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Linux Foundation Europe Newsletter - January 2025

Jan 25

This month’s newsletter comes at a pivotal moment of transformation, as open source continues to drive innovation and redefine the future of AI and technology on a global scale.

Rapid advancements in AI, particularly those fueled by open source innovations, are reshaping the technological landscape and challenging traditional views of innovation. As Jim Zemlin, Executive Director of The Linux Foundation, recently emphasized, “What DeepSeek proves is that we need thousands of eyes on the problem to come up with better solutions to make intelligence as close to free as possible.” This demonstrates how smaller, nimble teams using open source tools can rival industry giants, highlighting the immense power of collaboration and resource efficiency within the open ecosystem.

In the midst of these changes, Europe is emerging as a key player, poised to serve as a neutral ground for global open source efforts. Gabriele Columbro, General Manager of Linux Foundation Europe, recently commented, “It’s a momentous and exciting time in technology, and Europe has an opportunity to be a true neutral ground for global open source efforts, drastically growing its technology relevance globally in the process.”

A prime example of this leadership is the recent initiative launched by the Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF) with Linux Foundation Europe and supported by other industry stewards. This initiative focuses on formalizing community cybersecurity specifications, offering compliance guidance, and implementing critical security practices in open source projects. These efforts are set to play a major role in shaping compliance frameworks for the EU’s upcoming Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) and beyond. By driving forward security practices, this partnership underscores Europe’s commitment to open source as a secure, compliant, and innovative foundation for global technological advancements.

As open source becomes increasingly intertwined with regulation and technological progress, the conversations and collaborations taking place now will be crucial in shaping the future of AI, its economic impact, and Europe’s role in these innovations.

News & announcements
Updates from Linux Foundation Europe projects
Top picks for reading/watching
New publications and surveys from LF Research
Training & certification deals
Upcoming events
Partner with Linux Foundation Europe for your next open source event
Say “Hi!” to the LF Europe Team 👋

News & announcements 🗞️

We’re excited to announce a joint initiative with OpenSSF to help open source maintainers, manufacturers, and stewards prepare for the EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) and upcoming global cybersecurity legislation. The effort will focus on developing essential compliance frameworks and tools to help the open source community understand and meet the regulatory requirements outlined in the CRA, with the goal of expanding efforts to address legislation around the world. Read more

The Linux Foundation @FOSDEM

FOSDEM SIDE EVENT-Dec-17-2024-01-27-17-1598-PM

Come say hi!

At FOSDEM 2025, Linux Foundation Europe will be sharing a booth with CNCF at location K2-A-16. Visitors can explore key open source innovations and initiatives across a variety of exciting sessions. Some devrooms and talks to check out include:

Energy Devroom: Learn about the latest open-source innovations in the energy sector Energy Devroom
Digital Wallets and Verifiable Credentials: Dive into the future of digital wallets and secure credentials Digital Wallets and Verifiable Credentials
Funding the FOSS Ecosystem: Understand how to support and grow the open source ecosystem Funding the FOSS Ecosystem
Talk: Legislative Overlay: Anticipating and Navigating Through Regulatory Vectors: Gain insights into the regulatory landscape in open source Legislative Overlay: Anticipating and Navigating Through Regulatory Vectors
eBPF Devroom: Explore the power of eBPF and its applications eBPF Devroom
Talk: Zephyr: Open Source Project Best Practices Over Time: Learn about Zephyr's best practices and evolution as an open source project Zephyr: Open Source Project Best Practices Over Time
Automotive BoF: Meet and chat about open source in automotive !
Stay tuned for a BoF in financial services on Sunday

Be sure to visit the booth and attend these exciting talks and devrooms to stay ahead of the latest trends and innovations in open source.

