Academy in the Press

Greg Kroah-Hartman recently won the Prize for Excellence in Open Source 2026. This award recognises his massive impact on the Linux kernel and the global digital world.

I premiati del 2026

I had a chance to sit down with some of the 2026 Open Source Award winners including Linux kernel developer Greg Kroah-Hartman, Open Science Hardware advocate Jenny Molloy, and Nextcloud CEO Frank Karlitschek to talk about their projects, the awards, and the work that they're doing!

Interview from Gardiner Bryant

Late January in Brussels has become an important moment for anyone working at the intersection of open source and European regulation. In 2026, FOSDEM and EU Open Source Week again bring together developers, maintainers, policymakers, and organisations that are actively shaping how open source is developed, distributed, and used in Europe. For the ORC community, this week is particularly relevant. The Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) is moving from interpretation to implementation, and many of the conversations happening during this week focus on what that means in practice.

The United Nations Open Source community is proud to announce that 16 leading organizations have the UN Open Source Principles, following the initial endorsement by the Open Source Initiative (OSI), bringing the total to 17