We are @fdroidorg (#fdroid)
Meet us at #fosdem #fosdem2026
Our stand will be at UD1 (Building U, Entrance D, Floor 1). We are also close to Saturday's FOSS on Mobile devroom (located at UB4.132, just on the opposite side of the Group G Square).

https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=18/50.812440/4.382949

https://fosdem.org/2026/stands/

@seabass @neil @eighthave @fbinin & the rest if the team will be there.

Also, do not forget to attend the main track session on Sunday which will be at 12 by @marcprux

https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event/TYZH97-fear-loathing-app-stores/

@EC_DIGIT maybe interesting for visitors of Fosdem 2026

#fosdem #fosdem2026

Thanks to your help and kind sponsorship from @ItaLinuxSociety, we've achieved our goal!

We look forward to seeing you all at #FOSDEM

Welcome to what we like to call Schrodinger's Tech Politics where all political platforms are valid but let's now attack an entire political concept.

Brought to you by the @web3privacy chat.

If this is the future of #foss, #security and #privacy, we're fucked.

@fosdem #fosdem #fediverse #mastodon

Something I'd really like to see from @fosdem - a graph of which social media addresses speakers have on their profile / presentations over the years. Last year it was still quite disappointing that the number of people with Mastodon on their slides was quite low. Maybe something for the stats session at the end?
#FOSDEM #fosdem2026

I'll be giving a presentation at #FOSDEM
[Using automatic translations, the do's and don'ts](https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event/LKRSPX-using_automatic_translations_the_dos_and_donts/)

⏰ #FOSDEM is around the corner! And we will be in the middle of it all!
Have a look at our amazing talks about #FreeSoftware #Policy #Legal topics ..., happening all over FOSDEM.
You do not want to miss any of our sessions?
🫶 Follow us and stay tuned for more info about FSFE at FOSDEM.
And of course, you can find us at our booth, building K Level 2, stand 9.

https://fsfe.org/events/

Does #Belgium really has regulations which use threshold CO2 concentration levels of 900 ppm (below considered good) and 1200 ppm (above considered poor)? I am thinking of putting these levels as green-amber-red thresholds in the monitor devices, because as is they have levels harder to reach (they are oriented at larger conference stages) so it sometimes goes red in my spacious room where I'm alone, which would be just pointless.
Does anyone have their CO2 measurements from previous #FOSDEM ?

Let me tease you with a real "thought leader slide" from my coming #FOSDEM talk 😎

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AI gives us the worst and the best - simultaneously

We will be at FOSDEM 2026. Jan 31 and Feb 1.

Just look for our black flags with the Furilabs and VoidPhone logo’s on them. We will have a heap of phones to test and buy in person. We will have at least 3 people at the booth to answer all your FLX1S questions.

https://furilabs.com/fosdem-2026/

#flx1s #furilabs #fosdem2026 #fosdem

Over twee weken is FOSDEM. Wie vind ik daar ook? Iemand die het leuk vind om koffie te drinken?

Nog niet naar programma gekeken, maar vermoedelijk wissel ik weer tussen retro, energy en de surprisingly interesting legal devrooms. Oh en ik ben op zoek naar 'CRT Punk' gadgets. Om mijn werkkamer in sfeer te krijgen voor het volgende boek dat ik ga schrijven.

#FOSDEM #FOSDEM2026

Next week, the #OCA is at #FOSDEM 2026!

FOSDEM is a free event for software developers to meet, share ideas and collaborate.
Every year, thousands of developers of free and open source software from all over the world gather at the event in Brussels.

⭐ Come and meet us at the Stand F-02 that we share with Dolibar ERP CRM ⭐

📅 January 31 & February 1 2026
📍 ULB-Faculté de Philosophie et Lettres, Avenue Fr. D. Roosevelt 50 - Cp 175, Brussel, BE, 1050

#OdooCommunity #Odoo #OpenSource #Dev

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OCA at FOSDEM 2026 beer, open source, lightning talks, devrooms, 8000+ hackers, 600+ lectures Brussels / 31 January & 1 February 2026 Come and meet us Stand F-02 | OCA + Dolibar ULB-Faculté de Philosophie et Lettres, Avenue Fr. D. Roosevelt 50 - Cp 175, Brussel, Brussels, BE, 1050

Are there any #FOSDEM parties / meet-ups happening on Friday 30th?

