The Linux Foundation used Open-Source Summit Europe 2025 happening in Amsterdam to announce the formation of the Developer Relations Foundation “DRF”. Separately, they also announced from Amsterdam that DocumentDB has joined the Linux Foundation.
The Developer Relations Foundation is a community-driven project that aims to elevate the professional practice of developer relations and increase its awareness as a driver of business value.
Those wanting to learn more about the new Developer Relations Foundation can do so via the press release.
The Linux Foundation also used Open-Source Summit Europe for announcing DocumentDB is joining the Linux Foundation. Earlier this year Microsoft announced the open-source DocumentDB NoSQL database. By becoming part of the Linux Foundation they hope for vendor neutrality and to foster the growth of this MIT-licensed Microsoft-started database project. More details on DocumentDB joining the Linux Foundation via this press release.
