open source

Highlights from the main track at OCX26

Tuesday, May 12, 2026 - 05:37 by Natalia Loungou

The main track at OCX26 focused on the practical challenges of building and operating open source systems at scale. Across three days, sessions addressed software trust, digital sovereignty, distributed architectures, and the integration of AI into enterprise environments.

Open source has won. Now comes the hard part

Friday, May 8, 2026 - 03:46 by Natalia Loungou

The 2026 State of Open Source Report shows that 98% of organisations are maintaining or expanding their use of open source. Open source is core infrastructure. The industry has solved adoption. It has not solved what comes next.

From tested to "trustable": Rethinking software assurance at OCX 2026

Monday, February 2, 2026 - 13:10 by Natalia Loungou

Recent global outages reveal that even well-tested and certified software can fail at scale, underscoring a growing trust gap in the software supply chain. This will be explored in John Ellis’ OCX session, “Rebuilding trust: From open source to open accountability.”

Running a successful open source project

Monday, November 17, 2025 - 06:53 by Natalia Loungou

Running a successful open source project requires investment, clear goals, and adherence to core principles like transparency, openness, and meritocracy.

Open infrastructure is not free: A joint statement on sustainable stewardship

Tuesday, September 23, 2025 - 04:45 by Jacob Harris

An open letter from the stewards of public open source infrastructure, signed by Alpha-Omega, Eclipse Foundation (Open VSX), OpenJS Foundation, Open Source Security Foundation, Packagist (Composer), Python Software Foundation (PyPI), Rust Foundation (crates.io), Sonatype (Maven Central).

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OCX 2026: Six Communities. One Shared Experience

Thursday, August 28, 2025 - 08:43 by Natalia Loungou

The global open source community will gather in Brussels from 21 to 23 April 2026 for the Open Community Experience (OCX) 2026. It isn’t just another conference; it’s where six open source communities collide to shape the future of software, developer tools, mobility, AI, compliance, and research. With one pass, you get access to six experiences and endless opportunities.

Announcing iceoryx2 v0.6.0

Tuesday, May 27, 2025 - 08:27 by Christian Eltzschig

The Eclipse iceoryx2 project announces the release of version 0.6.0 — a major step forward in high-performance inter-process communication (IPC). Designed for decentralised systems, iceoryx2 now supports true zero-copy communication across C, C++, and Rust, with Python support on the horizon.