Open Source Security Foundation: Difference between revisions

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The OpenSSF was formed in August 2020 as the successor to the [[Core Infrastructure Initiative]], another Linux Foundation project.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Anderson |first=Tim |title=Linux Foundation rolls bunch of overlapping groups into one to tackle growing number of open-source security vulns |url=https://www.theregister.com/2020/08/03/linux_foundation_forms_openssf/ |access-date=2023-05-22 |website=www.theregister.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Home |url=https://www.coreinfrastructure.org/ |access-date=2023-01-20 |website=Core Infrastructure Initiative |language=en-US}}</ref>

In October 2021, [[Brian Behlendorf]] was announced as the OpenSSF's first full-time general manager.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-10-13 |title=Tech giants commit $10M annually to Open Source Security Foundation |url=https://venturebeat.com/business/tech-giants-commit-10m-annually-to-open-source-security-foundation/ |access-date=2023-05-22 |website=VentureBeat |language=en-US}}</ref> In May 2023, OpenSSF announced [[OmkharSteve ArasaratnamFernandez]] as its new general manager, and Behlendorf became CTO of the organization.<ref>{{Cite web |last=danwillis |date=2023-05-12 |title=Cross-industry organisation OpenSSF snaps up $5m |url=https://fintech.global/2023/05/12/cross-industry-organisation-openssf-snaps-up-5m/ |access-date=2023-05-22 |website=FinTech Global |language=en-GB}}</ref>

==Activity==