HP's OpenSwitch Network Operating System Is Now a Linux Foundation Project

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  • Post Updated: April 3, 2024

The Linux Foundation, a non-profit organization promoting the adoption of Linux and Open Source software among enterprises and professionals, announced that the OpenSwitch project is now officially a Linux Foundation project.

Last year in October, the Hewlett-Packard Enterprise Development team was proud to introduce the world to its OpenSwitch NOS (Network Operating System) initiative, attempting to offer the open source community a full-featured, Linux-based network operating system.

Powered by the Linux kernel, HP’s OpenSwitch network operating system is based on the latest GNU/Linux technologies and designed from the ground up to act as a community-based platform powering enterprise-grade switches. The OpenSwitch project is dedicated to bypass vendor lock-in and accelerate open source innovation.

“OpenSwitch brings another important ingredient of the open networking stack to The Linux Foundation,” said Jim Zemlin, executive director at The Linux Foundation. “W… (read more)

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