I've just uploaded a video about my trip to this year's FOSDEM in February.
youtu.be/kEzdp_S2L7Q
#video #youtube #vlog #fosdem #fosdem2026 #brussels #brüssel
When we start listening to open source and open science practitioners, policy change will follow. At #FOSDEM2026, our Head of Grid Data, Tobias Augspurger, pointed to the key in OSS: traceability & reproducibility.
Watch the panel on "Solving EU's Problems with Open Source”
🎥 youtu.be/B2iHuJAxrPg
Introducing tags.pub tags.pub is a new service under development by the Social Web Foundation. It is a global hashtag server — it lets you follow a hashtag across the Fediverse. There’s lots of...
#Uncategorized #ActivityPub #example #fediverse […]
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Better grid data = better energy planning. At #FOSDEM2026, Andreas Hernandez Denyer & François Lacombe showed why open and verifiable grid data matters. #MapYourGrid invites mappers & validators to help build it.
🎥 youtu.be/6fP7dKxLaA8
🗺️ mapyourgrid.org
#OpenData #OpenStreetMap
Global collaboration and Europe's digital sovereignty goals: debate - FOSDEM 2026
European #digitalsovereignty is moving from slogan to strategy, with #opensource as a pillar of technological autonomy.
At #FOSDEM2026, panelists discussed sovereignty as capability, participation, and influence through global open source collaboration. fosdem.org/2026/schedul...
Missed FOSDEM this year? No problem!
Grab the recap of Nicolas Frattaroli's talk detailing Rockchip’s mainline progress, including Vulkan 1.4 and NPU support as a vital path to sustainable, affordable hardware.
col.la/fosdemrockch...
#FOSDEM2026 #Rockchip #Vulkan #OpenSource
Our #FOSDEM2026 talk is uploaded: "Graphite 2D Editor: A Busy Year in Review | FOSDEM 2026 Talk"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHMS...
Daniel S', the creator of curl, presentation at #fosdem2026 fosdem.org/2026/schedul...
Just published a posting about the Audio, Video and Graphics Creation Devroom at this years FOSDEM.
#fosdem #fosdem2026 #conference #talk #brussels
pascal.scherbaum.la/post/2026-02...
FOSDEM 2026 felt more grounded.
More real discussions about governance, funding, and running open source in production.
18 talks in our devroom. 200+ people at the meetup. Honest conversations about what actually works.
Recap:
👉 xwiki.com/en/Blog/XWik...
#FOSDEM2026 #news #tech #oss #opensource
A big thank you to @rustfoundation.org for featuring Rama in their #FOSDEM2026 recap 🦀
Described as “a very slick library for writing network services.”
Ready to take full control of your network stack? Explore Rama at 🔗 ramaproxy.org
🔗 rustfoundation.org/media/guest-...
#OpenSource #Networking
Great connecting with the global open-source community at #FOSDEM2026 in Brussels.
Petya Kangalova delivered a main track talk on building an open mapping ecosystem for all, while Sam Woodcock also represented HOT at the event.
Rewatch the talk: bit.ly/3ZFDPU5
At #FOSDEM2026, the CRA in Practice DevRoom showed how developers, maintainers, foundations, & manufacturers are turning the EU #CRA into workflows, powered by open collaboration, practical tooling, and community-driven processes.
👉 Recap: openssf.org/blog/2026/02...
Open energy models are already used across the industry. Catalysing funding is more important than ever! At #FOSDEM2026, Maximilian explained how scaling open models requires redefining their value for the different audiences & measuring success by ecosystem growth & impact 🔗 youtu.be/txeHo2jj_RE
Si tratta di un badge con sfondo blu e con il simbolo del fediverso in trasparenza. In alto c'è il mio nome e cognome (Valentina Nardecchia), in basso il logo della mia azienda (Storie Spettinate) e il mio indirizzo di Mastodon. Al centro c'è la scritta "I find your lack of faith in Fediverse disturbing" e un pinguino con il casco di Darth Fenner.
FOSDEM: ho impiegato tanto tempo a far sedare l'energia che mi ha portato. Ho riscritto questo articolo almeno 10 volte per renderlo il meno appassionato possibile. Mi sono arresa, non mi è possibile.
Avrei voluto parlare delle persone incontrate, delle […]
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Stats from our stand at FOSDEM 2026:
Flyers given away: 513
Stickers: 797
Emails collected: 80
Donations in the box: 22 euros
New followers on socials: mastodon 22, bsky 4, xitter 1
Distance walked: 14.5 km
Thank you for joining us on this experience. See you next year :)
#fosdem #fosdem2026
Firefly Zero prototype v2 at FOSDEM 2026:
www.youtube.com/shorts/e_h_6...
#fosdem #fosdem2026
Two people with green sweaters
The Future Is Federated
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One of my fav photos from #fosdem2026
Sweater by @_elena, photo by @sturmsucht
@fsfe@mastodon.social I see that some bigger talks from #fosdem2026 are making it onto your main #peertube video channel .. will you be continuing to upload videos from the conference there? @fsfe@media.fsfe.org
I’m back from FOSDEM! Here’s a little blog post about our first time attending as @roost.tools:
cassidyjames.com/blog/roost-o...
#TrustAndSafety #FOSDEM #FOSDEM2026 #OpenSource
#FOSDEM2026 - Updates on GNU/Hurd progress: rump drivers, 64bit, SMP, software bootstrapping ...
fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event/7FZX...
Presented by @samuel_thibault
I wonder how close #TheHurd is to becoming an […]
ngdevkit presentation in front of the audience
Last weekend I had a blast at #fosdem2026 and was fortunate enough to present ngdevkit in front of a packed room 🤩 Slides and video available at fosdem.org/2026/schedul... #16bit #neogeo #retrocomputing
Feedback on my #fosdem2026 talk:
"Feedback: Not the most relevant, still one of the most funny and original this year."
I couldn't be happier.
@fosdem.org in a nutshell: devrooms, hallway conversations, and too many waffles
Ah, and the packed community meetup this year was a nice reminder of how much this ecosystem keeps growing.
#FOSDEM2026 #OpenSource
Train platform, wall with Decorations oh Birch Trees, magpies, and tiadstools
Platform sign showing train towards Uppsala C via Solna
On the home stretch...
#travel #FOSDEM #fosdem2026 #europebyrail #stockholmcity #pendeltåg
Interesting things afoot in package management:
Package managers a la carte - fosdempwa.com/event/9020?y...
Solving Package Management via Hypergraph Dependency Resolution - arxiv.org/abs/2506.10803
#programming #swe #fosdem2026
The Network Time Protocol is generally used completely unprotected, much like the web was before HTTPS. At FOSDEM 2026, Ruben explained how we aim to push adoption of secure time (NTS) using pools of NTS servers.
Video and slides: buff.ly/O4sfBKg
#fosdem2026 #opensource #timesynchronization
Platform sign showing night train to Stocholm
EN 344 arriving at Hamburg
Train arriving at Hamburg hbf
And now the night train to Stockholm
#travel #fosdem #fosdem2026 #europwbyrail #hamburghbf
I’m undecided on next year, but for now, here are my top 5 talks that made it worth the trip and inspired me:
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#FOSDEM #FOSDEM2026 (4/4)
That said, the community spirit at FOSDEM remains top-notch and the content was stellar.
#FOSDEM #FOSDEM2026 (3/4)