Can open source development help server makers reduce vendor dependence? Logic Fruit outlines its approach to code access and future contributions.
Logic Fruit Technologies plans to contribute improvements to the open baseboard management controller (OpenBMC) community after deploying L-Nex, its field programmable gate array (FPGA)-based server-management platform. It also says customers can access its proprietary interface-driver code under a non-disclosure agreement (NDA).
In an exclusive interaction, Ampritpreet Singh, director of engineering at Logic Fruit Technologies, explained how open source software can help manufacturers adapt server-management functions to different configurations without relying entirely on a single supplier. He cited cases where requests to change bus sizes or update software involved additional costs and delays.
“They can implement it themselves through their teams, or they can get it from anywhere else. It is open source software, an open playing field for everyone,” Singh said.
Logic Fruit uses OpenBMC as the foundation for its platform, with proprietary drivers supporting interfaces implemented in-house. While OpenBMC is open source, access to the company’s custom driver code is offered separately under an NDA.
Contributing back to OpenBMC
Logic Fruit currently engages with the OpenBMC community through online forums. It plans to participate more formally after deployment, using customer feedback to identify issues and improvements that could inform future contributions.
“Once we deploy it, we will get to know the issues faced by customers and what enhancements are needed,” Singh concludes, with customer evaluations planned for the second quarter of 2027 and production readiness targeted for the third quarter.
Can open source access give manufacturers greater control over their platforms? Stay tuned for the longer conversation with Logic Fruit’s approach to code access, customer-driven improvements, and contributions to the OpenBMC community.
