Some news that went seemingly unreported at large this month until stumbling across it… AMD has joined the Academy Software Foundation as a premier member. This joint initiative between the Linux Foundation and Academy of Motion Picture Arts is focused on pushing open-source software through the motion picture and content creation industries. Additionally, the Open Shading Language has become a new hosted project under the Academy Software Foundation…

Source: Phoronix – AMD Joins The Academy Software Foundation, Open Shading Language Becomes Hosted Project