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The Linux Foundation supports open collaboration communities, small and large.
open source projects
technical contributors
lines of code weekly
contributing organizations
These projects take advantage of the governance structure and back-end resources that the Linux Foundation provides to all hosted projects. Examples of these projects include: SPDX, FOSSology, CHAOSS, Linuxboot and OpenBMC.
These projects benefit from community-raised funding to provide resources and infrastructure like enhanced code repositories, continuous integration systems, testing resources, conformance programs, and developer events. Membership or funding support for these projects is never required to contribute. Examples include: Let’s Encrypt, Node.js, OpenAPI Initiative, and Open Mainframe.
These projects support several technical projects under the same funding structure and are focused on a technology area. This allows the community to pursue a strategic vision across a spectrum of opportunities while balancing demands on resources. Examples include: Automotive Grade Linux, Cloud Native Computing Foundation, Hyperledger, LF AI & Data and LF Networking.
Build and scale open source projects with our core support programs. Tap into our expert knowledge, business support programs, and purpose-built tooling to manage your project more efficiently. Then let your developers focus on what matters: code. Download our PDF to learn more about the benefits of hosting your project with us.
Training & Certification
Developer Enablement
Ecosystem Development
Project decision making moves to a model of open, transparent governance. The LF won’t take over and reset your technical direction and vision back to day zero. Instead, we work with project founders to document an open model of collaborative community operation — almost always without disrupting the next release or existing contributor base.
Any trademark, git repo accounts, or community assets should be owned neutrally by the foundation entity.
The intellectual property model should follow open source best practices and be documented — whether it’s open source software, hardware, standards, data, or other collaboration. This keeps lawyers happy and enables new contributors to easily engage under clear terms.
At least one Linux Foundation member and five organizations are sponsoring the project.
LFX is your cloud-based collaboration management portal for all open source project operations.
Give developers the tools and expertise they need to manage their code.
Engage communities and member companies through marketing experts that understand developers and open source.
Keep your project brand and design on point, from concept to execution.
Streamline project adoption and growth via a portfolio of tried-and-tested governance and legal frameworks.
Fuel project advocacy with playbooks and technology to increase community participation.
Help plan for financial growth with expert advice, operational support and tools.
Provide professional staffing and support that enables you to stay focused on innovation.
Create actionable insights from tailored market analysis and technical research to guide strategic decision-making.
Just between us, we’ll make sure to keep the conversation private until you are ready to spread the word.
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