Group and the EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) and what they mean for open source developers, maintainers, and communities.
    • The discussion covered:
      • The mission and goals of the Global Cyber Policy Working Group
      • What the EU CRA means for open source communities
      • CRA’s SBOM requirements and compliance best practices
      • Using the OpenSSF Baseline to improve security
      • How open source plays a critical role in global cybersecurity
      • Practical steps developers  can take today
  • If you haven’t watched it yet, you can catch the replay here: YouTube; LinkedIn; Twitch.
    • Don’t miss this conversation if you want to better understand how regulation, policy, and cybersecurity frameworks are shaping the future of open source.
• What’s in the SOSS? Podcast #36 – S2E13 From Compliance to Community: Meeting CRA Requirements Together
  • In this episode of What’s in the SOSS?, CRob talks with Jonatan Männchen (CISO, Erlang Ecosystem Foundation), Ulf Riehm (Product Owner, Herrmann Ultraschall), and Michael Winser (Alpha-Omega). The conversation explores the critical importance of security in open source, especially with the CRA. Hear how the Erlang community brings in experts, fosters collaboration, and builds trust. Listen to the full episode to learn why manufacturers invest in upstream projects and how other ecosystems can follow this approach. Listen to the podcast here.
• Meet OpenSSF at Open Source Summit Europe + OpenSSF Community Day!
  • Heading to Open Source Summit Europe 2025 in Amsterdam? Stop by the OpenSSF Community Booth (Aug 25-27) for live demos, AMAs, office hours, and expert insights on open source security and EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) compliance.
  • Then, don’t miss OpenSSF Community Day Europe on Aug 28--a full day of keynotes, workshops, and technical talks, including deep dives into CRA readiness, SBOM requirements, secure supply chains, and policy updates.
    • OpenSSF Booth at OSS Europe: Aug 25–27 | Learn more
    • OpenSSF Community Day: Aug 28 | Learn more

PowSyBl

• PowSyBl, an LF Europe project hosted jointly with LF Energy, is an open source library dedicated to electrical grid modeling, simulation and visualization. The project recently published a security audit sponsored by LF Energy and conducted by the Open Source Technology Improvement Fund (OSTIF) and Ada Logics. The audit identified several vulnerabilities which have been addressed by the PowSyBl maintainers.
• Members of the PowSyBl community will present several sessions and demos at the upcoming LF Energy Summit Europe, taking place 10-11 September in Aachen, Germany. 

RISE

• Summer is typically a fairly quiet season, but the RISE Project has been very busy supporting our members at RISC-V Summit China, getting a few new RFPs underway, working hand in hand with RISC-V International and the Yocto Project, and preparing for RISC-V Summit North America.
• The latter event in particular will be very interesting as RISE is a Bronze sponsor and is also sponsoring the lounge, the Developer Workshops co-located event, and RISC-V 101, a free community learning series on Tuesday prior to the main event. The RISE TSC will also provide a presentation titled The RISE Project: Advancing RISC-V Software. We hope you will join us there.

Zephyr Project

• Interview: Kate Stewart on the EU Cyber Resilience Act
  
• Have you watched the latest conversation between Kate Stewart (The Zephyr Project) and Chris Gammell (Golioth)? They explored the impact of the EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) on IoT and open source projects, and what developers and manufacturers need to do to prepare.
  • Discussion highlights:

• • • Why the CRA is a game-changer for IoT and connected devices
    • Key compliance obligations: SBOMs, secure-by-design requirements, and update policies
    • How Zephyr’s RTOS ecosystem can support SBOM generation and compliance
    • The risks of non-compliance and the high stakes for manufacturers
  • If you missed it, you can watch the full session here.
• Meet the Zephyr Project Community at Upcoming Events!
  • The Zephyr Project community is hitting the road, and we would love for you to join us! This September, we will be participating in several exciting local events where developers, maintainers, and contributors come together to share ideas, showcase projects, and collaborate on the future of Zephyr RTOS.
  • Where to find us:

• • • September 5-7, 2025 - Opportunity Open Source Conference 2025 - IIT Kanpur, India
    • September 18, 2025 - Zephyr Project Meetup -  Garching near Munich, Germany
    • September 18, 2025 - Zephyr Project Meetup - Prague, Czech Republic
    • September 23–24, 2025 - Zephyr in Science and Education, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany
    • September 23–24, 2025 - The Things Conference 2025, Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • If you are interested in presenting a talk, the Call for Proposals (CFP) is now open! This is your chance to share your expertise, showcase your projects, and inspire the community. Be sure to submit your proposal today and register for the events to secure your spot.

LF Education highlights

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LF Research: Five new reports!

LF Research and LF Europe, in partnership with Canonical, have published the fourth annual Europe Spotlight report! The report discusses the strategies, challenges, and maturity levels of the open source ecosystem in 2025, and what lies ahead for Europe and open source. 

Futurewei, LF AI & Data, and LF Research partnered to explore the state of sovereign AI around the world. Based on a global survey and a webinar series, this report captures expert perspectives on and organizational practices in this trend. Read the full report for an analysis of what sovereign AI is, how organizations are adopting it, and why global collaboration is essential to its growth.

LF Research and the TODO Group, in partnership with CNCF, FossID, and FinOps, are excited to announce the 8th annual report on the OSPO! Download the report to read the complete findings on how OSPOs are maturing, their growing roles, their impact on software contributions and quality, and how to overcome key barriers. 

Drawing on 25 years of venture data from 800 VC-backed startups, LF Research, COSSA, and Serena produced this report showing that commercial open source software consistently outperforms closed source peers in valuations, funding, and outcomes. As AI, data infrastructure, and digital sovereignty reshape the software landscape, open source is emerging as both a competitive advantage and a core pillar of future business strategy.

LF Research and Open Mobile Hub partnered in 2025 to examine shifts in the mobile app ecosystem since the 2023 study. Interviews with over 20 subject matter experts revealed that the old model of native app development is being overtaken by cross-platform development, but important gaps remain in the support for more platforms and services. 

LF Europe Events: Mark your calendar!

A summary of events we are organizing, partnering for, or are attending:

• OpenSSF Community Day Europe
  Aug 28 / Amsterdam, Netherlands
• Keyspace
  Aug 28, 2025 / Amsterdam, Netherlands
• Linux Security Summit Europe
  Aug 28–29, 2025 / Amsterdam, Netherlands
• OpenSSF Community Day Europe
  Aug 28–29, 2025 / Amsterdam, Netherlands
• seL4 Summit
  Sep 3–5, 2025 / Prague, Czech Republic
• GraphQLConf 
  Sep 8–10, 2025 / Amsterdam, Netherlands
• LF Energy Summit Europe
  Sep 10–11, 2025 / Aachen, Germany
• LF Europe Member Summit
  Oct 28, 2025 / Ghent, Belgium 
• LF EU Roadshow
  Oct 29, 2025 / Ghent, Belgium 

To register for in-person attendance or virtual LF Europe 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!

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