Linux Foundation Newsletter: April 2026

The Linux Foundation | 15 April 2026

This month marks a watershed moment for the future of open source security with the launch of Project Glasswing , a landmark initiative designed to shield critical infrastructure at scale. We are also seeing the rapid maturation of the "Internet of Agents" following a packed-house MCP Dev Summit in New York, while the launch of the x402 Foundation establishes a new neutral home for universal payments. From the shift toward the PARK Stack and the iconic glider on stage at KubeCon Europe to the continued expansion of our silicon, energy, and cinematic foundations, open governance remains the definitive operating model for global innovation.

Here are this month's highlights

  • Project Glasswing: A $100M Defensive Shield for Open Source | In a major alliance with the Linux Foundation and leaders like AWS, Google, and Microsoft, Anthropic launched Project Glasswing. This initiative leverages the Claude Mythos frontier model to identify and automate the fixing of high-severity vulnerabilities across critical infrastructure. By addressing the "maintainer gap," Glasswing provides defenders with a durable, AI-driven advantage in cybersecurity. Watch the launch video and read Jim Zemlin’s post on why this matters >>
  • MCP Dev Summit North America Debuts to 1,200+ Registrants | The Agentic AI Foundation (AAIF) officially kicked off its 2026 event slate with the inaugural MCP Dev Summit in New York City. With a standing-room-only crowd, the event solidified the Model Context Protocol as the industry standard for agentic interoperability and served as the launchpad for a global series of 2026 summits across Europe and Asia. Explore the event recap >>
  • Linux Foundation Launches x402 Foundation for Universal Payments | With the contribution of the x402 protocol from Coinbase, the x402 Foundation has launched as the neutral home for a universal payments standard. Founding members including Stripe, Cloudflare, and Amazon Web Services are collaborating to build an interoperable future where AI agents and APIs can transact as seamlessly as they exchange data. Read the announcement >>
  • KubeCon Europe: Kubernetes Becomes the Platform for AI | Last month in Amsterdam, the cloud-native community demonstrated that Kubernetes is the definitive platform for the AI era. Amidst a record-breaking turnout and a full-sized glider on the keynote stage symbolizing the project's "lift" into AI infrastructure, the CNCF celebrated the industry-wide consolidation around the PARK Stack (PyTorch, AI, Ray, Kubernetes). Check out the glider talk >>

>> Read on for even more news, research, and opportunities from across the Linux Foundation.

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LF Event Spotlight

  • Open Source Summit + Embedded Linux Conference North America goes LIVE May 18-20 in Minneapolis! Don’t miss the premier event for open source developers, technologists, and community leaders to collaborate, share information, solve problems, and gain knowledge - furthering open source innovation and ensuring a sustainable ecosystem for all.

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LF Europe: Community Updates

  • Join the Open Source Policy & Ecosystem Forum, 8 June 2026 in Brussels | A one-day event bringing together policymakers, industry, and open source communities to discuss Europe’s digital sovereignty, innovation, and competitiveness.

Call for Proposals closes on 17 April 2026 (11:59 PM CEST), don’t miss your chance to contribute.

We are looking for sessions on:

This event brought together cloud native practitioners, maintainers, and public and private sector stakeholders to explore how open source technologies enable digital sovereignty across Europe and beyond with strong participation and engagement throughout the day.

  • The event focused on how cloud native, standards-based approaches support sovereignty by avoiding lock-in while enabling regulatory compliance, data residency, and operational resilience. Through real-world case studies and discussions, attendees examined how open source ecosystems are used to design and operate sovereign cloud platforms across public sector and regulated industries.
  • The key sessions covered topics such as the EU Cloud Sovereignty Framework, portability as a sovereignty requirement, lessons learned from deploying sovereign cloud stacks, bridging ecosystems like Kubernetes and OpenInfra, and achieving data sovereignty in practice. The program also featured lightning talks on practical sovereignty approaches and a closing panel on reclaiming digital sovereignty for citizens and institutions. If you would like to revisit the content, you can check out the session slides >>
  • Does FOSS Buy Sovereignty? Participation vs. Ownership

At FOSS Backstage 2026, Mirko Boehm addressed whether adopting open source software truly delivers digital sovereignty. The session highlighted a key distinction: sovereignty comes not from using FOSS alone, but from active participation in its development and governance. Rather than license freedoms, it is technical capacity, institutional knowledge, and community influence that enable independence. A central insight was that participation, not ownership, determines whether nations can avoid proprietary lock-in and shape their technological future. Watch the session >>

LF Research: Survey + report

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New research: Recommendations from the AI Executive Forum

In late February, the Linux Foundation convened a group of key stakeholders to discuss the main priorities and challenges brought on by the growing use of generative AI and agents. The discussion centered on four main topics: trust and identity, security and privacy, agentic AI in regulated industries, and open source in agentic AI. Existential questions emerged alongside technical ones, and the group adjourned with some recommendations for the community to move forward sustainably and ethically.

