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CNCF and Synadia align on securing the future of the NATS.io project

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1 year ago

May 1, 2025

SAN FRANCISCO and SAN MATEO, Calif., May 1, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — The Cloud Native Computing Foundation® (CNCF®), which builds sustainable ecosystems for cloud native software and leading edge innovator Synadia today announced that the widely-adopted NATS project will continue to thrive in the cloud native open source ecosystem of the CNCF with Synadia’s continued support and involvement.

NATS project will continue to thrive in the cloud native open source ecosystem of the CNCF.

The agreement comes following productive discussions with Synadia about the future of the NATS project. To align expectations and reinforce open governance, Synadia has agreed to assign its two NATS trademark registrations to the Linux Foundation. These steps further secure the project’s neutral stewardship for the future. The NATS project’s infrastructure and assets–including the NATS.io domain name and GitHub repositories–will continue to be held by CNCF, ensuring long-term stability and ongoing open source development under the Apache-2.0 license.

“As steward of the NATS project, CNCF is committed to upholding open collaboration, neutral governance, and shared ownership so NATS can continue to grow and thrive as a community-driven project.” said Todd Moore, SVP Community Operations of the Linux Foundation. “We value all of Synadia’s efforts in developing and contributing to NATS–including their investment in defense of the NATS trademark– and appreciate their continued support of the project.”

Synadia is a major contributor to NATS and will continue contributing to and maintaining the NATS project. Like all members of the community, Synadia is also free to pursue its own commercial interests by building on top of the open source NATS project. As with any open source codebase, if Synadia chooses to fork the NATS server code for a proprietary offering in the future, it will do so under a new name.

“NATS has been a labor of love of mine for nearly 15 years now. The entire Synadia team and I deeply care about NATS and have devoted significant resources to its growth and adoption. Our commitment remains unwavering—to provide impactful, accessible technology that benefits the global community. We genuinely look forward to deepening our collaboration with the Linux Foundation and CNCF, ensuring all mature and successful projects within the CNCF receive the robust support they need to thrive.” said Derek Collison, CEO of Synadia and the creator of NATS.

“NATS is widely adopted, deeply valued, and continues to serve as critical infrastructure for a broad range of adopters. The outpouring of support from the global community over the past week for NATS to remain a thriving open source project with Synadia’s continued involvement has been extraordinary and deeply appreciated.” continued Moore.

For companies seeking enterprise-grade NATS-based solutions, please visit synadia.com for more information. For community members looking to help secure the future of this important project, please visit NATS.io , and for CNCF membership information, please visit https://www.cncf.io/about/join/.

About Synadia
Founded by the creators and maintainers of the open-source solution, NATS.io, Synadia provides a secure, scalable and high-performance data and communications platform designed for modern systems. It empowers developers and enterprises to accelerate the delivery of distributed applications by leveraging NATS, to enable real-time, secure communication across cloud, on-premises, edge and IoT environments.

Founded in 2017, Synadia is backed by leading VCs and strategic investors, including Forgepoint Capital, True Ventures, Bold Capital Partners, LDVP, Singtel Innov8, Accenture, and Samsung Next. Synadia’s diverse customer base ranges from innovative startups to Global 500 enterprises in Finance, Retail, Automotive and Industrial Manufacturing to innovative startups across FinTech, AI, Green Energy, and Gaming. Learn more at https://www.synadia.com/.

About Cloud Native Computing Foundation
Cloud native computing empowers organizations to build and run scalable applications with an open source software stack in public, private, and hybrid clouds. The Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) hosts critical components of the global technology infrastructure, including Kubernetes, Prometheus, and Envoy. CNCF brings together the industry’s top developers, end users, and vendors and runs the largest open source developer conferences in the world. Supported by more than 800 members, including the world’s largest cloud computing and software companies, as well as over 200 innovative startups, CNCF is part of the nonprofit Linux Foundation. For more information, please visit www.cncf.io.

The Linux Foundation has registered trademarks and uses trademarks. For a list of trademarks of The Linux Foundation, please see our trademark usage page. Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds.

Media Contacts:

For CNCF:
Natasha Woods
pr@cncf.io

For Synadia:
Meg Cafferty
Matter Communications for Synadia
synadia@matternow.com

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Why We Still Appreciate Bada Shanren’s Works Today

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10 minutes ago

October 19, 2026

NANCHANG, China, Oct. 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — A report from Jiangxi International Communication Center (JXICC): The year 2026 marks the 400th anniversary of the birth of Bada Shanren. He was an outstanding master of Chinese calligraphy and painting. His works are treasures of traditional Chinese calligraphy and painting, embodying profound Chinese aesthetics and humanistic heritage, and exerting a far-reaching influence on international art.

Recently, the Event for the 400th Birth Anniversary of Bada Shanren “The Cosmos as Inner Heart: International Youth Step Into Bada Shanren’s World of Art” was held in Qingyunpu District, Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province— the hometown of Bada Shanren. Chinese and foreign youth representatives and guests from 19 countries and regions including the United States, Russia, Morocco, Turkmenistan and the Republic of Korea participated.

Brushstrokes Without Borders: A Cross-Cultural Art Dialogue

Four hundred years of ink transcends borders. Even with different cultural backgrounds and languages, people can transcend cultural differences and feel the resonance brought by art. Khollii, a Tajik student studying in Jiangxi, was captivated by the distinctive charm of Bada Shanren’s artworks and shared her story about brushstrokes, “This powerful personal expression aligns closely with the pursuit of individuality in Western modern art.”

Bada Shanren’s 400-Year-Old Inner Story Unfolds to Twin Students

Mexican twin international students Luis and Erick are studying in Jiangxi. At first, they were confused by Bada Shanren’s paintings, depicting fish and birds with upturned eyes amid expansive blank spaces. After learning about the artist’s life, they sensed the unyielding emotion in his brushwork. They hope to act as a cultural bridge, sharing the timeless charm of this Jiangxi master’s art with global audiences.

Why We Still Appreciate Bada Shanren’s Works Today

Why do we still appreciate Bada Shanren’s works today? As a foreigner, Mickie from Panama has her answer. To understand Bada Shanren’s works do not need mastery of classical Chinese, thorough knowledge of the complex history of the Ming Dynasty, or deep research into every detail of his life. “Simply feeling the emotions conveyed in his paintings can spark a spiritual dialogue across hundreds of years.”

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SOURCE Jiangxi International Communication Center(JXICC)