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News on the Cyber-Resiliency Act
by Thierry Carrez 01 Aug '23

01 Aug '23

Greetings Directors, At our in-person board meeting in Vancouver last month, our lawyers at DLA Piper presented a landscape of regulatory threats and challenges that could affect open source in the near future. One of those challenges was the Cyber-Resiliency Act, a proposed legislation in the EU that aims at introducing safety best practices in digital products. Unfortunately, the initial text proposed by the EU Commission was drafted without much input from the open source community, and failed to take into account the specificity of our development model, potentially resulting in a chilling effect for developers and organizations involved, or the fragmentation of our global communities. We participated in the community response by posting our position[1], aligned with our partner organizations in the open source world. The next steps were to wait for the new versions of the proposed legislation as the EU Parliament committees worked on their own version, to see if they included any further provisions to protect open source or not. [1] https://openinfra.dev/blog/openinfra-foundation-cyber-resilience-act The Parliament version of the text was recently presented, ahead of the ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy) committee vote on the draft. I personally reached out to ITRE committee members asking to delay the vote, but the committee nevertheless approved it on a vote[2] *yesterday morning*. [2] https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20230717IPR03029/cyber-re… The new version of the text now contains further precision to exclude from its scope open source software developed using a “fully decentralised development model”, which matches the principles under which OpenInfra software is being developed (the Four Opens). However, this provision is superseded by other provisions squarely placing any project with developers employed by commercial entities within the scope of the act, which basically covers nearly all of open source software produced today. The text also contains no improvement on the process itself, for example still requiring that vulnerabilities be disclosed to ENISA within hours of discovery, even if no patch has been developed to fix them. This is orthogonal to vulnerability management best practices (like limiting access to unpatched vulnerabilities to the key people able to fix them, or responsible disclosure), while making the ENISA database a single high-value target for hackers in search of unpatched vulnerabilities. Adoption by the ITRE committee does not mean the fight is over, or the text final and approved. Now that it’s gone through the three committees involved (LIBE, IMCO, and ITRE), the text becomes a proposal to be voted on by the full Parliament. It is unclear at this stage if there will be a specific discussion and a free vote on it, it will depend how consensual or controversial it appears to be. In parallel, the EU Council (representing national governments) will prepare its own version of the text, and in the end all proposed acts will be reconciled into a single version that will become law. At the OpenInfra Foundation level we will follow next steps with attention, and participate in any industry initiative to improve this text to take into account the specificities of our global, collaborative value creation model. More specifically, we collaborate with the Open Source Initiative, Open Forum Europe, Linux Foundation and others to coordinate and support industry response. We will keep you updated on future developments. Regards, -- Thierry Carrez General Manager, OpenInfra Foundation Director, OpenInfra Europe

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OpenInfra Foundation Board of Directors Meeting, August 1st, 2023 at 2100-2300 UTC
by Julia Kreger 28 Jul '23

28 Jul '23

Greetings, The next meeting of the OpenInfra Foundation Board of Directors will occur on Tuesday August 1st, 2023, between 2100 and 2300 UTC. During this meeting we expect to receive an update from the Foundation Staff during which they will provide an update on event plans for 2024. Meeting Date: August 1st, 2023 Meeting Time: 2100-2300 UTC / 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM US Pacific Video conference: https://zoom.us/j/96201224963 International dial-in (audio only): https://zoom.us/zoomconference (conference ID #962 0122 4963) To join the session by phone only: +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) OR +1 646 876 9923 US (New York) Meeting ID: 962 0122 4963 Agenda: https://board.openinfra.dev/meetings/2023-08-01 Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions. Thanks, -Julia

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Call for Agenda Items for August 1st 2023 OpenInfra Board Meeting
by Julia Kreger 25 Jul '23

25 Jul '23

Greetings Directors, Our next meeting of the Board is rapidly approaching on August 1st, 2023 at 2100 UTC. I have posted a draft agenda to the board Wiki[0]. If you have specific items we need to cover during the meeting, please let me know as soon as possible. Thanks! -Julia [0]: https://board.openinfra.dev/meetings/2023-08-01

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OpenInfra Summit Vancouver Highlights
by Allison Price 26 Jun '23

