Cybersecurity, financial, and tech firms are responding to President Biden's Cybersecurity Executive Order. For this, the Linux Foundation is providing the collective, and neutral forum, OpenSSF.
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SPDX is the second Linux Foundation standard to receive ISO designation to manage supply chain security. It has also been employed by tech companies like Intel, Microsoft, and Sony for over ten years.
IBM and Red Hat are among firms pushing for more inclusion in the software industry. The Inclusive Naming Initiative will look at terms like blacklist and whitelist and suggest alternatives.
HP is among 34 organisations that have just joined the Linux Foundation. The PC maker has joined up as a Silver member and will help develop and maintain open source software, such as Linux.
Uber is the latest firm to join The Linux Foundation consortium. Uber has joined as a Gold member which will see it donate $100,000 annually. Uber joins the likes of Microsoft, Google, and Samsung.
The Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) has been given $9 million in Google Cloud Platform credits which should last three years as Google transfers Kubernetes' cloud resources to the CNCF.
The Linux Foundation and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences have created the Academy Software Foundation (ASWF) in order to improve the state of open source software in media.
Deutsche Telekom is the latest big name to join the ranks of The Linux Foundation. The firm's 200,000 employees will help the firm in spreading open standards and open source software.
The Chinese tech giant, Tencent, has joined The Linux Foundation as a Platinum member. Being a Platinum member allows the firm to get a seat at the foundation's Board of Directors.
IBM has launched its IBM blockchain, based on Hyperledger Fabric. Several companies will be deploying IBM blockchain on their networks this year, including Energy-Blockchain Labs from China.
The Linux Foundation has come up with a name for its Blockchain group which was announced in December. It's now called 'The Hyperledger Project', the name's trademark was given by Digital Asset.
The Linux Foundation has announced a new collaboration effort to help speed up development of blockchain technology, making it suitable for enterprise use.
