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Linux Foundation Europe | 27 May 2024
Welcome to the May 2024 LF Europe newsletter!
This month, we're excited to share updates and opportunities from the open source community.
Secure your spot at Open Source Summit Europe! Early Bird Registration ends soon. Join us in Vienna from 16-18 September. Plus, mark your calendar for Open Source Member Summit Europe on 19 September.
Catch up on LF Europe Projects' latest developments and support 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
Early Bird Registration Ends Soon!
Only 4 weeks left to save on Open Source Summit Europe, taking place in Vienna, Austria from 16-18 September!
Join other developers, technologists, and community leaders for the event covering the breadth of the open source industry.
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.
Save The Date! 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. 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.
Interested in becoming a Linux Foundation Europe Member and/or attending the event? Please email us here.
AI_dev: Open Source GenAI & ML Summit Europe goes LIVE 19-22 June in Paris!
This is a must-attend event for anyone looking to shape the trajectory of the ever-changing open source generative AI and machine learning landscape. Join us for hands-on sessions, robust technical conversations, and the collective expertise that is paving a path for innovation, security, and transparency in AI! View the full schedule here.
PyTorch Documentary
You're invited to Discover the PyTorch Story.
Join us on 18 June for the premiere of the PyTorch Documentary.
This film unveils the authentic narrative of PyTorch’s inception, attributing its existence to a dedicated group of unsung heroes driving technological innovation. Through compelling storytelling, the documentary illuminates the strength of the PyTorch community, resonating with audiences in living rooms and boardrooms worldwide. It aims to inspire greater contributions, attract more contributors, and foster widespread recognition of PyTorch’s significance.
Be at the forefront of the evolving tech landscape with insights from key PyTorch community members, deep technical dives, and opportunities for developer collaboration. Don’t miss our in-person premiere of the PyTorch Documentary.
Time: 17:00 -19:00
Venue: Maison De La Mutualité, Saint Victor Room
Join us at the NGI COMMONS WORKSHOP 2024
Join us for a one-day workshop in Amsterdam on June 5, hosted by NGI Commons. Explore the role of digital commons in European digital policy and collaborate on shaping priorities for policy making. This workshop will bring together key stakeholders as The Linux Foundation Europe will moderate a panel discussion on European Digital Commons Initiatives, providing valuable insights into ongoing efforts in this space. Learn more
Updates from Linux Foundation Europe projects 🚀
OpenWallet Foundation:
We are excited to announce our intent to launch the OpenWallet Forum, to help drive multi-stakeholder collaboration and discussions on interoperable digital wallets. The OpenWallet Forum will be hosted by the Linux Foundation and International Telecommunication Union (ITU), offering a platform for governments to engage with standards bodies and companies working on digital wallets. The new collaboration builds on the success of the Open Wallet Foundation, which will remain focused on bringing developers together to work on open source software for secure interoperable wallets.
Additionally we welcomed Hedera as our latest member and we are thrilled to introduce the latest project: OpenID4BLE.
RISE:
The RISE Project celebrates its first anniversary in May! RISE has now been around for a year, and in that time we have not been idle. As you can see from our wiki, the RISE working groups have all been active in developing plans and actually doing work on upstream projects.
We also participate in conferences whenever we can, either as the RISE project or from member companies. Just in the past month or so, RISE has presented at Embedded World Europe, Embedded Open Source Summit North America, and Red Hat Summit, and there are several important RISC-V events on the near horizon - RISC-V Con in Santa Clara, California on June 11, RISC-V Summit Europe in Munich on June 24-26, plus several other events coming up in the second half of 2024 - RISC-V Taipei Day, RISC-V Day Tokyo, RISC-V Summit China, along with Embedded World North America, DV Con Europe,SuperComputing 2024, and Embedded World China - not to mention RISC-V Summit North America in October, for which the CFP and registration are already open!
We hope you will be able to join RISE members at these events to learn more about the RISC-V software ecosystem and how you and your company can help with it by joining RISE.
Servo:
While May started with Servo contributors and team members being present at three different events — GOSIM, RustNL, RustNL unconference in Delft, Netherlands — we also made lots of progress on layout, improved our font support, and worked on supporting different Android builds.
Some of the highlights were:
- Adding color emoji support for Freetype
- Improving the way we use fontContext
- Enabling JIT compilation for 64-bit Android
- Fixing 64-bit ARM APK crashes
Last month, at OSS North America in Seattle, Servo team member Rakhi Sharma delivered a talk on where we’re at after a year of working on Servo. The recording is now available, and minutes can be found on the blog post.
Sylva
👨🏫 In May, Sylva continued to participate in major events and announcements:
- A great webinar was organised by Suse on TelcoEdge: Sylva & Open RAN
- OpenBao Press Release of the Linux Foundation mentioned Sylva
🚀 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 📚
✨OpenSSF Joins Open Source Consortium To Define E.U. CRA Security Specifications. OpenSSF is proud to announce its collaboration with a leading open source consortium to work on the European Union’s (E.U.) Cyber Resilience Act (CRA). Read more
✨Breaking Barriers: Triumphs of Cultural Diversity in Global OS. This sessionfrom the Open Source Summit North America explores the remarkable journey of Indian contributors within the global open source community, where they have experienced a six fold growth in projects like Kubernetes. Watch the video
✨Generative AI Commons recently hosted “The Importance of Openness in Generative AI” which delves into crucial topics such as the significance of openness in shaping new technologies and explores the potential risks associated with closed or proprietary approaches in contrast to open methodologies. Watch the full webinar
✨Listen to the “What’s in the SOSS?” Podcast. Get a taste of all the ingredients that make up secure open source software (SOSS) by listening to the podcast.
LF Research: New Surveys In!
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.
Take the 2024 State of Open Standards Survey
We are asking cloud native community members to comment on how your organization manages the security of its cloud native applications. It should take about 5 minutes of your time. As a thank you for participating, once you complete the survey, you will receive a 25% discount on registration to CloudNativeSecurityCon, taking place June 26-24, 2024 in Seattle.
Take the 2024 State of Open Standards Survey
The Linux Foundation is running its second State of Open Standards study, examining how and why different organizations are involved in open standards adoption and contribution. This survey should only take 10 minutes of your time! Please feel free to share this link with your colleagues.
Training & certification🐧
The Kubestronaut Program recognizes community leaders who have consistently invested in their ongoing education and grown their skill level with Kubernetes.
Individuals who have successfully passed the following Kubernetes certifications will receive the title of Kubestronaut, along with an exclusive jacket and more. Please note that all five certifications must be active and not expired.
Learn more about the certifications or to register for the exam.
Upcoming events 🗓️
- Xen Project Summit at Lisbon, Portugal 🇵🇹 Jun 4–6, 2024
- The Premiere of Powering the AI Revolution – A Documentary Film in Paris, France 🇫🇷 Jun 18, 2024
- AI_dev: Open Source GenAI & ML Summit Europe in Paris, France 🇫🇷 Jun 19–20, 2024
- Open Source in Finance Forum, London 🇬🇧(OSFF) - June 26th - ways to get involved:
- 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
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!
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Say “Hi!” to the LF Europe Team 👋
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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.
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On behalf of the LF Europe team, we look forward to hearing from you!