Linux Foundation Europe Newsletter - June 2024

Welcome to the June 2024 LF Europe newsletter! 

Discover new project announcements and insights from recent events we've participated in. Explore the schedule for Open Source Summit Europe in Vienna, 16-18 September, and watch for details on the upcoming Open Source Member Summit Europe on 19 September.

Stay informed about the latest developments from LF Europe Projects and contribute to our research efforts by participating in LF Research surveys.

Keep reading for more updates!

Table of Contents

• 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 🗞️

Open Source Summit Europe

Check out the schedule and join us at Open Source Summit Europe, taking place in Vienna, Austria from 16-18 September!

Open Source Summit Europe is the premier event for open source developers, technologists, and community leaders to collaborate, share information, solve problems, and gain knowledge, furthering open source innovation and ensuring a sustainable open source ecosystem.

LF Europe Member Summit 

Join us for an exclusive event dedicated to Linux Foundation Europe participating organizations, designed to propel your business and technical leadership to the forefront of open source innovation. Interested in becoming a Linux Foundation Europe Member and/or attending the event? Please email us here.

LF Europe announces Open Mobile Hub (OMH)

LF Europe welcomes a new technical project: Open Mobile Hub. Designed to streamline mobile application development, Open Mobile Hub (OMH) brings a unified, open source framework and adjacent suite of SDKs and tools to simplify the development process for mobile devices. This is the latest project hosted by LF Europe, marking another milestone in our commitment to fostering open source innovation. Read more

LF Europe...around Europe

Join us for an exclusive event dedicated to Linux Foundation Europe participating organizations, designed to propel your business and technical leadership to the forefront of open source innovation. This is your chance to cultivate meaningful collaborations, drive open innovation, and form strategic partnerships with key players in the private and public sectors. Don’t miss this opportunity to advance your organization’s open source strategy on a Europe-wide scale, influencing the largest shared technology investment of our time.

AI_Dev

LF Europe participated at AI Dev, where Mirko Boehm led a panel discussion on navigating the ethical landscape in AI practice, and Cailean Osborne presented the Model Openness Framework. These sessions highlighted our commitment to transparency and ethics in AI development. Additionally, we introduced the Model Openness Tool, empowering AI researchers and developers to apply the framework practically and generate clear, self-service scores for their models. Explore more at isitopen.ai to see how these initiatives are shaping the future of AI

Community Over Code

June was also an exciting time for LF Europe at the Community Over Code event held from June 3-5 in Bratislava! Ana Jiménez Santamaría and Mirko Boehm took center stage, engaging in insightful discussions about how EU policies are reshaping the landscape for open source specialists in OSPOs. The event was a vibrant hub for industry leaders and enthusiasts alike, fostering dynamic exchanges on navigating regulatory shifts impacting the open source community.

Kubernetes Community Day Italy

Picture from Kubernetes Community Days - KCD Italy, LinkedIn 

At KCD Italy, LF Europe participated in a dynamic panel discussion on open source, highlighting its potential for Europe and the pivotal role of foundations in supporting these initiatives. Then we shared practical ways for individuals and organizations to contribute meaningfully to the open source community.

Updates from Linux Foundation Europe projects 🚀

Open Mobile Hub: 

🎉 This month, Open Mobile Hub was announced as a technical project hosted at the Linux Foundation Europe.

OMH provides a unified, open source framework with a suite of SDKs and tools, all available on GitHub. These include the Login & Authentication SDK, Maps & Location SDK, Storage SDK, and Core Gradle Plugin. OMH's unified codebase supports all mobile devices and its plugin architecture allows third-party development.

Learn more on openmobilehub.org.

OpenWallet Foundation:

OpenWallet has launched a strategic partnership with the UN featuring two key initiatives. UNICC will host a complete mirror of all OpenWallet Foundation's git-based source code repositories, ensuring global accessibility to the software. This collaboration will also facilitate the upstream channeling of software contributions from UNICC partners and affiliates to OpenWallet Foundation's repositories. Additionally, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the Linux Foundation have announced plans to establish the OpenWallet Forum. This forum aims to foster multi-stakeholder collaboration and dialogue on interoperable digital wallets. Hosted by the Linux Foundation and ITU, the OpenWallet Forum will provide a platform for governments to engage with standards bodies and companies involved in digital wallet development. We are excited about this groundbreaking partnership between the world’s leading developer community and the foremost global convener of the public sector.

In other news, NTT Digital has joined OpenWallet as a General Member.

RISE:

RISE celebrated its first anniversary on May 31st! Over the past year, we've made remarkable strides in advancing the RISC-V software ecosystem. This includes managing 8 ongoing RFP projects and fostering collaboration among 9 working groups focused on upstream contributions and open-source development. Additionally, we've published a comprehensive RISC-V Software Optimization Guide, which will be featured in a talk at the upcoming RISC-V Summit EU and continues to undergo improvements. RISE maintains a close partnership with RISC-V International, and we take pride in our collaborative efforts.

As we enter our second year, we eagerly anticipate keynoting at RISC-V Summit Europe and participating in various RISC-V events worldwide, leading up to the RISC-V Summit North America in October. If your company wishes to join our 23 RISE members in enhancing this ecosystem, please reach out via our website or meet with us at an upcoming event.

