At present on the Open Supply Summit Europe, The Linux Basis introduced that the open-source doc database, DocumentDB, could be becoming a member of the inspiration and be launched beneath the MIT license.
DocumentDB was created by Microsoft and launched earlier this 12 months. Since its launch, it has gained 1.9k stars and lots of of contributions, suggestions, and customers, based on the Linux Basis.
It began as a pair of PostgreSQL extensions to assist fashionable BSON information fashions and doc queries within the PostgreSQL ecosystem. With the current addition of a gateway protocol transition layer, it has since developed right into a MongoDB appropriate resolution as effectively.
Microsoft says that it’s donating the undertaking to the Linux Basis for a few causes. First, the inspiration will assist set up an ordinary for doc databases, just like what ANSI SQL did for relational databases. Second, it is going to present a spot for any database supplier to proceed. And at last, open-source Postgres shall be favored for the undertaking over a forked model.
“As DocumentDB enters its subsequent chapter with the Linux Basis, we’re carving out a path the place doc databases are open, interoperable, and standardized—constructed with the flexibleness of NoSQL and the reliability of Postgres. This transfer isn’t simply symbolic; it displays a concrete shift in how we construct and govern the undertaking shifting ahead,” Kirill Gavrylyuk, VP at Microsoft, wrote in a weblog put up.
As a part of the transfer, a brand new GitHub group was created to function the hub for all improvement, points, and discussions. There may be additionally a Discord server for extra discussions, the place the neighborhood will have the ability to talk instantly with the Technical Steering Committee.
A number of corporations have already provided their assist for the undertaking, together with AWS, Cockroach Labs, Google, Microsoft, Rippling, SingleStore, Snowflake, Supabase, Ubicloud, and Yugabyte.
“PostgreSQL has withstood the check of time due to its super versatility and extensibility,” mentioned Spencer Kimball, co-founder and CEO, Cockroach Labs. “That features doc database capabilities, and the open supply DocumentDB undertaking makes that very simple for builders already aware of MongoDB. This is a superb addition to the Postgres ecosystem.”
Linux Basis varieties Developer Relations Basis
The group had introduced its intent to type the Developer Relations Basis (DRF) in September 2024, and as of in the present day, it’s formally fashioned.
The DRF’s mission is to “elevate the skilled observe of developer relations and improve consciousness of it as a driver of enterprise worth.”
It has created 4 open supply tasks that assist dev rels: a Persona Library, Instruments Catalog, Occasions Listing, and neighborhood technique frameworks and templates.
“What began as conversations by DevRel professionals over the previous couple of years has grown into one thing your entire neighborhood wanted and needed. We’re fixing actual issues – no extra explaining our function to confused hiring managers or reinventing neighborhood methods from scratch. With the Linux Basis backing, we’re creating standardized frameworks, profession paths, and metrics that show DevRel’s enterprise affect. Constructed by practitioners, for practitioners.” mentioned Stacey Kruczek, developer relations chief & neighborhood development strategist for the Developer Relations Basis.