The Linux Foundation invites you to participate in the 2026 World of Open Source Survey. Your insights are vital to our mission of understanding the global dynamics of open source and quantifying its real-world business value. 

Why Participate?

• Contribute to Research: Help create a public dataset that benefits the entire community.
• Influence Trends: Share your perspective on critical topics like AI integration, digital sovereignty, and OSS security.
• Earn a Reward: As a thank you for completing the survey you will receive a 35% discount code for any Linux Foundation e-learning course or certification exam.

The survey is confidential and takes approximately 15 minutes to complete. No personally identifying information or employer-specific data will be linked to your responses. We appreciate your time and continued support of the open source ecosystem!

Thanks to our partners NeoNephos Foundation for sponsoring this research and Human Feedback Foundation and Probabl for their support reviewing and distributing the survey. 

As a thank you for participating, you will receive a discount code on the confirmation page which can be used for a discount on any Linux Foundation e-learning training course or certification exam.*

* You can find the complete catalog of training and certifications at https://training.linuxfoundation.org/full-catalog/. This offer is available to anyone who completes the survey and uses the applicable coupon to register for a single e-learning course or certification before October 31, 2026, 23:59 UTC. It is NOT valid for any other combination of e-learning or instructor-led-training courses or certifications. Discount limited to individual purchases ONLY. Offer not valid with any other discount combinations. Offer does not include THRIVE-ONE subscriptions or any FINOPS courses and certifications.

PRIVACY

You will not be asked for any personally identifiable information. Reviews are attributed to your role, company size, and industry. Responses will be subject to the Linux Foundation’s Privacy Policy, available at https://linuxfoundation.org/privacy.

VISIBILITY

The data we collect from this survey will be analyzed to produce an in-depth survey report that will be shared with all survey participants and will be published on the Linux Foundation website. The dataset from this survey and instructions for its use will be made publicly available on the Linux Foundation’s Data.World account.

QUESTIONS

If you have questions regarding this survey, please email us at research@linuxfoundation.org