25 Facts About Linux Foundation

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Linux Foundation is a non-profit technology consortium founded in 2000 as a merger between Open Source Development Labs and the Free Standards Group to standardize Linux, support its growth, and promote its commercial adoption.

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Linux Foundation was launched in 2000, under the Open Source Development Labs and became the organization it is today when OSDL merged with the Free Standards Group .

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In recent years, the Linux Foundation has expanded its support programs through events, training and certification, as well as open source projects.

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Projects hosted at the Linux Foundation include the Linux kernel project, Kubernetes, Automotive Grade Linux, ONAP, Hyperledger, Cloud Native Computing Foundation, Cloud Foundry Foundation, Xen project, and many others.

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Linux Foundation is dedicated to building sustainable ecosystems around open source projects to accelerate technology development and commercial adoption.

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In 2020 amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, the Linux Foundation announced the LFPH, a program dedicated to advancing and supporting the virus contact tracing work led by Google and Apple and their Bluetooth notification systems.

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In December 2015, the Linux Foundation introduced a self-paced course designed to help prepare administrators for the OpenStack Foundation's Certified OpenStack Administrator exam.

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In September 2020, the Linux Foundation released a free serverless computing training course with CNCF.

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Linux Foundation Projects are independently funded software projects that harness the power of collaborative development to fuel innovation across industries and ecosystems.

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All Linux Foundation projects are covered by the Contributor Covenant code of conduct developed by Coraline Ada Ehmke, which is intended to ensure a safe and harassment-free environment for minorities.

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Automotive Grade Linux Foundation is a collaborative open source project developing a Linux Foundation-based, open platform for the connected car that can serve as the de facto standard for the industry.

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Continuous Delivery Linux Foundation serves as the vendor-neutral home of many of the fastest-growing projects for continuous delivery, including Jenkins, Jenkins X, Spinnaker, and Tekton.

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The Linux Foundation serves as a neutral party holding all Cloud Foundry intellectual property.

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DiaMon Workgroup works toward improving interoperability between open source tools and improve Linux Foundation-based tracing, profiling, logging, and monitoring features.

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ELISA project was started to make it easier for companies to build and certify Linux Foundation kernel-based safety-critical applications – systems whose failure could result in loss of human life, significant property damage or environmental damage.

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ELISA members are working together to define and maintain a common set of tools and processes that can help companies demonstrate that a Linux Foundation-based system meets the necessary safety requirements for certification.

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OpenJS Linux Foundation is made up of 29 open source JavaScript projects including Appium, Dojo, jQuery, and Node.

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OpenPrinting workgroup is a website belonging to the Linux Foundation which provides documentation and software support for printing under Linux.

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Real-Time Linux Foundation has an overall goal of encouraging widespread adoption of Real Time.

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Yocto Project is an open source collaboration project that provides templates, tools and methods to help create custom Linux Foundation-based systems for embedded products regardless of the hardware architecture.

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In January 2016, the Linux Foundation announced a partnership with Goodwill Central Texas to help hundreds of disadvantaged individuals from underserved communities and a variety of backgrounds get the training they need to start new and lucrative careers in Linux IT.

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In July 2020, the Linux Foundation announced an initiative allowing open source communities to create Open Standards using tools and methods inspired by open source developers.

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Core Infrastructure Initiative, a project managed by the Linux Foundation that enables technology companies, industry stakeholders and esteemed developers to collaboratively identify and fund critical open source projects in need of assistance.

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Linux Foundation events are where the creators, maintainers, and practitioners of the most important open source projects meet.

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Linux Foundation events are covered by a comprehensive code of conduct prohibiting inappropriate behavior, including harassment and offensive language.

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