Linux Foundation's 35th anniversary sale highlights AI tokenomics and edge computing reports

The Linux Foundation announced a 35% discount on certifications and courses through August 18 to celebrate Linux's 35th anniversary. This month saw the launch of the Tokenomics Foundation—supported by over 30 organizations—developing vendor-neutral standards for tracking AI costs and ROI. FINOS released new versions of Fluxnova (3.0) and FDC3 (3.0) with MCP integration enabling direct AI workflow execution, while AAIF shipped the stateless MCP 728 protocol eliminating session handshakes. A military drone standard, MAVLink-Military, saw seven working integrations developed by 14 companies, including direct competitors, at a Virginia hackathon. Concurrent reports show Japan now has nearly one million cloud native developers and confirm AI's net positive job impact despite talent shortages. The Foundation also opened registration for Prague's Open Source Summit (October 7-9) and released new edge computing research.