If not, anyone up for a beer and a bite to eat somewhere?

Rail adventure time! Starting at #BristolTempleMeads, heading to #Budapest. First stop #LondonPaddington

#BetterByRail #FlyLess #EuropeRailAdventure #FOSDEM #FOSDEM2026 #GWR #IET #Class800 #SlowTravel #EuropeByRail #WinterRailTrip

Rolled into Paddington right on time. First leg complete and the rhythm of the journey is setting in. Next up is St Pancras and Eurostar to Brussels, then the real fun begins with night trains and Central Europe ahead.
Still very much #BetterByRail. No flying, just watching Britain slide past the window and enjoying the feeling of actually travelling, not teleporting.

#FlyLess
#EuropeRailAdventure
#SlowTravel
#EuropeByRail
#WinterRailTrip
#GWR
#IET
#Class800
#Paddington
#FOSDEM
#FOSDEM2026

Less than two weeks to go until @fosdem 2026 😀

I'm happy to meet up with anyone who wants to talk about @yoctoproject and @openembedded. If you'll be attending FOSDEM and want to chat, drop me a message and we'll figure out a time to meet.

I'll also likely be bouncing between a couple of devrooms. Looking forward to the "Embedded, Mobile and Automotive" and "Community" tracks as usual!

#FOSDEM2026 #FOSDEM #EmbeddedLinux #OpenSource

Pour celles et ceux qui préparent leur #FOSDEM , cette PWA est plutôt bien faite https://fosdempwa.com/?year=2026

I'm happy to announce that my talk has been accepted at #FOSDEM 2026 in the Network devroom!

I'll be presenting my work on automating BGP peerings in the dn42 environment on Saturday, January 31st, 18:40-19:00 at Université Libre de Bruxelles, room H.1302. The session will also be streamed online.

dn42 is a community-driven overlay network that provides a real-world testbed for experimenting with Internet protocols like BGP, IPv4/v6, DNS and much more. I'll share how I built an automatic peering service that's helped my network (AS4242420263) reach rank #20 of all dn42 networks.

If you're curious about overlay networks, BGP or hands-on network automation, this is for you!

https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event/RPJHYK-automating_bgp_peerings_in_the_dn42_environment/

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The ⚙️ FOSDEM 2026 Schedule ⚙️ app for Android is now available:

🛒 https://f-droid.org/packages/info.metadude.android.fosdem.schedule
🛒 https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=info.metadude.android.fosdem.schedule

🆕 Search filters
🆕 New session cards design
🆕 Edge-to-edge support
🆕 New settings options

#fahrplan #fosdem #fosdem2026 #opensource @fosdem @fosdempgday @fosdembsd

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Screenshots of the FOSDEM 2026 Schedule for Android phones + tablets. Available via F-Droid and Google Play. Incl. c3-nav.

A quick #FOSDEM guide from someone who's been attending since it was still called OSDEM:

1. Be mindful of other people. This is an extremely busy conference.
2. If a talk is in progress and you want to enter the room: don't. Wait until the next talk.
3. If you didn't read 2, try to enter as quietly as humanly possible, and ideally even quieter. Many of the rooms have terrible acoustics and you will annoy hundreds of people.
4. The hallway track is very busy. Take it outside when possible.

RE: https://hachyderm.io/@rubenwardy/115912429390885486

The folks at @Luanti are struggling to collect the last bits for their #FOSDEM funding. I already donated in order to be able to meet these wonderful people in Bruxelles.

Please donate. ❤️

⚠️ We're 900 € short on funds for our stand at #FOSDEM

FOSDEM is the largest free and open source software conference in Europe. Attending FOSDEM allows us to promote #Luanti, bring the community together, and connect with other open source projects.

If you can, please help by giving to our non-profit fundraiser. Any contribution helps lighten the load

https://opencollective.com/luanti/projects/fosdem-26

#Minetest #OpenSource #FreeSoftware

@HennaVirkkunen hi!