Linux Foundation Projects: Featured news

Academy Software Foundation (ASWF)

  • OpenPGL becomes an Academy Software Project! Initially developed by Intel, OpenPGL allows artists and developers to use more realistic lighting when building and designing their scenes and animations, while still offering artistic freedom at the same or better rendering performance. OpenPGL has already been adopted and integrated into leading renderers, including Blender’s Cycles, Chaos’ V-Ray, SideFX’s Karma, Disney Animation’s Hyperion, and others, and has been used on films including Zootopia 2 and The Super Mario Galaxy Movie.
  • Recordings from the 2026 Open Source Forum are now available on the ASWF YouTube channel >>
  • Carol Payne, the ASWF TAC Chair, was recently featured in a Corridor Crew video on the evolution of CorridorKey, their recently released open source, AI-powered green screen tool.
  • Upcoming Events:
  • Summer Learning Program | The ASWF Summer Learning Program is a fully online program that provides practical skills and mentorship to members of underrepresented communities who are looking to explore technical careers in animation and visual effects. This year’s program runs from June 1- July 31, 2026 with a focus on those that identify as an underrepresented racial or ethnic minority. The deadline to apply as a mentee or as a volunteer is April 18. Learn more >>
  • NAB Show | The ASWF has partnered with SMPTE to host an open source panel discussion on April 18 exploring how open-source initiatives power modern production and post-production pipelines.
  • Dev Days | Coming up May 14! Our 24-hour virtual hackathon is designed to encourage individuals of all levels, ranging from first time contributors to seasoned veterans, to interact with the community and make their first (or twenty-first!) contribution to a project. Maintainers and regular contributors for each project will be available to support and mentor all contributors throughout the process and will have a curated list of suggested day-sized tasks to choose from.
  • Open Source Days 2026| Save the date for Open Source Days, which will be in Los Angeles on July 19-20! The call for presentations will be opening later this month.

Agentic AI Foundation (AAIF)

  • Jim Zemlin, Executive Director of the Linux Foundation & Mazin Gilbert, MBA, Ph.D., new Executive Director of the Agentic AI Foundation joined John Furrier at theCUBE 's New York Stock Exchange Studios to discuss the launch of AAIF and the maturation of agentic infrastructure. They address how open source collaboration and the Model Context Protocol establish the essential security and auditability required for mission-critical enterprise systems.
  • The Agentic AI Foundation just dropped its 2026 global events lineup! We're bringing together the builders of agentic AI to turn ideas into production ready systems. We’ll have flagship events in Europe and North America for AGNTCon + MCPCon, plus a global series of MCP Dev Summits focused on hands-on work with MCP, Goose, and AGENTS.md.
  • Angie Jones has joined the Agentic AI Foundation as Vice President of Developer Experience. She’ll focus on making agentic AI practical for developers by advancing open standards, reference implementations, and interoperable workflows. Her work ensures agents can move seamlessly across tools and environments, helping developers spend less time wiring systems and more time building real-world solutions. With Angie on board, AAIF continues to strengthen the foundation for the “Internet of Agents,” where collaboration, consistency, and reliability drive the next phase of agentic AI.
  • Mazin Gilbert has joined as the AAIF’s Executive Director, bringing deep experience leading AI innovation and large scale deployment across industry. His appointment comes at a critical moment, as agentic AI moves from experimentation into production systems and toward what he describes as the “Internet of Agents”, an ecosystem where autonomous systems collaborate across tools, organizations, and industries.
  • Coding agents serve as the essential foundation for every agentic system currently being built. Technical reasoning and the ability to execute code are the core drivers of agent capability across all knowledge work. Read more about how AAIF continues to support the development of open standards to ensure these systems remain secure and interoperable as the ecosystem scales.
  • The 2026 roadmap for the Model Context Protocol has been published, identifying four priority areas: transport evolution, agent communication lifecycles, governance maturation, and enterprise readiness. This shift toward working-group-driven priorities reflects the growing organizational maturity of MCP.

