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The Agentic AI Foundation becomes part of the Linux Foundation to standardize autonomous agent infrastructure.

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This year's Free Software Awards recipients are Andy Wingo, Alx Sa, and Govdirectory. Andy Wingo is the winner of the Award for the Advancement of Free Software, which is given to an individual who ...