#fosdem , the biggest fully Open Source conference on Earth with way over 8,000 attendees will happen for the 26th year in Brussels at ULB Solbosch campus on the weekend of Jan 31/Feb 1

We have several devrooms which might be relevant to your interests:
https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/track/building-europes-public-digital-infrastructure/
https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/track/legal/
https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/track/open-source-eu-policy/

I am a long-standing organizer and spokesperson for FOSDEM. If you or your staff are interested in attending, I'd be more than happy to show you around

Curious about #privacy in a post-quantum world? 🛡️

Catch Linux Professional Institute (LPI) Board Chair Emeritus Jon “maddog” Hall at FOSDEM 2026 on Feb. 1 in Brussels for a talk on #postquantumcomputing, #digitalsovereignty, & why #opensource is key for security & transparency.

Meet us on site for exam discounts!

Learn more → https://lpi.org/18pw

#FOSS #opensource #Linux #FOSDEM #cybersecurity #digitalsovereignty #LPI #postquantumcomputing @fosdem

Modificato: QUOTA WIKIMEDIA RAGGIUNTA, GRAZIE!

Prima: fondi per @Luanti al FOSDEM

Quest'anno Wikimedia Italia ha rifiutato la richiesta di sovvenzione, tardando ampiamente nel comunicarcelo.

Il FOSDEM tuttavia è alle porte e 4 giorni a Bruxelles non costan proprio poco. È la fiera più grande d'Europa di software libero, per noi fondamentale.

Qualsiasi contributo può aiutarci ad alleggerire il carico. Ringrazio @ItaLinuxSociety per l'aiuto repentino ❤️

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#Videogiochi

Hello #Fediverse,

as #FOSDEM 2026 is approaching I was thinking about bridging the livestreams to #PeerTube as well.

Streams are under #CreativeCommons license that allows sharing videos, so there is no big deal in it.

As there are plenty of rooms (and we dibs Social Web for #VHSky 😀 ), it would be fun to coordinate streaming accross multiple instances to stream as much rooms as possible without overloading single instance.

What do you think, anybody interested?

Also, anybody has idea how to actually bridge m3u to PeerTube? @j4n3z maybe?

Planning my #FOSDEM activities.

If you're running a party or a meet up - please let me know 🙂

@Tacitus Pour les prochains visiteurs du #Fosdem, durant la dernière grève, j'ai tout de même pu me déplacer en train. Ils étaient seulement beaucoup moins nombreux.

By now 25 CO2 monitor devices are booked to go home with various people after FOSDEM.
At least 15 more takers and it'll be total of 40, enough to cover all devrooms, other track rooms and stand spaces.
Any visitor can join to this initiative. Express your interest now, meet me at the end and get your device in exchange for 50 euro (which is roughly just manufacturing & shipping costs per unit).
https://autkin.net/2026/fosdem26-air/#contact-details

#FOSDEM
#FOSDEM26
#FOSDEM2026

@hook I will be on the the #HackerTrain leaving Prague on Thursday evening.

#FOSDEM2026 #FOSDEM

#fosdem https://www.lavoixdunord.fr/1663297/article/2026-01-09/la-belgique-se-prepare-une-greve-de-cinq-jours-sur-les-rails-fin-janvier

@tbernard and @adz will be talking about @modal , Reflection and @p2panda : Towards a Local-First Linux Desktop, at
#FOSDEM '26 #LocalFirst & #CRDTs devroom!

They'll introduce you to Modal, a collective focused on bringing local-first principles to Linux Desktop and Mobile. He'll also showcase Reflection, the GTK-based text editor, and p2panda, the underlying peer-to-peer stack.

Come listen to them and the 26 speakers on 1st Feb, from 9:00.

It is free! more details:
https://openlocalfirst.org/schedules/#8-p2panda-modal-reflection

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Open Local First devroom at FOSDEM Tobias Bernard 12:30 - 13:00 Towards a Local-First Linux Desktop with Modal, Reflection and p2panda devroom: Local First, sync engine & CRDTs 9:00 - 17:00 Sunday 1st Feb. 2026 room K3.201 - After party 17:30 program, streaming & more info: openlocalfirst.org

#FOSDEM CO2 monitors manufacturing status: Drilling. Please stand by.

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#FOSDEM air sensors initiative, details and updates

https://autkin.net/2026/fosdem26-air/

Dear FOSDEM goer. You can fund an air quality monitor (CO2 etc) for the event and take it home. The production & shipping costs are running up to 50 EUR. Now is the time to let me know you want it: no takers - no manufacturing. At the end of the event the devices and money will change hands. Contact details are in the article linked:

https://autkin.net/2026/fosdem26-air/#contact-details

#FOSDEM #FOSDEM26 #FOSDEM2026

Oooooh my custom made #TheFutureIsFederated sweatshirt has arrived at a pickup point! Going to retrieve it later today and I hope it turned out ok.

