Engadget: The Academy teams up with the Linux Foundation for open source tech

The Academy for Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), best known for running the Oscars, is diving into the technology world in a surprisingly new way. Together with the Linux Foundation, it’s launching the Academy Software Foundation (ASWF), a neutral forum for the movie industry to organize and collaborate around using open source technology tools. And it’s aiming to reach far beyond the film world and into other media industries, like virtual reality and sound engineering.

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