As 2025 comes to a close, we are celebrating the people and projects advancing open collaboration. Thank you to our global community for an impactful year. Read the December newsletter for highlights and what’s ahead:

Linux Foundation Newsletter: December 2025

Welcome to the December 2025 edition of the LF Newsletter. Check out the highlights, save the dates, and be sure to register for upcoming events!

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📊 Open source isn’t just a software model—it’s a strategy. 84% of organizations find that fostering open source culture leads to higher retention. Why? Because it gives engineers: ✅ Autonomy ✅ Visibility ✅ Purpose ✅ A path to growth without leaving your team See how it’s working in the "2025 State of Tech Talent Report". Free to download:

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2025 State of Tech Talent Report

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Celebrating collaboration and community excellence 🎉 The 2025 LF Decentralized Trust Community Awards recognize contributors building trusted, transparent, and secure decentralized technologies through open collaboration. Learn more:

2025 Community Awards: Recognizing Contributions from Across the LF Decentralized Trust Community | LF Decentralized Trust | 16 comments

As part of our celebration of a decade of building better together, this year we are giving out 10 community recognition awards. Join us in sharin...

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