Waitlist open for the LF FOSDEM Side Event

We’re excited to announce that our side event during FOSDEM has reached maximum registration! If you missed out on signing up, we’ve opened a waitlist. If you're no longer able to attend, please let us know so we can offer your spot to someone else. From 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM, it's the perfect opportunity to connect and network with the open source community. The event is sponsored by CNCF, OpenSSF, LF Education, Sovereign Tech Agency, and LF Europe.

Visit Us at FOSDEM

At LF Europe, we’re committed to keeping open source open and accessible to everyone. We’re passionate about fostering innovation and collaboration that makes a global impact. Whether you’re a developer, a business leader, or just curious about open source, we’d love to meet you at FOSDEM.

Make sure to stop by our booth (shared with CNCF) to say hi, learn more about our projects, and see how open source is shaping the future!

Watch the live streaming: EU Open Source Policy Summit

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The Open Source Ecosystem - Navigating a World in Transformation

Foundations, including LF Europe, are at the heart of the open source ecosystem, supporting collaboration and addressing key challenges. In this panel, we’ll explore critical topics such as:

Sustainable funding models for open source projects
The ongoing need for resources to support maintainers and developers
The impact of geopolitical tensions and access to technology on community cohesion

The conversation will highlight the importance of collaborative, ecosystem-wide solutions to build trust in open source and ensure its long-term benefits for society.

Gabriele Columbro, Executive Director of LF Europe, will also be delivering a keynote at the EU Open Source Policy Summit, where he will provide valuable insights on the transformative role of open source in Europe and beyond.

👉 Watch the Summit online on January 31st to hear his keynote and the full range of expert perspectives on the future of open source! Register here

Case Study:
A Sustainable Innovation Example: EV Charging in the Netherlands

Discover how LF Energy's EVerest software stack helped Park&Charge and Qwello refurbish outdated EV chargers, avoiding stranded assets and reducing waste. This case study exemplifies Explore how open source innovation is paving the way for a greener, more resilient Europe. Read more

Updates from Linux Foundation Europe projects 🚀

OpenWallet Foundation:

Some quick updates to close 2024 as the OpenWallet Foundation and OpenWallet Forum prepare for a big 2025:

Together with the Swiss Government and ITU, the OpenWallet Forum will convene Ministers, Heads of Intergovernmental Organizations, CEOs of OpenWallet Member Companies, EDs of Standard Development Organizations and other senior representatives at the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum. We are excited to disclose more about this event in the next newsletter.
The OpenWallet Foundation has a newsletter, and you should subscribe!
On Tuesday December 31st at 16:00CET, OWF Executive Director Daniel Goldscheider will share his POV on the panel, “The Future of Public Sector Collaboration Across Europe”. Find out more here: https://summit.openforumeurope.org/
OWF ED Daniel Goldscheider was a recent guest on the Identerati Office Hours livestream. Daniel and host Mike Schwartz discussed the UN and OpenWallet Digital Public Infrastructure Collaboration. Check out this fantastic 45 minute discussion here.
OpenWallet Foundation Technical Advisory Council (TAC) Chair Tracy Kuhrt shared a retrospective of 2024 at the last TAC meeting of the year. Click here to check out the discussion on 2024 and the TAC’s ideas for 2025.
Credo, an OpenWallet Foundation Growth project, wins the Identity Innovation Award at the IDNext!
Congrats to Animo (using Credo) and Lissi (using Wallet Framework for .Net Lab) teams for moving forward in the SPRIND Funke competition! You can find out more about the competition and the work of these teams here.

Servo:

Servo hasn’t stopped moving on January, there has been many improvements in the project, next you can find some highlights:
Tables support has been greatly improved, to the point that Servo is now surpassing Chromium and Safari in WPT pass-rate for CSS2/tables/ folder.
Shadow DOM keeps evolving and we’re making progress there by implementing more features.
ReadableStream implementation is getting ready and we no longer need the one in SpiderMonkey.
There have been multiple improvements and refactorings on the script module, to move Servo closer to the specifications.
We’re working on a new WebView API and adding a minimal example about how to use it.
Regarding infrastructure, Servo has now 3 servers for self-hosted runners including Linux, Windows and Mac OS platforms. This cuts down our build times from over one hour to under 30 minutes.