Automotive Grade Linux (AGL)

Alliance for OpenUSD (AOUSD)

  • From 3D Gaussian Splats to WebAssembly support, the recently launched OpenUSD v26.03 expands what’s possible across real-time 3D, web, and large-scale pipelines.

This includes:

Faster performance

  • Browser-based USD workflows
  • More flexible data editing
  • Learn more in this blog or check out the full release notes on GitHub.
  • To address the evolving needs of the 3D ecosystem, AOUSD launched the Characters, Motion, and Interactivity (CMI) Interest Group. This newest group is dedicated to extending OpenUSD’s capabilities beyond static environments, focusing on the standardization of skeletal animation, blend shapes, and interactive behaviors.
  • Additionally, AOUSD welcomes seven new member organizations including Aras, Booz Allen Hamilton, C-Infinity, Mobiltech, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., SGDL Innovation, and XGRIDS. Learn more about these updates and member milestones, in this press release >>
  • At NVIDIA GTC, Aaron Luk (AOUSD’s Chairperson of the Core Specification Working Group) presented on how OpenUSD streamlines development pipelines, enhances data compatibility across 3D tools, and establishes standardized processes for complex physical AI workflows. Watch the session on demand and explore all sessions on how industrial AI, robotics, automotive, and digital twins are transforming physical AI.
  • OpenUSD is a driving force behind the scalability of physical AI. Last month at GTC, NVIDIA showcased a turning point in physical AI: Robots, vehicles and factories are scaling from single use cases and isolated deployments to sophisticated enterprise workloads across industries.Read the full blog >>

CAMARA

Read the full article >> CAMARA's open approach makes telecom network capabilities accessible to AI agentsCAMARA charts path for network-aware AI applications with MCP

CHIPS Alliance

  • CHIPS Alliance will participate in the 2026 OCP EMEA Summit from April 29 to 30 in Barcelona, Spain, at Booth B54. Representatives from Google and Antmicro will demonstrate open source silicon development and discuss progress on the OpenPRoT firmware stack and Caliptra roadmap.Read more >>
  • SV Tools Project launched to facilitate open source tooling for SystemVerilog and UVM codebases, including the sv-tests suite and Verible toolkit. Supported by members like Antmicro and Google to provide a coherent development and verification experience.Read more >>
  • Proud sponsor of FOSSi Foundation’s Latch-Up 2026, May 1-3 in Waterloo, Ontario. Our sponsorship aims to strengthen collaboration between the organizations and provide a space for sharing progress reports on open source hardware initiatives. Read more >>
  • CHIPS Alliance is adopting a community-driven leadership model for 2026, overseen by Governing Board Chair Matt Cockrell and TAC Chair Aaron Cunningham. We’re focusing on sustainability and technical rigor for high-quality IP and design enablement tools.Read more >>

Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF)

Confidential Computing Consortium (CCC)

  • A new IDC survey reveals that 75% of organizations are now adopting Confidential Computing, with 18% already in production. TEEs are becoming the industry’s "mailroom without windows" for securing Generative AI and sensitive data processing. Read this coverage by InformationWeek and learn why Confidential Computing is leading the charge toward a more secure, verifiable digital future.
  • New session recordings from OC3 2026 are live. The sessions showcase production use cases, including Google Cloud Confidential Space and Bosch’s Hermetik platform, proving that secure cross-company collaboration is now a reality for automotive and finance. Mike Bursell’s session | Rachel Wan’s session

Continuous Delivery Foundation (CDF)

  • cdCon 2026 Schedule Announced || Join us for a two-day CDF Intensive on AI, Security, and Platform Engineering, on May 18–20, 2026, at Open Source Summit in Minneapolis, Minnesota. View Keynotes and Speaker Lineup >>

DPDK

Enabling Linux in Safety Applications (ELISA) Project

Join the ELISA Workshop London 2026, taking place June 9–11 at Canonical’s London office, bringing together project members, contributors, and ecosystem partners to collaborate, accelerate progress, and plan future goals.

  • Call for Proposals closes April 30, 2026, submit your talk proposal soon to contribute to the workshop. Submit your talk proposals >> + Learn more about previous workshops >>
  • ELISA Seminar - From Requirements to Code: Managing End-to-End Traceability with BASIL | This ELISA Seminar introduced BASIL, an open source tool for managing requirements and traceability across specifications, tests, documentation, and code. The session highlighted end-to-end traceability, collaborative workflows, and integrations with test and CI systems, alongside a live demo of BASIL in action. Learn more about BASIL and watch the session >>
  • What to expect from the ELISA Project at Open Source Summit 2026 – North America | The ELISA Project will be featured at Open Source Summit North America 2026 as part of the Safety-Critical Software Track, highlighting how open source supports safety standards, regulatory compliance, and secure system design.

