The Linux community now has a succession plan for when Linus Torvalds checks out, after an apparently uplifting discussion about 'our eventual march toward death'

"In the absence of an agreed-upon process, the community would find itself playing Calvinball at an awkward time." ...

Linux after Linus? The kernel community finally drafts a plan for replacing Torvalds

Linux after Linus? The kernel community finally drafts a plan for replacing Torvalds ...
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Succession: Linux kernel community gets continuity plan for post-Linus era

Conclave doc outlines path to eternal releases The Linux kernel project has finally answered one of the biggest questions ...

Linux gets a continuity plan for the day Linus Torvalds steps aside

Linus Torvalds started the Linux project in 1991, developing a Unix-like kernel inspired by Andrew S. Tanenbaum's Minix. Decades later, Linux has become the cornerstone of ...
TMCnet

Linux Foundation Reveals 2026 Global Events Program, Advancing Open Source AI and Enabling Community-Based Innovation

The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization enabling mass innovation through open source, today announced its growing 2026 global events program, featuring dozens of conferences and community ...
Forbes

OCSF Joins The Linux Foundation: A New Chapter For Open Cybersecurity

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Tony Bradley covers the intersection of tech and entertainment. The Open Cybersecurity Schema Framework has joined the Linux ...
TechCrunch

AWS brings OpenSearch under the Linux Foundation umbrella

AWS today announced that it is transitioning OpenSearch, its open source fork of the popular Elasticsearch search and analytics engine, to the Linux Foundation with the launch of the very aptly named ...
Morningstar

Linux Foundation Announces the FAIR Package Manager Project for Open Source Content Management System Stability

SAN FRANCISCO, June 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization enabling mass innovation through open source, announced the launch of the FAIR Package Manager ...
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Linux Foundation advances open source vision with Generative AI Commons

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More In the world of generative AI, the role of open-source technologies is ...
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Linux Foundation Research Releases New Report: "The State of Open Source Japan 2025: Accelerating Business Value through Strategic Open Source Engagement"

TOKYO, Dec. 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Open Source Summit Japan — The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization enabling mass innovation through open source, today announced the publication of its ...
TechCrunch

Linux Foundation launches new organization to maintain TLA+

The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit tech consortium that manages various open source efforts, today announced the launch of the TLA+ Foundation to promote the adoption and development of the TLA+ ...
Forbes

Linux Foundation: Why Open Data Matters

In the beginning, data was closed. Although we have been ‘transporting’ data between different locations, systems and resources since the time of the first databases and personal computers in the ...