Servo:

June kicked off with Servo contributors and team members participating in the Web Engines Hackfest in Galicia, Spain, where Servo hosted a breakout session. Throughout the month, we made significant strides in layout, fonts, Android compatibility, and support for OpenHarmony builds.

Highlights included:

• Implementing display tabs and processes in Devtools
• Adding InlineFormattingContextBuilder
• Enhancing line-breaking capabilities for the entire Inline Formatting Context (IFC)
• Introducing support for rendering keycap emoji clusters
• Integrating OpenHarmony support into mach and CI workflows
• Resolving Android build issues for Fedora 40

This month is particularly noteworthy as we welcomed our first Outreachy intern, who has begun contributing to the restoration of DevTools functionality.

Sylva

👨‍🏫 In June, Sylva continued to participate in major events and announcements:

• Sylva will be on Susecon!

• Sylva is on two catalysts in DTW 2024:

• Autonomous networks hyperloops - Phase V

• SATCOM + 5G anywhere - Phase II

🚀 Stay tuned for our new website, which will be released soon!

Join the Sylva Community - We're setting the stage for a smarter, more connected world. 🌐

Top picks for reading/watching 📚

✨Keynote: State of the Union - Jim Zemlin, Executive Director, The Linux Foundation Watch Jim Zemlin, Executive Director of The Linux Foundation, explain how the LF operates, how it defines success with a focus on being helpful, hopeful, and humble, reflecting our core values in every endeavour. Watch the video

✨Beyond Code: Recognizing the Crucial Role of 'Glue Work' in Open Source - Zixuan Feng & Julia Furst This session from the Open Source Summit North America explores how contributions to Open Source are more than just code, highlighting the crucial roles of welcoming newcomers, creating documentation, and building community.Watch the video

✨Kubernetes in sign language CNCF releases a video glossary in sign language, advancing its mission to make Kubernetes and cloud-native technologies accessible to all. Watch the video

✨Listen to the last episode of “What’s in the SOSS?” Podcast. Learn more about SBOMs and VEX with Adolfo García Veytia,Staff Software Engineer at Stacklok and Technical Lead with Kubernetes SIG Release. Listen to it here

LF Research: Latest Surveys & Reports

Contribute to our research and support your community!
For the first 300 complete survey responses, LF Research will donate to the Linux Foundation’s Travel Fund, up to $3,000.00 USD. This will help fund diverse open-source contributors to attend events worldwide.

Published earlier this year, LF Research's 2024 State of Tech Talent Report includes a focused segment on Japanese respondents, highlighting critical challenges such as a shortage of technical expertise, legacy mainframe systems, and gaps in training programs. Dive into the report to gain valuable insights into Japan's evolving IT landscape and strategies for overcoming these challenges.

Take the Open Source Develoeper Relations Survey

Are you a developer? Tell us what resources you need to grow your career! Intel and the Linux Foundation are partnering on a project to capture how developers rank events, training, mentorship, research, and other career opportunities. The insights from this survey will help organizations best allocate resources for their developers!

Take the 2024 State of Ospo and Open Source Management Survey

The TODO Group and Linux Foundation Research, in collaboration with Cisco, NGINX, OSI, InnerSource Commons, and CHAOSS, are delighted to unveil the 7th annual Open Source Program Office (OSPO) survey! This year, our study delves into both established and emerging OSPO practices, exploring their impact on software sustainability and their contributions to bolstering security measures.

Take the 2024 State of Open Source in Financial Services Survey

Are you involved in financial services? LF Research and FINOS are currently conducting their fourth annual study focusing on how the finance industry engages with, contributes to, and utilizes open source technologies. This ongoing research provides essential insights that help industry leaders formulate strategies to enhance open source adoption and drive innovation.

Training & certification🐧

Available in 🇩🇪 German: Master essential Linux system administration skills with this course, gain practical insights into building and overseeing enterprise-grade Linux infrastructures, ensuring you're prepared for a successful career in IT.

Learn more about the certifications or to register for the exam.

Upcoming events 🗓️

• useR! in Salzburg, Austria 🇦🇹 and Virtual Jul 8–11, 2024
• Automotive Grade Linux All Member Meeting Summer in Berlin, Germany 🇩🇪 Jul 17–18, 2024
• LF Energy Summit in Brussels, Belgium 🇧🇪 Sep 5–6, 2024
• Open Source Summit Europe in Austria 🇦🇹 Sep 16–18, 2024

• Cloud Foundry Day Europe in Karlsruhe, Germany 🇩🇪 Oct 9, 2024
• Cephalocon in Geneva, Switzerland🇨🇭Dec 4–5, 2024
• KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2025 in London, England 🇬🇧 Apr 1–4, 2025 
• KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2026 in Amsterdam, Netherlands 🇳🇱 Mar 23–26, 2026

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

Planning an open source event in Europe? Let Linux Foundation Europe amplify your event's reach! To our members, we offer promotion on our social channels and newsletters, connecting you with a broad audience of open source enthusiasts. 

Reach out if you'd like a Linux Foundation Europe team member to speak at your local open source event. 

As an independent, trusted supporter, and vendor-neutral hub for open source projects in Europe, we accelerate collaborative efforts, connecting public and private sectors and individual contributors. 

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.

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!