Sessions will cover topics such as software supply chain management, requirements traceability, safety certification, open source quality management systems, medical robotics interoperability, and modern software verification methods. Join industry experts from organizations like AMD, Garmin, Tidepool, and the U.S. Air Force as they share real-world approaches to building and verifying safety-critical systems with open source. Learn more about the sessions and register >>

FINOS

  • Updated FINOS Project Lifecycle: From Collaboration to Production | The updated FINOS Project Lifecycle provides a clearer, more predictable path for projects to evolve from initial contribution to industry-wide standards. Shaped by the TOC, Governing Board, and broader community this update simplifies collaboration while maintaining the technical excellence our community expects.
  • OSFF London Schedule is Live | 25 June | The Open Source in Finance Forum (OSFF) is the premier event that connects the leaders in financial services, technology, and open-source innovation. OSFF 2026 will spotlight groundbreaking advancements, deliver insights on best practices, and offer exclusive access to the leaders shaping open source in finance.
  • OSFF New York Registration is Open | Nov 4 - 5 | As open source becomes integral to financial services, OSFF provides companies with a unique venue to maximize open source ROI. By strategically contributing to open projects, organizations benefit from reduced development costs, heightened security, access to top talent, and overall faster innovation.

FinOps Foundation

  • FinOps X is less than 2 months away! This year, 2,500+ attendees will gather at the Marriott Marquis in San Diego for four days of sessions, chalk talks, workshops, and networking built around what’s shaping FinOps in 2026.
  • The FinOps Framework has been updated to reflect the growing strategic role of FinOps in organizations working to maximize value from an expanding set of Technology Categories. The 2026 revisions introduce Executive Strategy Alignment as a new Capability, deepen the FinOps Scopes construct with richer guidance and additional Technology Category pages, explore the convergence of FinOps activities with other interconnected disciplines and update a number of Capabilities to be more inclusive of all Technology Categories.
  • The 6th Annual State of FinOps survey is a snapshot from the global FinOps community. Read the executive summary on proactive technology value: AI Tops the Agenda as FinOps Shifts Up, Left, and Out Across Technology Categories.

High Performance Software Foundation (HPSF)

  • HPSFCon 2026 event recap is live | This year’s program highlighted the importance of open, community-driven approaches to high performance computing and software infrastructure. Read the Read the blog >> and watch the videos on-demand >>
  • HPSF is pleased to welcome HPX as a new established project. HPX brings a modern approach to parallel and distributed computing in C++, expanding the foundation’s portfolio of technologies advancing scalable, high performance systems. Read more >>
  • Chapel 2.8 is here, bringing developer ergonomics and portability. Learn more >>

Jupyter

  • J upyterLab now supports more than 700 extensions, highlighting how the community continues to expand notebook workflows across visualization, AI tooling and developer productivity.

The growing extension ecosystem demonstrates the flexibility of Jupyter’s modular architecture and the range of tools being built by contributors across the community. Read more>>

  • The Jupyter Book team released mystmd 1.8.2 with three key updates: a new {anywidget} directive for embedding interactive JavaScript widgets in MyST pages, an improved {toc} directive that can display only a section's child pages, and better link handling for multi-site projects. Read the blog >>
  • The Linux Foundation and the Berkeley Institute for Data Science (BIDS) hosted a Security Tooling Sprint on March 31, bringing together Jupyter maintainers, security experts, and contributors to tackle a growing challenge: as AI accelerates contributions and security reports, open source projects need better tooling for dependency analysis, vulnerability scanning, and supply chain security. Participants worked hands-on to evaluate the current security tooling landscape and apply it to real Jupyter project workflows, with the goal of producing actionable recommendations back as issues and pull requests. Learn more >> and stay tuned for a recap.
  • On March 18-19, members of the Jupyter community came together for Jupyter AI workshop: Building Extensible AI Capabilities for Interactive Computing - Through hands-on demos, collaborative discussions, and focused sprint sessions, the collaborators shared building blocks, standardized APIs, and protocols for seamless AI integration, fostering a human-centered interactive computing experience.

