All talks from FOSS Backstage
Seyi Kuforiji – Bridging the Gap: Encouraging African Talent to Open Source #FOSSBack
This talk explores the challenges and opportunities for African talent in open source contributions....
Educating the next generation of open source contributors #FOSSBack
This talk features a panel discussion on enhancing contributions to open source projects by fosterin...
Jan Dittrich – Best practices and (very) small projects #FOSSBack
This talk focuses on best practices for managing small open-source projects, particularly those with...
Johannes Näder – Let’s tackle Openwashing! #FOSSBack
In this talk, Johannes Nieder discusses the importance of free software and the concept of open wash...
Zainab Daodu – Narrative Infrastructure: Storytelling to Grow Open Source #FOSSBack
This talk discusses the importance of storytelling in developing and nurturing open source communiti...
Victoria Nduka – Lessons from Prometheus's First Design Mentorship #FOSSBack
This talk covers the lessons learned from a UX research mentorship led by Prometheus and highlights...
Felix Reda, Nicholas Gates – We need a European Sovereign Tech Fund! #FOSSBack
This talk discusses the advocacy for an EU Sovereign Tech Fund, building on a feasibility study init...
Tom Sadler, Joel Keers – A fork load of maintenance - forking a key dependency #FOSSBack
This talk explores the challenges and strategies involved in maintaining and upstreaming changes to...
Mustapha Rufai – Docs, Demos, and Mentors: Growing Open Source #FOSSBack
This talk presents Mustafa Rafi's insights on building and maintaining open-source tools, particular...
Jochen Topf – The OpenStreetMap Community #FOSSBack
This talk introduces OpenStreetMap, a collaborative platform for geographical data that allows users...
Daphne Preston-Kendal – The next xz attack #FOSSBack
This talk discusses a series of sophisticated security attacks on software systems, starting with a...
Jan Ainali – Using content from Wikidata in your apps #FOSSBack
This talk introduces Wikidata as a semantic database that serves as a hub for information related to...
Florent Zara – Training-as-Code: Scaling Open Source Literacy #FOSSBack
This lightning talk focuses on the approach Michelin has taken to develop reusable training material...
Oliver Drotbohm – Connecting Open Source Projects with Public Institutions #FOSSBack
This talk explores the relationship between open source projects and public institutions, focusing o...
Daniel Appelquist – Shifting Left on Human Rights? #FOSSBack
In this talk, the speaker discusses the importance of W3C wide review processes and their role in pr...
Amir Montazery – Success Stories in Open Source: Security Audits with OSTIF #FOSSBack
This talk explores success stories in open source, with a particular focus on the importance of secu...
Elio Qoshi, Anxhela Maloku (Angie) – Identifying and Addressing Usability Vulnerabilities #FOSSBack
This talk focuses on the critical intersection of security and user experience (UX) design, highligh...
Jos Poortvliet – Beyond the license: measuring real openness in open source #FOSSBack
This talk focuses on the challenges and benefits of open-source software, particularly through the l...
Emily Omier – How open source companies win #FOSSBack
This talk discusses the risks and advantages associated with open source companies, focusing on the...
Dr. Andreas Kotulla, @AnwaltJun – AI-Generated Code: Legal Risks and How to Reduce Them #FOSSBack
This talk addresses the legal risks associated with AI-generated code, presented by Andreas Coutula...
ORT Server: An open source platform to automate CRA checks #FOSSBack
This talk introduces the OSS Review Toolkit (ORT), a platform designed for automating software compl...
Cassie Jiun Seo – Curating Power: FOSS in the Service of National Interests #FOSSBack
This talk focuses on the concept of curated power, exploring how nation-states influence and shape o...
Nil Homedes – FLOSS Sustainability: Lessons from a Funding Crisis #FOSSBack
In this session, Nil Medz, the director of the Sedinfree Software Association, discusses the journey...
Miaolai Zhou – The Power of Dedicated Security Engineers vs. Volunteers #FOSSBack
In this talk, Mila discusses the critical but often overlooked aspect of open source: security. She...