I intend to wear it at #FOSDEM on the big day for the Social Web talks.

All fingers and toes crossed it looks good and fits well. Otherwise I have two other Fedi t-shirts as backups 😅

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I have similar feelings about going to FOSDEM this year - I love being there, the people, the energy, but it's difficult to have fun while the world around is crumbling.

At least it's not a gala, but a tech conference. I hope something good and productive will come out of it..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKqDDlL0uPA

#fosdem #fosdem2026

As 2026 begins, we are excited to see the projects from the new edition of #YH4F, kicking off this month, and to start preparing for #FOSDEM and Ada & Zangemann in Dutch!

At the same time, we are looking back at the last month of 2025: from #YH4F in Hamburg to our two latest Software Freedom Podcast episodes, and our updates on the CRA and our work in the Apple v. European Commission litigation.

https://fsfe.org/news/nl/nl-202601.en.html

Several of our core team members will be attending #FOSDEM this year. We don't have an official presence (stand), but if you want to say hi, ping us here or on matrix!

@palanikannan is sharing with us his impression and excitement for the upcoming #FOSDEM and his participation as a speaker to our #localfirst and #crdt devroom #FOSDEM2026

more details about the program here: openlocalfirst.org

His blog article:

https://www.palanikannan.com/blogs/speaking-at-fosdem-2026

Les tickets pour le train achetés ! A bientôt à Bruxelles

#fosdem #foss #bruxelles #12train

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Le site web 1.2.train avec le récapitulatif de voyage Paris - Bruxelles le 31 janvier.

RE: https://fosstodon.org/@localfirst/115768511248897019

In 19 days from now, join the #LocalFirst devroom at #fosdem26 #fosdem in Brussels!

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@localfirst@fosstodon.org

@taye will be talking about Miru: Building a collaborative video editor with offline support, at
@fosdem '26 #LocalFirst & #CRDTs devroom!

He'll present https://miru.media and the video editing features that he is developing, and his journey to intuitive collaboration with offline support using CRDTs.

Come listen to him and the 25 speakers on 1st Feb, from 9:00 AM.

It is free! more details:
https://openlocalfirst.org/schedules/#11-miru

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FOSDEM Taye Adeyemi

Dear #FOSDEM folk: There is a strike planned in Brussels on the railways from the 26th to the 30th of January.

This will likely only impact national services, however it could also have repercussions for international services.

It is also possible that other sectors (such as airports) may strike around the same period. Please please keep a close eye on the news, if I see anything I'll toot about it!

https://www.brusselstimes.com/1900206/railway-union-announces-week-long-strike-in-january

@neil maybe that's a hint as to why some people got email, @ShinIce ? Accounts which didn't connect in X amount of time?

#FOSDEM

If you’re going by train to @fosdem, heads-up that there are strikes announced between Jan 25 and Jan 30.

https://fosdem.org/2026/news/2026-01-11-travel-transportation-advisories/

#fosdem #train #strike

Q: How do you convince people to use privacy respecting technologies?

I am looking for real life use-cases to include into my #FOSDEM talk and beyond.

If you have encouraged someone to switch to say Signal, or Sessions, or XMPP or some other tool/protocol, please share here or via DM.

Note: If you answered already my first call, feel free to ignore that.
#fedihelp #foss #privacy #decentralization #p2p

RE: https://fosstodon.org/@localfirst/115768536206699478

In 3 weeks from now, join the #LocalFirst devroom at #fosdem26 #fosdem in Brussels!

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Open Local First » 🌐 2025-12-23
@localfirst@fosstodon.org

Virgille Deville @virdev from La Suite Numérique of @numerique_gouv will be talking about "A Local First collaborative workplace", at @fosdem '26 #LocalFirst & #CRDTs devroom!

His talk will cover the architecture, development workflow of La Suite, and highlight the UI Kit as a reusable resource for the Local First community to build their own collaborative apps.

Come listen to him and the 25 speakers on 1st Feb, from 9:00 AM.

