OpenStack arrives at the Linux Foundation
In 2010, Rackspace and NASA launched a project called OpenStack, which was to become an open source option to run an AWS style cloud inside private data centers. The two companies then moved OpenStack to the OpenStack Foundation, which firmly passed the project through its many ups and downs. Currently, with the controversy around Broadcom license changes to VMware offers, OpenStack is Back on a recoveryWhile companies are looking for an alternative.
Today, the Open infrastructure foundation (This is what the OpenStack Foundation renowned itself in 2021 after the OpenStack project lost part of its vapor), announcement That it plans to be part of the Linux Foundation-the Giant Open-Source non-profit organization which also houses the Native Computing Foundation (CNCF), Pytorch, Opensearch, Risc-V, Linux and dozens of other foundations.
With this, three of the most important and most active open-source projects in the world (Linux, Kubernetes and OpenStack) are now part of the aegis of the Linux Foundation. It should be noted that the Openinfra Foundation also hosts a number of other projects in addition to OpenStack. These include the Kata Contaters project to build more secure software containers, the Software Lifecycle Management Tool Aimeship, the CI / CD Zuul platform and the EDGE Starlingx calculation platform.
Over the years, the relationship between the Openinfra / OpenStack Foundation and in particular the CNCF of the Linux Foundation also had its UPS and descent. In part, this was motivated by the rapid rise in the popularity of Kubernetes, who propelled the success of the CNCF as a foundation and led OpenStack to be considered as a inherited technology.
Today, however, the two organizations are already working more closely BluePrint with open infrastructure.
“The infrastructure market of the data center is undergoing fundamental reinvention, driven by the colossal requirements of the AI as well as virtualization migration and digital sovereignty,” said Jonathan Bryce, long -standing executive director of the Openinfra Foundation. “The Openinfra Foundation is already closely aligned with many projects hosted at the Linux Foundation which support this reinvention, and the moment is perfect for combining resources and relying on the work of our organizations in the conduct of this billion dollars market. With the Linux Foundation, we can work more closely and collaborate to develop, deploy and shape a future where the open source continues to win. »»
The Executive Director of the Linux Foundation, Jim Zemlin, notes that the “rich history of partnership and closely linked communities of the two organizations will propel us into our common mission to defend and advance the power and promise of open source”.
The idea here is that once this process is completed, the Openinfra Foundation will work inside the Linux Foundation, like any other open source foundation under the same umbrella. What this means for the staff of the Openinfra Foundation remains to be seen.
“The Openinfra Foundation between 2025 with a strong dynamic: the number of member organizations increased by 15%, including two new members of the Platinum,” said Julia Kreger, president of the Board of Directors of Openinfra. “Our projects are also booming, with the rise of the adoption of OpenStack and Openinfra projects such as Kata, Starlingx and Zuul containers who undergo increased adoption. Coupling our global community – 110,000 people – with the Linux Foundation exploits the power of open source and opens the way to continuous success when we are building the next decade of infrastructure. »»
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