LF AI & Data

  • Join the LF AI & Data Mini Summit, co-located with Open Source Summit North America, for a half-day of technical talks and discussions on real-world AI use cases, open collaboration, and project updates. Taking place on May 21 (9:00 AM–12:30 PM) at the Minneapolis Convention Center, attendees can connect with the community and explore the latest in open source AI and data. Save the date, and we hope to see you there!
  • Catch a session on the Docling project at Uphill Conference, happening May 7-8 in Bern, where Panos Vagenas of IBM Research will present “Docling: Insights & Lessons from Building an Open-Source AI Standard for Unstructured Data.”
  • A new LF AI & Data blog, a companion to last year’s part 1 post, explores how TrustyAI helps operationalize the Responsible Generative AI Framework (RGAF), turning principles like fairness, transparency, and privacy into measurable, enforceable components within AI systems. The post highlights how open source tooling can embed responsible AI directly into development workflows, enabling real-time monitoring, guardrails, and audit-ready compliance.
  • Miss the Docling project’s session, “Build AI Ready Search:Integrating Docling with OpenSearch for Advanced RAG and Agentic Applications” at OpenSearchCon? Catch the recording >>
  • LF AI & Data’s Docling project made some industry event appearances, spreading the word on the value of the open source document processing framework, including:
  • NVIDIA GTC (March ) Docling demos in the IBM booth
  • All Things Open (March 23-24)
  • PyTorch Con (April 7-8): Docling co-hosted an Open Source Soireewith Human Signal
  • Session at the recent ETSI AI Native summit, Michele Dolfi, PhD from Docling shared a trend where LLMs are generating fake scientific terms, such as "vegetative electron microscopy”, because of incorrect PDF parsing, leading to the propagation of these inaccuracies in new research papers.
  • At the DataTune | Data and AI Conference (March 6-7), community members Cedric Clyburn & Legare Kerrison presented on how creating Structured Data Tools like Docling can turn complicated and messy documents such as PDFs, reports, and slides into structured data that systems can actually use. When the inputs are clean and organized, the results get dramatically better.
  • At theSCALE(March 5) event, community members from IBM, Mingxuan Zhao and Roy Derks presented “Learn to unlock Document Intelligence with Open Source AI.”

LF Decentralized Trust

  • Swift's blockchain-based shared ledger progresses to MVP implementation | Swift has completed design and is now building its interbank shared ledger on Besu, with live transactions planned for 2026. Banks retain control of keys and settlement; Swift handles orchestration. If you are tracking where permissioned DLT is landing in production payments infrastructure, this is the clearest signal yet.
  • Lise to host tokenized IPO for French defense supplier ST Group | France's Lightning Stock Exchange is listing aerospace SME ST Group as the first IPO on a natively tokenized exchange, with shares issued and settled directly on Besu under the EU DLT Pilot Regime. For anyone building regulated digital asset infrastructure, this is the first live test of the full issuance-to-settlement lifecycle running onchain under institutional compliance conditions.
  • The growth of institutional blockchain adoption | Institutional crypto AUM grew more than 300% between 2020 and 2024, rising from $36 billion to over $150 billion, with the broader blockchain market projected to reach $1.4 trillion by 2030. The data points are useful context for enterprise architects and business development teams making the case internally for decentralized trust infrastructure investment.
  • Bhutan's NDI wallet now handles passport applications | Bhutan has connected its National Digital Identity wallet, built with the Trust over IP Foundation, to the national passport application system. Citizens scan a QR code and verified credentials populate the form automatically, replacing manual document submission at scale. A working government deployment of verifiable credentials worth studying for anyone designing real-world identity infrastructure.
  • Meet the 2026 Technical Advisory Council | Arun S M takes the chair role for 2026, with priorities spanning specification project governance, cross-project collaboration, and setting standards for GenAI-assisted contributions. TAC members including Hendrik Ebbers also lay out where they see the biggest technical opportunities this year, from post-quantum cryptography to decentralized credentials moving into production. If you want to understand what technical direction LFDT is headed and where to plug in as a contributor, start here.
  • A look into Hiero's accomplishments and goals | The Hiero community reviews what 2025 delivered, governance structures, contributor growth, and operational foundations, and maps out 2026 priorities including OpenSSF score improvements, cross-project collaboration within LFDT, and making production adoption more visible through documented use cases. Useful reading for contributors evaluating where to plug in and for enterprise teams tracking the project's production readiness trajectory.
  • The Hyperledger Fabric-X roadmap and the era of ultra-scalability | Fabric-X V1.0 ships April 17, with an ordering protocol benchmarked at over 100,000 TPS on commodity hardware, Kubernetes deployment support, and a 2026 roadmap that adds EVM compatibility in Q2 and a V1.3 LTS release in Q4. Architects evaluating permissioned DLT for regulated digital asset workloads will want to track the quarterly delivery cadence against their own procurement timelines.
  • Clarity, credibility, and collaboration: new Outreach Committee leaders share their vision | Ashley O'Brien and Marcello Gracietti lay out their priorities for the Outreach Committee: layered messaging for developer, institutional, and business audiences, scaled member storytelling programs, and stronger visibility for regional adoption stories from Brazil, India, and beyond. Members looking to activate co-marketing or contribute case studies will find the practical entry points here.

