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⏰ CFP Countdown: One Month to Go for OpenSearchCon Europe 2026! Time's flying—the Call for Proposals closes 18 January, 23:59 CET. If you've been thinking about submitting, now's the time! We're looking for real-world experiences across: 🔍 Search & Apache Lucene innovations 📊 Analytics, Security & Observability solutions ⚙️ Operating OpenSearch at scale 👥 Community-driven projects Speaker benefits: ✅ Complimentary conference pass ✅ Platform to showcase your work to the OpenSearch community ✅ Support for first-time speakers Event details: 📅 16-17 April 2026 📍 Prague, Czechia ⏱️ 20 or 40-minute session formats Submit your proposal: https://hubs.la/Q03Y8nZ30 🎟️ Planning to attend? Early bird tickets available at €299 (€100 savings)—but this rate ends 29 March. Register: https://hubs.la/Q03Y8nv_0 #OpenSource #OpenSearch #OpenSearchCon #OpenSourceSoftware #OpenSourceDevelopment #linux #LinuxFoundation

🛜 Your roadmap to real 5G Core expertise just opened up — and it’s FREE! "Introduction to free5GC (LFS114)" has just launched as a FREE, self-paced course for developers, network engineers, and technologists looking to move beyond basic 5G concepts and start working directly with the architecture, functions, and codebase of a modern 5G Core. In this course, you’ll learn to: 🔹 Navigate free5GC’s architecture 🔹 Understand core functions like AMF, SMF, and UPF 🔹 Run, observe, and troubleshoot the system This is the foundation employers look for to fill roles in 5G Core development, cloud native networking, and open source telecom engineering. Enroll for FREE today: https://hubs.la/Q03Y4_430 #5G #CloudNative #Networking #Telecom #Developers #NetworkEngineers

⏰ The Call for Proposals for The Linux Foundation Member Summit 2026 has been extended, but only until tomorrow! The new deadline to submit is Tuesday, December 16 at 9:00 AM PST. If you’re planning to speak at the event, taking place February 24–25 in Napa, California, this is your final opportunity to submit your proposal. Submit here → https://hubs.la/Q03Yc2kn0 #LFMemberSummit #CallForProposals #CallForPapers #CFP #LinuxFoundation #events #OpenSourceDevelopment #OpenSourceCommunity #CallForSpeakers #Linux #OpenSource

Linus Torvalds shared his thoughts on AI being a valuable tool to help maintain code and details around the newly released Linux kernel 6.18 at #OSS Japan. Read about it in ZDNet: https://hubs.la/Q03Y4_8D0 #AI #OpenSource

🤖👩🏻💻 As AI accelerates across every function, most organizations are asking the wrong question. 🔹 It’s not “How fast can we adopt AI?” 🔹 It’s “Are our people ready to work alongside it?” Today, Monday, December 15, 5p US Eastern, at INSIGHT JAM LIVE, @Clyde Seepersad, SVP and GM of Education at Linux Foundation, closes out Day 1 with an expert keynote on “Breadth, Brains, and Belonging: The Real Foundations of AI-Ready Teams.” Clyde will explore why: 🔹 Broader skill sets now matter more than narrow specialization 🔹 Critical thinking is the new safety layer for AI adoption 🔹 Soft skills determine whether transformation succeeds or stalls 🔹 And why organizations can’t hire their way to readiness — they must grow it from within If you're leading teams through AI-driven change, you don't want to miss this keynote on how to make teams AI-ready. RSVP here: https://hubs.la/Q03Y0tJt0 #AI #ITTalent #DigitalTransformation #LearningAndDevelopment

🤖👩🏻💻 AI readiness isn’t a hiring problem — it’s a human one. Tomorrow, Monday, December 15, 5p US Eastern time, at INSIGHT JAM LIVE, @Clyde Seepersad, SVP & GM Linux Foundation Education, closes out Day 1 with an expert keynote on “Breadth, Brains, and Belonging: The Real Foundations of AI-Ready Teams.” If you're leading teams through AI-driven change, you don't want to miss this keynote on how to make teams AI-ready. RSVP here: https://hubs.la/Q03Y0jmp0 #AI #ITTalent #DigitalTransformation #LearningAndDevelopment

We’re in the final hours of the CFP for The Linux Foundation Member Summit 2026, happening February 24–25 in Napa, CA. The submission deadline is TOMORROW, Monday, December 15, at 6:00 AM PST. Submit your proposal before the window closes → https://hubs.la/Q03WZQx70 ⭐ This is an invitation-only event, but we encourage anyone from the open source community to submit! #LFMemberSummit #CallForProposals #CallForPapers #CFP #LinuxFoundation #events #OpenSourceDevelopment #OpenSourceCommunity #CallForSpeakers #Linux #OpenSource

ICYMI: MCP Dev Summit is coming to NYC on April 2-3, 2026 - the premier gathering for builders, contributors, and organizations advancing AI development with MCP. Now part of The Linux Foundation and the newly launched Agentic AI Foundation, this summit will bring together MCP co-founders, contributors, and developers to explore the latest innovations, share best practices, and showcase the next generation of AI agents built on MCP. The Call for Proposals, registration, and sponsorship opportunities are now open! 📣 Submit to Speak: https://hubs.la/Q03XVmsf0 🪪 Register + Save: https://hubs.la/Q03XVqxt0 🤝 Sponsor the Summit: https://hubs.la/Q03XVlsv0 #MCPDevSummit #MCP #AI #AgenticAI #LinuxFoundation #events #OpenSourceDevelopment #OpenSourceCommunity #OpenSource #OpenStandards

Looking to influence the conversations that define open source strategy? There are 2 days left to submit to speak at The Linux Foundation Member Summit, our annual member gathering, happening February 24–25 in Napa, CA. View all suggested topics + submit by Monday, December 15 at 6 AM PST: https://hubs.la/Q03WYBy70 #LFMemberSummit #CallForProposals #CallForPapers #CFP #LinuxFoundation #events #OpenSourceDevelopment #OpenSourceCommunity #CallForSpeakers #Linux #OpenSource

The donation of OpenAI's AGENTS.md to the Linux Foundation and support co-founding the Agentic AI Foundation is a major milestone towards establishing open, interoperable standards and neutral governance for the agentic AI ecosystem. This work strengthens a community driven approach to building scalable and transparent AI infrastructure. We look forward to the continued collaboration! Read more about the announcement: https://hubs.la/Q03Y1_pg0 #OpenSource #AI #AgenticAI (edited)