FOSS Backstage 2026 The two-day conference brought together the brightest minds in the industry to discuss and explore all about FOSS community, management and compliance. At FO...

Have you spotted them already? The first batch of video recordings from #FOSSBack 2026 are online: youtube.com/playlist...

Did you already spot yourself in the #FOSSBack pictures?

We’re still delighted by the success of the 8th edition when we see so many happy, curious, and engaged faces.

Find all photos of FOSS Backstage 2026 here: www.flickr.com/photos/newth...

This was FOSS Backstage 2026 It's a wrap! Highlights and impressions from this years' conference

The second day of FOSS Backstage has wrapped up, bringing to a close two days filled with insightful sessions and great discussions. Thanks to everyone who took part in the eighth edition of #FOSSBack!

A few first highlights: 26.foss-backstage.de/this-was-fos...

📸 Jan Michalko

Take your lunch outside! Today we're having eggplant ragout with couscous and spinach, enjoy your meal =)

There are two food stations, at the lobby and at Wintergarten.

The program starts again at 2:10 pm: 26.foss-backstage.de/schedule/

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If you haven’t had enough of FOSS yet and feel like connecting about design & UX – whether you’re a designer yourself or just want to learn more about their perspective – #FOSSBack Design tomorrow is your chance!

📅 March 18, 10 am to 4.30 pm @bUm Berlin
🎫 Tickets from €20: 26.foss-backstage.design

Want your laptop to look like Angie's? Don't miss out on our sticker exchange in the lobby! #FOSSBack

Getting sentimental about #FOSSBack already? Take home a souvenir!

👕 FOSS Backstage T-shirts are available at the registration desk in sizes S–3XL. Legacy shirts: €10; new design: €20.

📷 Spotted our photo booth? Grab your souvenir photos in the lobby.

Good morning Berlin! Welcome to Day 2 of #FOSSBack

We start the day at 9 am with the FOSS eGov Breakfast on open-source and public administration: 26.foss-backstage.de/foss-egov-br...

From 10 am, the program (and our livestream) starts: 26.foss-backstage.de/schedule/

Have a great day!

This was day one of #FOSSBack 2026! Thanks to everyone for attending, speaking, volunteering, and helping shape the future of Free and Open Source Software with us.

Time for a little recap: 26.foss-backstage.de...

See you tomorrow ✨

Let's come together! FOSS Backstage is about community – that's why we warmly invite you to join our Get-together tonight at 6:10 pm @ Auditorium. Meet new and old faces and connect, share and collaborate.

Thanks to our partner E.ON for making it possible: eon.com/en/about-us/...

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Friendly reminder: Tomorrow (March 17), there will be an @openhomefoundation.org Meet-up, co-hosted by us and Women in Open Source! Please feel free to join us from 7 pm: luma.com/wo5l8jkf

From 6-7 pm: Meet-up exclusively for women and other marginalized identities: luma.com/eita4hqf

Full house at our talk on AI-generated Code: Legal Risks and How to Reduce Them by Dr. Andreas Kotulla and Chan-jo Jun!

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Commercial break: #FOSSBack Design takes place on Wednesday, March 18! Join us for all things UX & design in FOSS.

Featuring a barcamp and talks by @imanijoy.bsky.social and Andy Betts (KDE), among others.

Full program and last tickets: 26.foss-backstage.design/program/

What's behind Æva's head?

We just kicked off #FOSSBack with a wonderful keynote by @aeva.online on Open Source, Security and the Cyber Resilience Act.

Now the program is on! Find the conference schedule here: 26.foss-backstage.de/schedule/

Not in Berlin? Be part of #FOSSBack online!

Find the link to our online event platform Venueless in the "All you need to know" e-mail that was sent to you on March 10 – also available to Onsite ticket holders.

Last-minute Online Ticket: 26.foss-backstage.de...

Re: Lightning Talks at #FOSSBack!

The form to submit your proposal is open now:
surveys.plainschwarz.com/index.php/91...

It's open until end of the lunch break, six speakers will then be selected and notified asap!

When? Today, March 16, 5:20 pm at the Stage Auditorium

Welcome to #FOSSBack 2026!

Doors open at 9 am, the program starts at 10:05 am (CET) with a keynote by Æva Black.

Please have your order confirmation mail with the ticket QR-code ready! Breakfast is kindly provided by SerNet GmbH.

All you need to know for your visit: lnkd.in/eaAdtGpz

With this discussion, Æva Black & Gregor “Little Detritus” Bransky bring FOSS Backstage attendees together to explore how communities could issue risk-based attestations sufficient to reduce compliance burdens in ways that support open source communities.

Learn more: 26.foss-backstage.de...

We're excited to co-host a meetup event of the Open Home Foundation with Women in Open Source during FOSS Backstage! Join us for a casual evening of drinks and chats.

📅 March 17, from 7 pm @ bUm
♀️From 6-7 pm: Women and other marginalized identities only.

Register now: 26.foss-backstage.de...

#FOSSBack will be back on Monday for its 2026 edition!

We are incredibly excited about our many interesting speakers, panels, talks, workshops – and even more excited to see you, our community.

Here's everything you need to know for your visit: 26.foss-backstage.de...

We would like to thank Sang Engineering for being our Coffee Break Partner at #FOSSBack.

Learn more: sang-engineering.com...

Open source projects already power citizen science — from mapping air quality to tracking food data. This RIECS-Concept workshop invites developers to map what is needed to build trusted citizen science infrastructure.

Join Kai-Ti Wu & Franziska Stressmann for their session: 26.foss-backstage.de...

With many open source projects desperate for contributors, how do we educate the next generation to grow the contributor base for all of us?

Ruth Ikegah, Dawn Foster, Peculiar C. Umeh and Stephen Walli will discuss this in their session at FOSS Backstage: 26.foss-backstage.de...

We are happy to announce Osborne Clarke as our Community Partner for FOSS Backstage 2026!

Learn more: osborneclarke.com/de...

How can corporate users, volunteer maintainers, and everyone in between work together? In this panel, learn what each side intends, expects, and needs, and how we can bridge tensions in today’s open-source supply chain.

Learn more: 26.foss-backstage.de...

One week until #FOSSBack returns to bUm Berlin, filling the space with people excited about the non-coding aspects of open source projects.

Today is your last chance to get a ticket at the standard price: 26.foss-backstage.de...

Also, we have few Diversity Tickets left: foss-backstage.de/di...

Join Tom Sadler and Joel Keers for their talk on the BBC’s experience of maintaining a fork of dash.js for media playback. Discover the motivations, trade-offs, and strategies employed to minimise maintenance overheads and more!

Learn more: 26.foss-backstage.de...

Interested in embedding design thinking into the engineering world? Join Miguel Divo, @erioldoesdesign.bsky.social, @gloria.design and David Edler at #FOSSBackstage. Their panel explores how design contributions are valuable assets for greater impact in engineering circles: 26.foss-backstage.de...

Can FOSS Backstage get any better? Yes, it can! Our co-located event, FOSS Backstage Design, just confirmed amazing speakers. On March 18th, hear from Imani Joy (Mastodon), Andy Betts (KDE), Pablo Vazquez & Dalai Felinto (Blender) and Lahari Chowtoori (AWS). Get your ticket: 26.foss-backstage.de...

Open source licenses matter, but ecosystem is what truly defines how open and sustainable a project is. Open source isn’t always as open as it seems! At #FOSSBackstage, Jos Poortvliet will guide you through tactics beyond licensing to lock you in.

Learn more: 26.foss-backstage.de...