Sylva:

🚀 Upcoming events

FOSDEM 2025: Meet us at the LFEU booth on 1st February for an introduction to Sylva, powered by our amazing staff—and yes, stickers included!
Sylva Developer Day: Join us on Monday, 31st March, ahead of London KubeCon, for an exclusive hands-on experience.
Mini Summits:
- North America: Mark your calendars for June, in Denver, as Sylva hosts its Mini Summit.
- Europe: Coming in August, Amsterdam.

🔧 In the Works

Our team is hard at work preparing demos to showcase Sylva’s cutting-edge capabilities. Stay tuned for more updates!

Thank you for being part of our journey as we continue building the future of cloud-native telco.

RISE

RISE rounded out 2024 with a very informative webinar about our activities in supporting the RISC-V software ecosystem. You can watch the video and read the slides from our website, where our blog has been picking up speed along with our sponsorship and engineering activities.

If you have an interest in supporting the RISC-V software ecosystem, we would also like to invite you to talk to any of our member companies at Embedded World in March, and to come and talk to RISE folks directly at RISC-V Summit Europe in Paris this coming May, and RISC-V Day Taipei, co-located with Computex. We’d also like to call out RISC-V Day Tokyo on February 27.

Latest LF Research Report:

What are the most commonly used free and open source software (FOSS) packages? In this report, LF Research partnered with OpenSSF and the Laboratory for Innovation Science at Harvard to study the most common packages used at the application library level. With data from Software Composition Analysis partners FOSSA, Snyk, Sonatype, and Black Duck, the investigators captured detailed results of FOSS usage and key patterns of this usage that will help enhance the security of these packages.

READ THE REPORT

Training & certification🐧

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Upcoming events 🗓️

CHAOSSCon EU, Brussels, Belgium 🇧🇪 Jan 30, 2025
The EU Open Source Policy Summit 2025, Brussels, Belgium 🇧🇪 Jan 31,
FOSDEM, Brussels, Belgium 🇧🇪 Feb 1-2, 2025
FOSS Backstage, Berlin, Germany 🇩🇪 March 10-11, 2025
OSPOlogyLive Amsterdam, Netherlands 🇳🇱 March 26-27, 2025 (No CFP
CHAOSSCon EU, Brussels, Belgium 🇧🇪 Jan 30, 2025
KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2025 in London, England 🇬🇧 Apr 1–4, 2025
KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2026 in Amsterdam, Netherlands 🇳🇱 Mar 23–26, 2026
BackstageCon Europe London, England 🇬🇧 Apr 1, 2025
CiliumCon Europe London, England 🇬🇧 Apr 1, 2025
Open Source Summit Europe Amsterdam, Netherlands 🇳🇱 Aug 25–27, 2025

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!

Partner with Linux Foundation Europe for your next open source event

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LF Europe Roadshows are one-day events held twice a year, 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:

1. AI, Regulations and Compliance Roadshow
2. Finance and Open Source Roadshow

Say “Hi!” to the LF Europe Team 👋

If you’d like to stay updated with what we’re up to at LF Europe, subscribe to our monthly newsletter and follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, Discord, Mastodon & BlueSky!

We are excited to invite you to join the newly launched Bluesky channel of the Linux Foundation Europe for open source initiatives. We aim to create a platform where open source enthusiasts and experts can come together to discuss, collaborate, and work towards advancing the open source movement. Please check this link to follow.

If you have ideas for new projects, please feel free to contact us at info@linuxfoundation.eu. We would be glad to explore how we can support your efforts.

Finally, please also consider supporting LF Europe by participating (it’s free for existing Linux Foundation members, not for profit and public sector entities).

On behalf of the LF Europe team, we look forward to hearing from you!

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