LF Edge

  • AI infrastructure is hitting an inflection point, and a new LF Edge blog breaks down how InfiniEdge AI brings distributed AI across the edge-to-cloud continuum through an “orchestra of orchestrators” approach. Highlighting projects like EdgeX Foundry, EdgeLake, and FIDO Device Onboard (FDO), the blog shows how open, interoperable frameworks enable scalable, policy-driven AI deployment while improving efficiency, resilience, and data governance. Read the blog >>
  • We’re entering the era of Physical AI, where systems can sense, decide, and act in the real world. Akraino R9 is designed to support this shift, combining edge performance, cloud native architecture, and telecom-grade reliability to enable real-world intelligent infrastructure and autonomous systems. Learn more and get involved >>
  • The State of the Edge 2026 report is now available, bringing together expert perspectives on how edge computing is evolving in the age of AI. Covering architecture, real-world deployments, cybersecurity, and large-scale operations across industries, the report offers practical insights and forward-looking guidance for building and scaling edge solutions. Download the report >>

LF Energy

  • Call for Proposals Open for LF Energy Summit Europe 2026 | The call for proposals is open through May 25 for LF Energy Summit Europe, taking place September 15–16 in Berlin. The community seeks sessions covering project developments and practical implementations of open source software within utility environments and modern energy systems.
  • The History of LF Energy and Neutral Governance | A new retrospective details the origins of LF Energy, from its 2018 founding to its current role as a host for shared digital infrastructure. The narrative explores how neutral governance enables projects like OpenSTEF and SEAPATH to provide the common plumbing for the power grid through multi-continent collaboration among utilities and technologists.
  • EVerest Project Transitions to Long-Term Support (LTS) Strategy | The EVerest 2026.02.0 stable release marks a shift to a six-month cadence with formal public API stability guarantees. Hosted by LF Energy, the EVerest community's latest milestone includes hardware drivers and security patches for OCPP and ISO 15118, providing a production-grade foundation for EV charging infrastructure.
  • Battery Data Alliance and Microsoft Release Standardized Dataset | The LF Energy Battery Data Alliance (BDA) released a standardized battery dataset contributed by Microsoft’s Surface Battery Development team. The data aligns with the Battery Data Format (BDF) to provide a common structure for cell architecture and cycle aging research, supporting interoperability in energy storage.
  • OperatorFabric 4.11.0 Enhances Monitoring and Admin Control | The release of OperatorFabric 4.11.0, a project hosted by LF Energy, introduces pixel-based monitoring enhancements and new email management features for TSOs and DSOs. The update also includes security upgrades via OpenAPI V3 and Angular OIDC to support modular event management and shared visibility across distributed energy systems.
  • Future Energy Lab on Bridging Pilots and Open Source | Anika Lange of the German Energy Agency (dena) shared insights from the LF Energy Summit Europe 2025 regarding the transition from public sector pilots to sustainable open source ecosystems. The discussion focused on utilizing open source to mitigate vendor lock-in and foster digitalization in the energy sector.
  • Digital Sovereignty for Grid Resilience | Christophe Villemer of Savoir-faire Linux detailed the requirement for digital sovereignty in power grid resilience at the LF Energy Summit Europe 2025. The presentation highlighted how LF Energy projects, including SEAPATH, allow grid operators to maintain control over digital supply chains through utility-grade software and neutral governance.
  • Alliander Progresses Toward Software-Defined Substations  | Sander Jansen of Alliander N.V. discussed the transition to software-defined substations at the LF Energy Summit Europe 2025. The DSO is evaluating projects such as SEAPATH and CoS while contributing to LF Energy CoMPAS to decouple hardware from software and implement IEC 61850 standards for substation automation.

LF Networking

  • Nephio Release 6 (R6) is now available, bringing platform enhancements, security updates, and new O-RAN O2 IMS integration to advance cloud native network automation. The release strengthens Nephio’s core principles of intent-driven automation and configuration-as-data while improving performance and documentation. Read the [release announcement blog >>](https:/...