Open Source Summit
Open Source Summit is a name for a series of annual conventions organized each year since 2009 by the Linux Foundation. The first LinuxCon took place in North America. Linux Foundation started organizing similar events in Europe and Japan. The original LinuxCon was rebranded LinuxCon North America, adding to the list LinuxCon Europe and LinuxCon Japan.
Apart from keynotes given by some high-profile Linux people, Open Source Summit is increasingly used as a platform for open source thought leaders, influencers, hiring managers, professionals, and developers in Information technology to talk about their plans for the technological landscape and announce major news. For example, Nokia confirmed in 2010 the delivering of the first MeeGo device this same year, or Oracle Corporation explained in 2010 where they were heading for their Linux efforts after their acquisition of Sun Microsystems. Uber and Lyft announced a de facto collaboration on Cloud Native Computing Foundation projects at Open Source Summit North America in 2017.
History
; LinuxCon 2009; LinuxCon North America 2010
; LinuxCon Brazil 2010
; LinuxCon Japan 2010
; LinuxCon Japan 2011
; LinuxCon North America 2011
; LinuxCon Europe 2011
; LinuxCon Brazil 2011
; LinuxCon Japan 2012
; LinuxCon North America 2012
; LinuxCon Europe 2012
; LinuxCon Japan 2013
; LinuxCon North America 2013
; LinuxCon Europe 2013
; LinuxCon North America 2014
; LinuxCon Europe 2014
; LinuxCon North America 2015
; LinuxCon Europe 2015
; LinuxCon North America 2016
; LinuxCon Europe 2016
; Open Source Summit North America 2017
; Open Source Summit Europe 2017
; Open Source Summit Japan 2018
; Open Source Summit North America 2018
; Open Source Summit Europe 2018
; Open Source Summit Europe 2019
; Open Source Summit Europe 2022
; Open Source Summit North America 2023
; Open Source Summit North America 2024
; Open Source Summit North America 2025