26 Jun '23

Hi everyone, Thank you to those who were able to join the OpenInfra Summit Vancouver in person as well as those who participated remotely or followed along online. It was a great week filled with a lot of energy from the attendees representing over 350 organizations from 50 countries around the world. I’d also like to extend a huge thank you to the organizations who sponsored the OpenInfra Summit, especially our Headline sponsor Wind River and Premier sponsor Okestro. A lot happened over those three days, so I wanted to share a few highlights with the Board of Directors: There was a lot of onsite excitement around the launch of OpenInfra Europe and OpenInfra Asia. The OpenInfra Foundation hosted an onsite meeting for each hub that was well attended with participating organizations asking how they can get more involved. The launch of the regional hubs also received global coverage in key markets in North America, Europe and Asia TechCrunch: OpenInfra Foundation opens regional hubs in Europe and Asia <https://www.globalvillagespace.com/tech/openinfra-foundation-launches-regio…> Linux Magazin: OpenInfra Foundation eröffnet Zentren in Europa und Asien <https://www.linux-magazin.de/news/openinfra-foundation-eroeffnet-zentren-in…> TechZine Europe: OpenInfra Foundation opens European hub in Belgium <https://www.techzine.eu/news/devops/107458/openinfra-foundation-opens-europ…> ZDnet: OpenInfra基金会在欧洲、亚洲分设运营中心，进一步维护与推动开源生态的发展 <https://big-data.zhiding.cn/2023/0614/3150195.shtml> Conversations around OpenStack and Kubernetes were happening as often as ever, including increased interest around how StarlingX combines these two components. I personally talked to several attendees who were attending the OpenInfra Summit specifically to learn more about StarlingX, which was great to hear—especially as the community gathered to celebrate its 5 year anniversary. Ant Group and Microsoft contributors met onsite to discuss increased, long-term collaboration around Kata Containers. The Microsoft team was very excited to engage with the community to have their developer team contribute back upstream. I look forward to seeing much more collaboration happen here. We had a lot of particularly technical keynote demos, which seemed to resonate really well with the audience. They covered everything from LOKI using Magnum to AI with OpenStack and an AI confidential computing use case with Kata Containers. If you haven’t had a chance to see them yet, you can catch them on YouTube here <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOmoFOLaR7A&list=PLKqaoAnDyfgqsxQDbLj4LVpKi…>. Like I mentioned earlier, we had over 350 organizations attend and got a lot of increased engagement from organizations who are newly investing in OpenInfra including ARM around StarlingX, NVIDIA around OpenStack, and Equinix who shared interest in increasing investment across multiple OpenInfra projects, including Kata Containers, OpenStack, and StarlingX. In addition to the announcements distributed by the OpenInfra Foundation, coverage included news and updates across the global OpenInfra community: StarlingX turned 5! <https://superuser.openinfra.dev/articles/starlingx-is-turning-5/> Lifetime OpenStack Contributor Metrics Now Available in Bitergia Dashboard <https://www.openstack.org/blog/lifetime-openstack-contributor-metrics-now-a…> Microsoft Showcases Use of Kata Containers for Pod Sandboxing, Zero Trust Environments on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) at OpenInfra Summit Vancouver <https://katacommunity.medium.com/microsoft-showcases-use-of-kata-containers…> Red Hat upgrades OpenStack Platform to support modern network deployments <https://techcrunch.com/2023/06/13/openinfra-foundation-opens-regional-hubs-…> Canonical's Sunbeam makes OpenStack more viable for small-scale deployments <https://techcrunch.com/2023/06/13/canonicals-sunbeam-makes-openstack-more-v…> Okestro proves its technological competitiveness at 'Open Infrastructure Summit 2023' <https://www.edaily.co.kr/news/read?newsId=01377606635644672&mediaCodeNo=257> Thank you again to everyone for your support as we gathered the community to collaborate in person. We also appreciate everyone’s input as we evolve the OpenInfra Foundation event strategy for 2024. I will continue to keep you all updated as well as reach out for feedback throughout this process. Cheers, Allison

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Community Blueprint Forum session today
by Ildiko Vancsa 14 Jun '23

14 Jun '23

Hi, I’m reaching out to you to draw your attention to the 'So you know what open source is. Or do you?!’ Forum session at the OpenInfra Summit today. Phil Robb and I will be moderating the session to talk about the Community Blueprint. We will share stories and experiences, and find further contributors to the effort to collaborate on identifying and addressing the challenges of the current open source ecosystem, and further encourage and help individuals and organizations to participate in the projects they rely on and care about. The session is at 11:40am today, in Room 10 - https://vancouver2023.openinfra.dev/a/schedule?_ga=2.10986740.152493954.168… Please join us if you are on site! I will also send out a recap after the session to keep everyone up to date. Thanks and Best Regards, Ildikó ——— Ildikó Váncsa Director of Community Open Infrastructure Foundation