It is free! more details:
https://openlocalfirst.org/schedules/#14-lasuite-dinum

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Open Local First £0 devroom at FOSDEM Virgile Deville 14:00 - 14.05 A Local First collaborative workplace? devroom: Local First, sync engine & CRDTs 9:00 - 17:00 Sunday 1st Feb. 2026 room K3.201 - After party 17:30 program, streaming & more info: openlocalfirst.org

The December edition of Trunk & Tidbits is posted.

It was a quieter month in terms of commits due to the holiday period, but some solid progress was made. Plus, the latest stable releases, end-of-life for Mastodon 4.2, and news about #fosdem

https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2026/01/trunk-tidbits-december-2025/

I've had multiple email from #FOSDEM, about joining Matrix groups.

I stopped using Matrix a few years ago, and I won't be joining / running an instance again just for this.

If you want to message me, please DM me for my XMPP or Signal details.

#FOSDEM sent out invites for #Matrix channels. Which do not show up in Element as invites.

I have to open every invite one by one in Element in order to join the channel.

That is not usability for regular users.

#XSF Announcement

Join the 28th #XMPP #Summit taking place in #Brussels, #Belgium from 29th January.

https://xmpp.org/2025/11/xmpp-summit-28/

And visit the #FOSDEM 2026 were you can find the #Realtime Lounge, too!

#jabber #chat #interoperability #rtc #opensource #decentralization #federation #messaging

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RE: https://mastodon.social/@violetblue/115589922348700915

We shall crowdsource this for #FOSDEM . And integrate into the conference schedule apps.

@fosdem @RichiH I want to bring or fund at least 10 of these devices to the upcoming #FOSDEM. Seemingly genuine sensors can be had for ~17 (not 70+) EUR per sensor on AliExpress.

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005699154834.html

Would FOSDEM infra team allow plugging them into USB port of the video boxes if I solder and bring them, or would you rather manufacture them by an internal team (for trust reasons)?

Hoping for your quick reply.

@RichiH @fosdem ok so PCB making with sensors sourcing and assembly comes to 33 EUR per unit (if I do a big order). Sourcing USB power from mains socket is more expensive than I expected, so I am calling for devroom and stand owners to adopt a sensor, i.e. to look after it and make sure it's fed organic local-grown electricity (USB-C 5v, no PD should be needed).

#FOSDEM

@RichiH @fosdem my letters to misc #FOSDEM maillists seem to have been held - I guess moderation or bugs. Zero responses in any case, which is unfortunate. I take it as a sign to make the smallest possible batch, 10 units. I just want to minimize the hole in my pocket in absence of any expression of interest from others.

Order made. Devices should be in my hands towards the last week before FOSDEM. I will set up monitoring and contact schedule app devs to try integrate this feature.

hey all o/

for the coming #FOSDEM edition, the new matrix space is ready https://matrix.to/#/#fosdem2026:fosdem.org

#FOSDEM26

I'm in the 1%. The 1% of all #FOSDEM 2026 speakers named Daniel. (13 out of 1021)

https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/speakers/

I really hope that @Mer__edith comes to #FOSDEM and announces that #Signal will move at least parts of their server infrastructure to Europe and other regions, using hosting companies that are not connected to the US in order to mitigate the risk of a Trump order to shut their AWS account(s) down.

🚨 Ada pre-order alarm!

Wil je het inzichtgevende verhaal van ‘Ada & Zangemann” in het Nederlands lezen? Dankzij het geweldige werk van onze vrijwilliger @nicorikken kan je het boek nu bestellen!

Lees het verhaal hier: https://fsfe.org/news/2026/news-20260108-01.nl.html

Vergeet het niet te bestellen of koop het op #FOSDEM

#SoftwareFreedom #AdaZangemann

🚨 Ada pre-order alert!

Want to read the insightful story of "Ada & Zangemann" in Dutch? Thanks to the awesome work of our volunteer @nicorikken you can pre-order the book now!

