Founded as a merger between Open Source Development Labs (OSDL) and Free Standards Group (FSG), the Linux Foundation is a non-profit technology consortium dedicated to supporting the growth of Linux. Initially, the Foundation was formed to standardize Linux and promote commercial adoption of the operating system. However, in recent years, the organization has become much more than that.
The Linux Foundation is a global nonprofit organization that drives innovation through open source. Since its inception, the organization has created over $54 billion in shared technology value. The foundation has registered trademarks including Linux, Apache, and Linux Standard Base.
It has over 2,000 corporate members from 41 countries. The foundation has over 200 employees. In addition, it accepts need-based scholarships. The foundation also offers a travel fund for community members to attend events.
Considered as a neutral hub for collaborative development of open technology projects, It hosts projects that span the cloud, enterprise IT, and consumer electronics. The foundation also hosts an Open Network Automation Platform project to automate virtual network functions.
Core Embedded Linux Project
Originally called Collaboration Projects, Linux Foundation’s Core Embedded Linux Project is a collaborative effort within the open source community to advance Linux as an open source platform for embedded devices. The Project is open to Linux Foundation member companies and outside the Linux Foundation Projects, coordinating technical activities and coordinating technical activities with the larger open source community.
Core Embedded Linux Project was started in 2003. It coordinates technical activities with other Linux Foundation projects, sponsors an embedded Linux wiki and organizes annual conferences.
It is an open source collaboration project which provides tools and infrastructure to assist developers in building custom Linux distributions. The project includes a comprehensive build system, a suite of tools and an Eclipse-based IDE.
The project was founded by a group of electronics companies, hardware manufacturers, and open source operating systems vendors. The project provides a flexible set of tools and an embedded Linux OS that can be customized for embedded devices.
The project includes an embedded Linux OS, a suite of tools, an Eclipse-based IDE, and an application development toolkit. The project has over 2,500 contributors and over 170,000 code commits.
The core of Linux is the kernel, which manages computer operations and memory. The kernel is also the interface between the software and the hardware. It supports many CPU architectures and is available for a number of programming languages. The kernel is a reliable and secure platform.
Embedded Linux provides developers with built-in security modules. It also features dynamic memory management. This is important for building modern applications. It is also a platform which offers excellent community support.
The Core Embedded Linux Project is aimed at providing a vendor-neutral space for establishing core embedded Linux technologies. It also provides an opportunity to research topics not covered by other Linux Foundation projects.
Open Network Automation Platform
The Linux Foundation released its first full open source release: the Open Network Automation Platform (ONAP). This open source platform combines the Open-O and ECOMP projects to create an automation framework for virtualized network functions.
The platform will enable software providers to rapidly develop new services, while end users can orchestrate them. The project is based on modular code bases, so carriers can use the platform to automate networks.
ONAP is a joint effort between the Linux Foundation and ECOMP, an open source project started by AT&T. Its goal is to create a neutral automation platform for network operators. The project has gained additional members, including ZTEsoft, Accenture, Equinix, and FiberHome.
The project will provide an open source, policy-driven automation framework for network virtual functions, including cloud-native intent automation, service orchestration, and cloud-native automation. It will also enable real-time operations and automation, enabling end users to rapidly deploy new services.
The platform will also allow service providers to manage services, transforming the service delivery lifecycle. It will deliver a unified architecture and implementation. It will reduce the capital expenditures of service providers, increase operational efficiency, and generate value from creating new services.
The platform will be supported by an analytic platform, training, and robust documentation. It will enable the development of a new ecosystem of cloud services, as well as a new ecosystem of open source network orchestration projects.
The project has a growing community, including more than 50 global service providers and more than 538 contributors from 46 member organizations. ONAP has the potential to scale into new enterprise use cases, including IoT segments.
The Open Network Automation Platform was founded by the Linux Foundation in February 2017. The project was positioned as a unified platform for closed-loop network automation.
Linux Standard Base
LSB, or Linux Standard Base, is a specification developed by the Linux Foundation. It defines standards for software libraries and the execution environment. The specification also includes a few optional standards.
There are several tools and applications designed to help developers determine whether their applications are LSB compliant. These include the Linux Application Checker, the LSB Software Development Kit, and the LSB Build Environment.
The Application Checker is a software utility that performs a series of tests on an application to determine its compliance with LSB standards. It checks the directory, individual files, and installed packages for compliance with LSB.
The LSB Software Development Kit (SDK) is similar to the Application Checker, but it is not tied to any specific version of LSB. This allows developers to write applications for older versions of LSB and make them LSB compliant.
The LSB build environment is a series of utilities that allow developers to write compliant code and test the portability of their applications. It can be installed on virtually any Linux system. It includes a sample implementation, a set of test suites, and a build script.
The LSB Database Navigator is a web front end to the LSB database that shows data in a format that is useful to application developers. It also allows users to search the database and browse data. It also shows pending requests and an audit history.
LSB is a good way to cut down on the costs of support and porting applications. It is also a good way to reduce the amount of difference between Linux distributions. It is still up to developers to work with individual distributions for support, but it should make the process easier.
Cloud Native Computing Foundation
Located within the Linux Foundation, Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) is an open source project that aims to foster an ecosystem for cloud native software and systems. It brings together leading developers and end users to develop sustainable and vendor-agnostic communities of developers.
CNCF has over 700 members, including enterprise software and public cloud providers. In addition, it hosts conferences, training courses and events.
CNCF’s mission is to make cloud native computing ubiquitous, with a focus on creating a culturally diverse community. CNCF is also dedicated to providing a uniform user experience. This means that users can work with cloud-native systems and applications without worrying about compatibility issues.
CNCF is home to Kubernetes, a container orchestration platform. In August 2018, Google announced that they would hand over operational control of Kubernetes to the community. In return, CNCF will act as guardian of the technology.
CNCF supports Kubernetes by offering certifications and hosting conferences and events. CNCF also has a Cloud Native Interactive Landscape, which enables enterprises to easily navigate the technology ecosystem. It organizes and categorizes hundreds of cloud-native tools. Its dashboard displays the latest release status of each project.
CNCF members also contribute to projects and donate software to the community. CNCF recommends containerd, harbor, rkt, gRPC, NATS, Notary and multi-model messaging systems.
The community is made up of more than 800 members, including enterprise software companies, public cloud providers, and underrepresented minorities. CNCF hosts KubeCon, the world’s largest open source developer conference, as well as other events.
CNCF is home to more than a dozen open source projects, including Kubernetes, helm, Prometheus, Vitess, and Linkerd. The organization offers certifications to ensure that you know how to best use and support these technologies.
