June’s INSIDER highlights another major OIN 2.0 milestone, along with new OIN benefits, AI updates, global Open Source developments, member news and upcoming events worldwide.
OIN NEWS
Here’s a major win for the Open Source ecosystem!
The OIN 2.0 Linux System source code — 5,100+ packages & 900 million lines of code — is now permanently preserved in the Software Heritage archive. This strengthens the long-term preservation of key Open Source Software (OSS), enhances legal certainty, boosts transparency & protects against risks like link rot or repository shutdowns.
Do you have an Open Source strategy?
You’d be remiss to not consider OIN 2.0’s patent defense benefits.
All Things AI 2026
CEO Keith Bergelt discusses “The Evolving Intersection of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Open Source Software (OSS) & Intellectual Property (IP) risk at All Things AI.
Welcome New OIN 2.0 Members
The 1st major Korean companies to join OIN 2.0, Hyundai Motor & Kia join other global automotive leaders, including Mercedes-Benz, Nissan, Subaru & Toyota as forward-thinking leaders in the industry committed to Open Source.
TABLE 13 EXPANDED COVERAGE
Linux System Nominations
Linux System Table 13 is live with expanded patent coverage, including 650 Open Source Software packages, modern languages with 900 million lines of code & over 5,100 technologies.
One of the most important things you can do as an OIN member to protect yourself and the community from patent risk is to nominate your Open Source technologies for inclusion in the next Linux System update. Please contact us with any questions.
AROUND THE WORLD
The State of Open Source on Hugging Face: Spring 2026 highlights shifts in the global AI landscape — from which systems developers are using most & the role Big Tech plays in the ecosystem to how China is emerging in the race with its rapid expansion of low-cost Open Source AI models.
Software-Defined Vehicles (SDVs) are creating a demand for a shared, Open Source Software (OSS) groundwork. Automotive Grade Linux’s (AGL) SoDeV — an Open Source reference platform — is available. Read More +
Enterprises aren’t choosing sides between Open & Closed Large Language Model systems (LLMs). They’re choosing what works. Read More +
MIT & the University of Pennsylvania develop an Open Source framework that lets drones detect & dodge obstacles in milliseconds while minimizing overall travel time. Read More +
MEET NEWEST 2.0 MEMBERS
MEMBERS NEWS
Open Source Software remains the foundation of the AI ecosystem. Projects supported by organizations — including the Linux Foundation’s AI & Data Foundation & the PyTorch Foundation — power the development & deployment of virtually all AI systems, whether they are Open Source or proprietary. Read More +
During an exclusive broadcast on the CUBE, SiliconANGLE Media’s livestreaming studio Chris Wright — CTO and SVP of Global Engineering at Red Hat — discusses Open Source AI trust, inference economics, agent identity governance & Red Hat’s push to establish a standard execution layer for the AI era. Watch it live.
Tencent releases an Open Source memory system for AI agents — TencentDB Agent Memory — targeting a problem familiar to those shipping long-horizon agents. Read More +
Meta & the Linux Foundation examine the unique characteristics of the AI market in India, as well as how the country is primed to address societal challenges & inequity through accessible AI adoption. Read More +
UPCOMING EVENTS
June
- The Cloud Native Computing Foundation’s(CNFC) flagship conference — KubeCon CloudNativeCon — brings together adopters & technologists from leading Open Source and cloud native communities in Mumbai, India, June 18-19th. OpenSearchCon India takes place alongside it.
- The United Nations celebrates Open Source Week June 22-26th in New York. The event highlights how Open Source collaboration helps shape global priorities into practical, reusable tools & supports implementation of the Global Digital Compact.
- Mark Paulsen, Head of the Open Source Program Office & John Lee, Head of Patents — both from OIN 2.0 community member TD Bank — join OIN’s Chief Patent Officer Raffi Gostanian to present “Open Source, AI & Patents: Unifying a Technology Strategy that Works for Finance” June 25th as part of the Open Source in Finance Forum (OSFF) in London. Workshop attendees will leave with a framework to reduce patent exposure, contribute confidently to Open Source communities, & turn a persistent source of internal friction into a competitive advantage. Registration is open.
- Shane Coughlan, Global Ambassador of OIN 2.0, takes the stage as the keynote speaker to share “Understanding OIN 2.0 — the Next Stage in Patent Risk Reduction for Open Source” at its Open Source Ecosystem Conference 2026, June 25th in Beijing, China.
- We’re excited to share that our CEO Keith Bergelt will deliver a keynote during the United Nations Open Source Week in New York on June 25th, 2026 at 5:15 pm EDT. The speech — Strategic Independence Across Levels of Governance — explores how Open Source collaboration and governance strengthens strategic independence across organizations, industries &
public institutions.
- OIN is hosting an invite-only Asian Legal Network (ALN) dinner June 30th in Tokyo, Japan, for new OIN community members & prospects. Want to learn more about OIN 2.0 & how you can reduce your risk of patent litigation? Ask for an invite.
July
- Headed to KubeCon CloudNativeCon Japan July 28-30th in Yokohama, Japan? Connect with Shane Coughlan, Global Ambassador for OIN 2.0!