Read the story here: https://fsfe.org/news/2026/news-20260108-01.en.html

Do not forget to pre-order it ! You can pick it up at #fosdem

#SoftwareFreedom #AdaZangemann

Yeah!!! Ada & #Zangemann is available to pre-order in #Dutch thank to our superhero @nicorikken !!There is also the option to inform @fsfe and pick it up at #FOSDEM !! https://fsfe.org/news/2026/news-20260108-01.en.html

Are you into #opensource ? And in the #eu ?
There is a Call for Feedback by the European Commission for a 'European Open Digital Ecosystem Strategy' For strategic approach to #foss in Europe, and a framework for using open source within the European Commission. You can respond until 3 February. It is useful to respond even if your point has already been submitted by someone else. The number and repetition of arguments is used as a weight. https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/16213-European-Open-Digital-Ecosystems_en cc #fosdem

And thanks everybody for retoots, i see those !

Je viens d'ouvrir un carton au bureau... Neuf. J'en ai deux comme ça 🤣

Edit : je donne ça sur Paris si une personne/association est intéressée

Edit2 : anyone at #fosdem ?

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carton de 20 boîtes de 10 disquettes

le fediverse pourrait t'il venir à ma rescousse ?

Nearby hotels seems full and others seems even to expensive... I can't afford a 420€ night, i am not looking for stars hotels...

I would like to not pay more than 100€ for a night and be at less than half an hour at feet from the event.

I wonder if fediverse can do any magic there and better than any online site ?

Retoot makes at least one people happy !

Does anyone have photos or at least recollection of how power sockets are situated on the lecturer podiums at #FOSDEM? Are there many of them, are they densely packed together (ruling out bulky multipliers)?

New Year, still with the #39c3 handover, but already thinking about #fosdem

The #39c3 creatures were able to get our new sticker, but we still have more surprises for #fosdem: new t-shits and socks!

We cannot wait to see all of you there!

#softwarefreedom #Freesoftware

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Sticker showing an apple with a worm inside. The sticker glows in the dark

J'y serai du 31 janvier après midi au dimanche 1er février 2026 mi après midi.

Avec l'intention de représenter dignement le collectif @librezo et la coopérative @AstrolabeCAE et d'étoffer mon réseau pour enfin remplir mon carnet de commandes.

Il me reste encore à trouver un hôtel pour le soir.

6,000 #curl stickers. 3 Kg.

Get yours at #FOSDEM

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6,000 curl stickers in six different variants

The #OCA is at #FOSDEM 2026!

FOSDEM is a free event for software developers to meet, share ideas and collaborate.
Every year, thousands of developers of free and open source software from all over the world gather at the event in Brussels.

⭐ Come and meet us at the Stand F-02 that we share with Dolibar ERP CRM ⭐

📅 January 31 & February 1 2026
📍 FOSDEM | ULB-Faculté de Philosophie et Lettres, Avenue Fr. D. Roosevelt 50 - Cp 175, Brussel, BE, 1050

#OdooCommunity #Odoo #OpenSource #Dev

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OCA at FOSDEM 2026 beer, open source, lightning talks, devrooms, 8000+ hackers, 600+ lectures Brussels / 31 January & 1 February 2026 Come and meet us Stand F-02 | OCA + Dolibar ULB-Faculté de Philosophie et Lettres, Avenue Fr. D. Roosevelt 50 - Cp 175, Brussel, Brussels, BE, 1050

🇧🇪🇩🇪🇮🇹 All booked for Brussels, Berlin and Bologna!

Anyone else off to @fosdem, @FOSSBackstage or @pycon Italia?

(Also going to skip PyCon US this year, already decided before the latest.)

#FOSDEM #FOSSBack #FOSSBackstage #PyConItalia #PyCon

RE: https://eldritch.cafe/@adalanerd/115823770104841697

Interesting to see the results of this survey so far. 20% (1 in 5) of 124 respondents reporting ill after #39c3.

ConCrud is a thing. People from all over gather in one place and breathe each other's air.

Wearing a mask not only reduces your own chances of contracting an airborne virus like Flu or Covid, but it does even more to protect others.

If you're thinking of going to #FOSDEM, which is larger, more crowded and less well ventilated, consider wearing a well-fitted mask.

🗳

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🫰 Ada ⅘ 🌙 [she/her] » 🌐 2026-01-02
@adalanerd@eldritch.cafe

Airborne illne-CCC, survey [SENSITIVE CONTENT]

I should have worn a mask. Obviously. So I did! For a few hours. Until I ate, put it in a pocket, forgot about it. Then spent 4 days among 15k people, 95% without a mask.

And... Yup, I caught a virus. Fever, coughs, fatigue, pains...

