The Linux Foundation Projects
Skip to main content

News & Announcements

Mar 5, 2025

Kudos for Yocto support of SPDX SBOMs

Check out this posting and the accompanying article that give a shout out to the Yocto SBOM work that Joshua Watt briefed us on at the last General Meeting. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/vpetersson_im-excited-by-yoctos-sbom-capabilities-activity-7298791001526063106-qqsc/#?lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_flagship3_detail_base%3Brv%2FCdMTgS36PFZd4RZTQPg%3D%3D https://sbomify.com/2025/02/21/mastering-sbom-generation-with-yocto/

Jan 27, 2025

SPDX Podcast

New podcast episode of Nerding Out with Viktor is now live! In Viktor's words: I spoke with Kate Stewart from the The Linux Foundation and Gary ONeall about the evolution of SPDX and its role in software transparency. We covered how SPDX grew from a license compliance tool into a…

Nov 13, 2024

Implementing an AI BOM

As global regulations on AI software tighten, developers face a complex set of new, ambiguous rules. The AI Software Bill of Materials (AI BOM), especially the new SPDX 3.0 with AI and dataset profiles, offers a promising solution for compliance, providing detailed, machine-readable documentation of AI systems. Despite its benefits,…

Sep 4, 2024

SBOM Adoption Paper

Check out this great new Linux Foundation paper on implementing SBOMs and how it helps with license compliance and application security. Author Ibrahim Haddid provides great insights into this important topic. SPDX is prominently featured.

Jul 9, 2024

Linux Foundation announces SPDX 3.0

In case you missed it, the Linux Foundation excitedly announced the latest version of SPDX. It's a great summary of the cool new architecture, use cases and features.