Shannon Wray – How Open Collective moved from a for-profit to a non-profit #FOSSBack
This talk discusses the transition of Open Collective from a for-profit to a non-profit organization...
Tara Tarakiyee – Why Has Hardware Infrastructure Diverged From Open Software? #FOSSBack
This talk explores the divergence between open software and hardware, highlighting the barriers that...
Gregor "Little Detritus" Bransky – Fair Share Cost Tokens #FOSSBack
This talk presents an innovative approach to funding open source software stewards, emerging from di...
Nicole Weber – Keeping the flame alive: storytelling for open source #FOSSBack
In this talk, Nicole Weber, a staff designer at Mozilla, explores how to maintain creativity and aut...
Madalin Neag – Why Open Standards Power Compliance #FOSSBack
This talk covers the significance of open standards in achieving compliance within organizations, pr...
Mirko Boehm – Does FOSS Buy Sovereignty? Participation vs. Ownership #FOSSBack
This talk explores the concept of digital sovereignty and its importance in today's technology lands...
Nicholas Gates – Open Source in Local Governments: Lessons from across the EU #FOSSBack
This talk features Nick Gates, a senior policy adviser at Open Forum Europe, discussing EU-funded re...
Jan Lehnardt – 2.5 Years of STA Bug Resilience: how we helped a lot of FOSS #FOSSBack
This talk focuses on the speaker's work with the Sovereign Tech Agency (STA) to enhance the resilien...
Andy Piper – Building the Open Alternative: DPGs for Digital Sovereignty #FOSSBack
This talk explores the concept of digital public goods and digital sovereignty, emphasizing the impo...
Jutta Kreyss – How the city of Munich measures digital sovereignty #FOSSBack
This talk explores the concept of digital sovereignty as implemented by the City of Munich, focusing...
Florent Zara, Julien Millau – From Tires to Code: Building Michelin's OSPO #FOSSBack
This talk covers Michelin's journey to adopting open source methodologies within their organization....
Benjamin Nickolls, Andrew Nesbitt – Is InnerSource Commons good for open source? #FOSSBack
This talk explores the impact of Inner Source Commons on open source contributions using data from t...
Dr. Wolfgang Gehring – A Frictionless Inner Source Journey #FOSSBack
This talk focuses on the concept of inner source, which operates similarly to open source, but confi...
Getting Real with the Supply Chain: From SBOM Data to Action #FOSSBack
In this talk, the speakers discuss the complexities of managing the software supply chain at Doan, p...
Dr. Daniel Gerber – Saxony in Action: Supporting a Lasting FOSS Foundation #FOSSBack
This talk introduces Alaska, an open source software foundation dedicated to developing operational...
Leia Ruffini, Juan Ruitiña – Real accessibility: an imperfect, honest journey #FOSSBack
This talk explores the journey of improving accessibility practices at Canonical, focusing on their...
Balancing the Supply Chain Act #FOSSBack
This panel discussion focuses on balancing legal, organizational, and community perspectives in mana...
Drew DeVault – Building and scaling Hare's community governance #FOSSBack
In this talk, Drew DeVault discusses the governance of the Hare programming language project, which...
Jan Ainali – FOSS behind the scenes - the center stage is not enough #FOSSBack
This talk discusses the challenges of using proprietary tools in the realm of open-source developmen...
Michael Weinberg – Lessons from 10+ Years of Certifying Open Source Hardware #FOSSBack
This talk focuses on the certification program for open source hardware, presented by Michael Weinbe...
Navigating engineering-focused environments #FOSSBack
This panel discussion focuses on the integration of design within engineering environments, especial...
Æva Black – Can Open Source be Secure by Design? #FOSSBack
This talk explores the evolution and impact of open source software in relation to societal changes...
Rich Bowen – Plan to fork (So you don't have to fork) #FOSSBack
This talk discusses the importance of creating a forking plan for open source projects, highlighting...