F***** congress, f*** us all deniers!

If you were at #39c3, did you...

#CovidIsNotOver #covid #airbornViruses

wear a mask, didn't get ill:	34
wear a mask, got ill:	11
didn't wear a mask, didn't get ill:	98
didn't wear a mask, got ill:	25

My page with alternative #FOSDEM schedule view lists 908 talks already.

https://gpages.juszkiewicz.com.pl/fosdem-videos/

And while I am writing about #FOSDEM26 - read "how to survive FOSDEM" if you have not read it yet:

https://marcin.juszkiewicz.com.pl/2019/10/15/how-to-survive-fosdem/

@aral These are really tough decisions to make and we make our decisions very thoughtfully. You can see my talk from #FOSDEM last year about it:

https://archive.fosdem.org/2025/schedule/event/fosdem-2025-6481-when-is-it-right-to-say-no-to-funding-/

Found some use for the @fossasia LED badges I collected at previous #fosdem editions.

Timing is everything 🥂

It's official, see you in Ghent for #cfgmgmtcamp !

https://cfp.cfgmgmtcamp.org/ghent2026/talk/Y833ZQ/

@rfc2549 will be happy to chat at #FOSDEM as well !

Stickers may be available ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Hello Fedi friends,

I'm thinking of making / ordering a custom sweatshirt for #FOSDEM. Graphic design has always been a passion of mine and I used to design t-shirts and sweatshirts back in the day (to promote the visibility of women in film).

Anyway, my top candidate for FOSDEM is a sweatshirt that reads:

liberté
égalité
souveraineté
(numérique)

numérique in small size, making the 3 preceding words really stand out. What do you think?

@b0rk This is definitely not too big of a question, but it's a serious one! We too worry about free software culture, which I agree can be dogmatic and rigid. We at #SFC have worked hard to keep ourselves focused on our ethics and principles, while also acknowledging that we live in a complex world.

We've acknowledged how difficult it is to live in a purely #freesoftware world. You can see the keynotes @bkuhn and I gave over the years, here's one from #FOSDEM:

https://archive.fosdem.org/2019/schedule/event/full_software_freedom/

@smallcircles perfect for #fosdem 😊

#EndOfTheYearGiveAway

4 Seriously Bad Computers, from left to right:

- some world-forgotten Intel Atom (32-bit) device from ELCE 2012 - Nemko KM2M810-07
- Espressobin in 3d-printed case (may fit 2.5" disk but not sure)
- Pine A64 2GB Kickstarter edition
- Pine64 RockPro64 (RK3399) in acrylic case from A64 (green pcb on top is Spi-Hook and it is not part of giveaway)

You reserve, you handle posting (courier pick-up or qr-code for paczkomat if in Poland). I can take it to #FOSDEM as well.

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If I would be living out my specific "fame", I would go to #39C3 with a t-shirt saying "I have 10K+ followers in the Fediverse". At #FOSDEM I would wear a T-Shirt saying "I use garage as my S3 object store and I like it a lot" :)

(disclaimer: at Red Hat I am part of the marketing team, so target audience analysis comes quite naturally to me ;)

We are organizing the individual #HackerTrain routes to #FOSDEM2026 here:
https://codeberg.org/HackerTrain/groups

A visual overview (Kanban board style) is here – here you can easily see which routes are leaving when and going through which countries (or suggest/add another one):
https://codeberg.org/HackerTrain/groups/projects/31836

#FOSDEM #railway

Basically the only way to get #curl stickers (without printing your own set) is to approach me when I show up somewhere to talk.

The next big chance is at #FOSDEM where I usually give away **thousands** of curl stickers.

It is always fine to pick a few extra to hand out to your friends and grandparents.

The BSD, illumos, bhyve, OpenZFS devroom schedule at Fosdem 2026 is online !

https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/track/bsd-illumos-bhyve-openzfs/

#Fosdem #zfs #bsd #OpenBSD #NetBSD #FreeBSD #illumos

See you all at #fosdem

For #FOSDEM @nicorikken 's and my main track talk about "Automating translation of a bestseller to spark children's interest in coding" is scheduled for Sunday 1 February 14:00-14:50 🤗 https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event/ada-zangemann-bestseller-automation/

Does anyone have any tips for somewhere to stay / couch surf for #fosdem

Before you know it, it’ll be time for EU Open Source Week and #FOSDEM in Brussels!