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OpenInfra Foundation Board of Directors Meeting, In-Person, Monday June 12th at 9 AM
by Julia Kreger 07 Jun '23

07 Jun '23

Greetings, The next meeting of the OpenInfra Foundation Board of Directors will be on Monday, June 12th at 9:00 AM Pacific (Local) time zone. This is an in-person meeting. We anticipate the formal meeting to run about two hours, after which the board will shift to informal strategic discussions. During the formal meeting, we anticipate two formal votes to take place. In-person attendance requires an advance RSVP and for the attendee to present photographic identification. If you are not a board member and have not been otherwise told you have been RSVP'ed, please reach out as soon as possible. Space is limited. Connection information: The meeting will use Microsoft Teams, due to a constraint of the meeting space's conferencing system. Click here to join the meeting <https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_NGU4YTQ3MWQtYzVhNC00…> Meeting ID: 269 836 138 610 Download Teams <https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-teams/download-app> | Join on the web <https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-teams/join-a-meeting> Or call in (audio only): +1 323-849-4874,,812055794# <+13238494874,,812055794#> United States, Los Angeles Phone Conference ID: 812 055 794# Location: 155 Walter Street Vancouver, BC V6B 1A7 Canada Agenda: https://board.openinfra.dev/meetings/2023-06-12 Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions. If you have any additional matters which require time during the meeting, please also let me know as soon as possible. Thanks, -Julia

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StarlingX gathering at the OpenInfra Summit
by Ildiko Vancsa 09 May '23

09 May '23

Hi, I’m reaching out to you in connection to the upcoming OpenInfra Summit[1], June 13-15 in Vancouver, Canada. This year’s conference marks a big milestone for the StarlingX community, as the project was announced in Vancouver 5 years ago! I would like to invite you to a small gathering that we are organizing to celebrate this anniversary with some drinks and snacks on Wednesday (June 14) at 6:30pm - 8pm local time, which is after the Marketplace Mixer on the second day of the conference. It is a great opportunity for the OpenInfra Foundation Board to connect with the StarlingX community, and learn about the latest developments in the project. Please __RSVP__ if you will be joining us: https://openinfrafoundation.formstack.com/forms/starlingx_5th_anniversary_c… Please also share the form with others who would like to join the StarlingX community. I’m looking forward to seeing you in Vancouver! Best Regards, Ildikó [1] https://openinfra.dev/summit/vancouver-2023 ——— Ildikó Váncsa Director of Community Open Infrastructure Foundation

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OpenInfra Foundation Board of Directors Meeting, May 2nd, 2023 at 1500 UTC
by Julia Kreger 01 May '23

01 May '23

Greetings, The next meeting of the OpenInfra Foundation Board of Directors will be on Tuesday, May 2nd, at 1500 UTC/8:00 AM US Pacific time. During this meeting we will be reviewing an update to the Foundation Code of Conduct and receiving updates from the Foundation staff. Meeting Date: May 2nd, 2023 Meeting Time: 1500-1700 UTC / 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM US Pacific Video conference: https://zoom.us/j/96201224963 International dial-in (audio only): https://zoom.us/zoomconference (conference ID #962 0122 4963) To join the session by phone only: +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) OR +1 646 876 9923 US (New York) Meeting ID: 962 0122 4963 Agenda: https://board.openinfra.dev/en/meetings/2023-05-02 Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions. Thanks, -Julia

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Call for Agenda Items for the May 2nd Board of Directors meeting
by Julia Kreger 25 Apr '23

25 Apr '23

Greetings everyone, Our next meeting of the Board of Directors is on May 2nd, 2023 at 1500 UTC until 1700 UTC. A draft agenda has been posted to the board wiki[0]. If you have any additional items for the agenda, please let me know. Thanks, Julia [0]: https://board.openinfra.dev/meetings/2023-05-02

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Kubecon 2023
by Jimmy McArthur 05 Apr '23

05 Apr '23

Hello Board! Several of us are planning to attend Kubecon in Amsterdam March 18-21. I was hoping to gauge interest in org and Board attendance at the event. We’re looking to set up strategic meetings with both member organizations and potential new members of the OpenInfra Foundation. If you or your team will be there, please let me know and I’ll be happy to work with them to set up meetings onsite. Cheers, Jimmy

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