An interview with Marc Prioleau, Executive Director of Overture Maps Foundation
Marc Prioleau, a seasoned business development executive with over two decades of experience in the mapping and location industry, is the new Executive Director of the recently launched Overture Maps Foundation (OMF). The OMF is an initiative launched by the Linux Foundation, focusing on creating high-quality, interoperable open map data for organizations that use the data to develop mapping and location services.
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From May 8 to May 12, over 2000 people from the open source community and over 1400 virtual attendees gathered in the beautiful Pacific Northwest city of Vancouver, British Columbia, for the Linux Foundation’s premier annual conference, Open Source Summit North America (OSSNA), and related community events. And what a week it was!
Open source, naturally by design, welcomes diversity because anyone can contribute the code from anywhere in the world. Teams are often geographically distributed, which leads to more expertise, viewpoints and life experiences and positive results.
Open source software has become ubiquitous in the technology field, and organizations are realizing the benefits of working with open source projects and communities. To ensure the sustainability and growth of these projects, as an organization, it’s crucial to provide them with the necessary support, including funding, contributions, and the implementation of open source best practices. 
In case you missed it, we announced the full schedule for Embedded Open Source Summit(EOSS) taking place June 27-30, 2023 in Prague, Czech Republic, as well as virtually. Some of the most well known conferences for embedded technology will now host their community gatherings at EOSS, a new umbrella event created to provide a forum for discussion, collaboration and education among open source embedded projects and developer communities. 
The rise in cyberattacks and software’s critical role in our lives has brought to light the need for increased transparency and accountability in the software supply chain. Software distributors can achieve this by providing software bills of materials (SBOMs), which provide a comprehensive list of all the components used in a software product, including open […]
Open source software has revolutionized the world of software development and technology. It has become the backbone of the digital economy, driving innovation and enabling technological advancements that improve our daily lives. Open source software powers everything from the internet and mobile apps to operating systems and programming languages, making it the lifeblood of the technology industry. This was no accident. For open source to flourish as it has done, some powerful tooling was needed to manage contributions.
Author: David Espejo (OSS Developer Advocate, Union.ai)
In this edition, catch up on big news stemming from KubeCon CloudNativeCon Europe, including the EU Cyber Resiliency Act, the launch of the TLA+ Foundation, a new World of Open Source survey, and recently published reports from LF Research on the business value of the OSPO and best practices on managing open source projects on GitHub.
Image: “Open Source Springboard” by Jason Perlow, Bing Image Creator We all start studying and training in what we like with enthusiasm and optimism. However, as time goes by, difficulties arise, making us rethink our position and values. Are we good at what we thought we were? Are we heading in the right direction? Are […]
Image “Open Source Utopia” by Jason Perlow, Bing Image Creator “Technology is not neutral. We’re inside of what we make, and it’s inside of us. We’re living in a world of connections – and it matters which ones get made and unmade.” ¬Donna J. Haraway The body is the best and the only tool humans […]