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FreeBSDNews July 11, 2026 4 min read

The FreeBSD Foundation Is Founded

Justin Gibbs founded the FreeBSD Foundation on March 15, 2000, creating a nonprofit legal and financial institution distinct from the community-run Project.

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LinuxNews July 11, 2026 3 min read

The Linux Kernel Replaces Its Code of Conflict With a Code of Conduct

How the kernel community's often-combative culture led to a September 2018 policy change, and Torvalds' own public acknowledgment his conduct needed to change.

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LinuxNews July 9, 2026 3 min read

The Linux Foundation Forms from a Merger of Two Rival Consortiums

On January 22, 2007 OSDL and the Free Standards Group merged as the Linux Foundation, combining development support with standards work.

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