Linux Foundation Launches OpenTofu: A New Open Source Alternative to Terraform

Abstraction: OpenTofu open-source Terraform fork launched under Linux Foundation in response to license change

Key points:

• OpenTofu (previously OpenTF) is a community response to HashiCorp changing Terraform's license from MPLv2 to Business Source License v1.1
• Accepted into the Linux Foundation Sep 20, 2023; backed by 140+ organizations and 600+ individuals with formal pledges
• Starting commitment: minimum 18 full-time developers for at least 5 years
• Design goals: community-driven, impartial, backward-compatible with Terraform, layered and modular
• Key backers include Harness, Gruntwork, Spacelift, env0, Scalr, and Allianz
• Goal is to keep foundational internet infrastructure tools (like Linux, Kubernetes, Terraform) truly open source

Connections: Linux Foundation · Opentofu · Terraform · Infrastructure As Code · Open Source Governance

Source: https://www.linuxfoundation.org/press/announcing-opentofu