Linux Foundation lanceert Europese organisatie om open source samenwerking en innovatie te bevorderen

Onlangs is Linux Foun­da­tion Europe gelan­ceerd met een tiental leden, met de bedoeling om een ontwrich­tend inau­gu­reel project te vormen, en origineel onderzoek dat nieuwe inzichten biedt in de Europese dynamiek van open source. Linux Foun­da­tion Europe, met hoofd­kan­toor in Brussel, België, wordt geleid door Gabriele Columbro als General Manager. Columbro blijft de uitvoe­rend directeur van de Fintech Open Source Foun­da­tion (FINOS).

Hier is de Engelse tekst van het persbericht:

Linux Foun­da­tion Europe launches today with a dozen members, the intent to form a disrup­tive inaugural project, and original research offering new insights into the European dynamics of open source. Head­quar­tered in Brussels, Belgium, Linux Foun­da­tion Europe is led by Gabriele Columbro as General Manager. Columbro will continue to serve as the Executive Director of the Fintech Open Source Foun­da­tion (FINOS).

Linux Foun­da­tion Europe’s mission is to acce­le­rate the growth of thriving open colla­bo­ra­tive efforts focused on chal­lenges and oppor­tu­ni­ties of all European consti­tu­en­cies, from indi­vi­duals to public and private sectors, while providing an on-ramp for European projects and companies to succeed and colla­bo­rate on a global scale.

“The Linux Foun­da­tion has done a pheno­menal job bringing together the private sector and indi­vi­dual contri­bu­tors on a global scale over the last two decades. As a native-born Italian raised in the thriving European open source community of the early 2000s, I am thrilled to focus our attention on long-standing chal­lenges and oppor­tu­ni­ties we can help unlock in Europe through open colla­bo­ra­tion,” said Gabriele Columbro, general manager, Linux Foun­da­tion Europe.

Inaugural members of Linux Foun­da­tion Europe include at Platinum level: Ericsson; at Gold Level: Accenture; at Silver level: Alliander, Avast, Bosch, BTP, esatus, NXP Semi­con­duc­tors, RTE, SAP, SUSE, and TomTom; Associate level: Bank of England, OpenForum Europe, OpenUK and RISE Research Institute of Sweden. Parti­ci­pa­tion in Linux Foun­da­tion Europe is open to any orga­ni­za­tion and free for existing Linux Foun­da­tion members.

Linux Foun­da­tion Europe will enable open colla­bo­ra­tive projects to be hosted directly in European territory. Its inaugural project, the Open Wallet Foun­da­tion (OWF), just announced yesterday its intent to form. OWF is a new colla­bo­ra­tive effort esta­blished to develop a digital wallet engine suppor­ting inter­o­pe­ra­bi­lity for a wide range of use cases. The OWF initi­a­tive benefits from strong support, including leading companies across tech­no­logy, public sector, and industry vertical segments.

Linux Foun­da­tion Europe’s focus for the remainder of 2022 and into 2023 will be incre­a­sing global parti­ci­pa­tion by esta­blis­hing projects among indi­vi­duals, companies, and orga­ni­za­tions committed to open source software, standards, and data inno­va­tions that are aligned and have shared missions. LF Europe is designed to enable colla­bo­ra­tion by providing the structure for tech­no­logy colla­bo­ra­tion within the unique European model. Reach out if you are inte­rested in hosting a project in Linux Foun­da­tion Europe.

“I’m delighted the Linux Foun­da­tion is suppor­ting open source colla­bo­ra­tion across the European market. Regional colla­bo­ra­tion is important, and the Linux Foun­da­tion is posi­ti­oned to help elevate European open source efforts to de facto standards on a global scale,” said Jim Zemlin, executive director, Linux Foundation.

While open source colla­bo­ra­tion is a global pheno­menon impacting indu­stries in all parts of the world, in order to better under­stand the regional dynamics of open source and European prio­ri­ties, Linux Foun­da­tion Europe partnered with Linux Foun­da­tion Research and 13 other European entities, to explore the state of open source from a European perspec­tive, focusing on govern­ment, enter­prise and non-profit initiatives.

Results of The World of Open Source: 2022 Europe Spotlight research were released today and key insights include:

• Open Source is widely recog­nized across countries and indu­stries as a prime mechanism to deliver innovation
• The public sector is not leve­r­a­ging the full power of open source colla­bo­ra­tion to create collec­tive value and advance the ambitious vision of the digital commons
• An imbalance between consump­tion and contri­bu­tion policies chal­lenges open source ecosystem sustainability
  

Funded by Linux Foun­da­tion Europe, this research was led by LF Research in colla­bo­ra­tion with FINOS, LF Training & Certi­fi­ca­tion, and LF Public Health. Addi­ti­onal support was provided by several orga­ni­za­tions across the non-profit, for-profit, and academic sectors including Codemo­tion, Esade, Friedrich Alexander Univer­sity, Institut de Govern i Polí­ti­ques Públiques (IGOP) de la Univer­sitat Autònoma de Barcelona, OpenForum Europe, Sailboard, Scott Logic, TU/​Berlin, TU/​Eindhoven, TODO Group Europe Chapter, Univer­sità di Roma Tre, and the Univer­sity of Southampton.

About Linux Foun­da­tion Europe: The Linux Foun­da­tion and Linux Foun­da­tion Europe together are supported by more than 3000 members inter­na­ti­o­nally. This expansion high­lights the Linux Foundation’s commit­ment towards growing a truly global, diverse and inclusive insti­tu­tion to continue transpa­rently advancing Open Source growth and to faci­li­tate regional—global colla­bo­ra­tion. The Linux Foun­da­tion is the world’s leading home for colla­bo­ra­tion on open source software, hardware, standards, and data. Linux Foun­da­tion projects are critical to the world’s infra­struc­ture including Linux, Kuber­netes, Node.js, ONAP, Hyper­ledger Foun­da­tion, PyTorch, RISC‑V, and more. Linux Foun­da­tion Europe metho­do­logy focuses on leve­r­a­ging best practices and addres­sing the needs of contri­bu­tors, users, and solution providers to create sustai­nable models for open colla­bo­ra­tion. For more infor­ma­tion, please visit us at linux​foun​da​tion​.eu.

Linux Foun­da­tion Europe will establish an Advisory Board for its Members to influence direction and prio­ri­ties in the European region. Get in touch at info@​linuxfoundation.​eu if you are inte­rested in joining.