Three Institutions Hosting Open Technology

Linux Foundation

Founded: 2000

Support:

Linux Kernel (1991, Linus Torvalds → LF in 2000): Ensures ongoing development and security for the world’s most-used OS kernel.
RISC-V (2010, UC Berkeley → LF collaboration in 2015): Open-source CPU architecture competing with ARM and x86.
Yocto Project (2010, Intel → LF in 2011): Framework for custom Linux-based embedded systems.
Kubernetes (2014, Google → CNCF in 2015): Industry-standard container orchestration system.
Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF, 2015): Governs Kubernetes, Prometheus, and other cloud-native tools.
Hyperledger (2016, LF initiative): Leading enterprise blockchain platform.
LF Networking (2018, LF initiative): Governs 5G, SDN, and open networking projects.
LF AI & Data (2018, LF initiative): Oversees AI/ML projects like ONNX and PyTorch.
OpenJS Foundation (2019, LF initiative): Supports Node.js, jQuery, and JavaScript projects.
LF Edge (2019, LF initiative): Supports edge computing and IoT frameworks.
Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF, 2020, LF initiative): Strengthens open-source security.

💡 Fun Fact: The Linux Foundation hosts 1,000+ open-source projects, shaping the future of cloud, AI, networking, security, and IoT! 🚀

Founded: 1999

Apache HTTP Server (1995, NCSA → ASF in 1999): One of the most widely used web servers.
Apache Jakarta (1999, Sun Microsystems & Apache Group → ASF in 1999): Java-based open-source umbrella project (home to Tomcat, Ant, etc.).
Apache Lucene & Solr (1999, Doug Cutting → ASF in 2001 & 2006): Powerful search engine and indexing frameworks.
Apache Hadoop (2006, Yahoo! → ASF in 2008): Foundational framework for distributed big data processing.
Apache Cassandra (2008, Facebook → ASF in 2010): Distributed NoSQL database used by major enterprises.
Apache Kafka (2011, LinkedIn → ASF in 2012): Event streaming platform for real-time analytics.
Apache Flink (2011, TU Berlin → ASF in 2014): Stream processing framework.
Apache Airflow (2015, Airbnb → ASF in 2019): Workflow automation and orchestration tool.

💡 Fun Fact: ASF hosts 350+ active open-source projects, shaping cloud computing, AI, and data engineering! 🚀

Founded: 2003 (Netscape → Mozilla in 1998 → Independent foundation in 2003)

SpiderMonkey (1996, Netscape → Mozilla in 1998): First JavaScript engine, still used in Firefox.
Firefox (2002, Netscape → Mozilla in 2003): Privacy-focused open-source web browser.
Mozilla Thunderbird (2003, Mozilla → Thunderbird Council in 2017): Open-source email client.
MDN Web Docs (2005, Mozilla Developer Network → MDN Web Docs in 2017): Go-to resource for web developers, offering documentation on HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and web APIs.
Let’s Encrypt (2015, Mozilla/ISRG → Independent nonprofit in 2016): Free SSL certificate authority.
Rust Programming Language (2010, Mozilla → Rust Foundation in 2021): Memory-safe, high-performance programming language.

💡 Fun Fact: Mozilla helped shape modern web standards like JavaScript, HTML5, and security protocols! 🌐