We’re planning on being at many events that week (more details soon). A few to put in your calendar now:

a) 28 Jan 2026: The 1st #GVIP Summit on #vulnerabilitymanagement, existing & future systems, from the new #EUVD to the #CVE program and other platforms. Registration: https://www.gvip-project.org/

b) 31 Jan 2026: Funding the FOSS Ecosystem Devroom
https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/track/funding-the-foss-ecosystem/

Looking forward to seeing you there!

Hereby officially confirmed, I'll be speaking at @fosdem in 2026! 🥳🥳

If you want to be late to lunch and you'd like to listen to a lightning fast talk about open source in the Dutch government, come to the Legal and Policy Devroom from 12:00 to 12:25 on Saturday!

#FOSDEM #fosdem2026 #foss #opensource #eupolicy #digitalsovereignty

I now have about a dozen talks I want to see at #FOSDEM and, miraculously, none of them clash!

Of course, whether I can schlep back and forth across campus in time is a different question 😄

I recommend this app for building your event schedule https://github.com/cbeyls/fosdem-companion-android

We are proud to share with you the schedule for the #FOSDEM #Legal & #Policy DevRoom where
hackers, developers, contributors,
lawyers, and decision-makers alike will share their knowledge with the #FreeSoftware #OpenSource community:

https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/track/legal/

(We = @richardfontana @tmarble
@conservancy 's
@bkuhn @karen and @fsfe 's @lexelas & myself + our speakers and of course the @fosdem crew without whom this would not exist 👏 )

All my #FOSDEM proposals were #REJECTED.

No #mgmtconfig talks this year. Too bad there's a lot of fun new stuff going on.

Train and B&B for #FOSDEM have been booked. So let's prepare the talk. I'm definitely going to talk about USB cables. Those are very important. Just unpacked and plugged in a brand new one from Klotz, and guess what, it failed horribly, constantly disconnecting. 6 time quality assurance my hiney.

#FOSDEM26 #FOSDEM2026

Do I know anyone (preferrably in or near #Atlanta) who's going to #FOSDEM and who would be willing to meet someone and bring back a 12" vinyl LP in their carry on (so that customs doesn't destroy it)?

The program for the FOSDEM Music Production dev room is available. Yours truly will kick off the dev room. Looking forward to it!

https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/track/music-production/

#FOSDEM #FOSDEM26 #FOSDEM2026 #MusicProduction #LinuxAudio

Got my second #REJECTED talk from #FOSDEM. Make sure to check your SPAM for email.

I'm a fan of transparency, so post your rejections too!

#FOSDEM has been sponsored by Google for years. Over these years, the company has gradually turned more and more evil and it pains me to admit it as an Android developer.

I really hope the FOSDEM organizers will find a better main sponsor for future editions or at least find a way to continue organizing the event without Google's money, because FOSDEM is about everything Google is not: freedom, privacy, helping each other and making the world suck a little less using software.

FYI: Got one #REJECTED talk from #FOSDEM, however I never got an email, only saw it in the account. Login to keep track of things.

@juliewebgirl I am not even keen on the relatively-sane EU collecting my non-replaceable biometrics on entry from the UK, so I may skip #Brussels #FOSDEM this time...

It looks like @S1m and I had our #UnifiedPush talk accepted for the FOSS on Mobile devroom at #FOSDEM.

A detailed schedule has yet to be released, but the devroom takes place all day on Saturday.

https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/track/foss-on-mobile/

"Hi!

We are happy to tell you that we accept your proposal:
Get the most out of Linux for music production
in the track Music Production at FOSDEM 2026."

Woohoo!

#FOSDEM #FOSDEM26 #FOSDEM2026 #LinuxAudio

Folks: Aral, you’re all about free and open technology, why won’t you speak at #FOSDEM?

Me: https://mastodon.ar.al/@aral/115697202966701085

Also, I’m actually all about this: https://small-tech.org/about/#small-technology

#freeSoftware #openSource #freedom #humanRights #democracy #SmallTech

Because “Free and Open Source Software isn’t about freedom/privacy/human rights/democracy” is one helluva take.

(And yes, you’re right, “open source” isn’t about any of those things. It’s just about the source being openly available. Not about protecting its openness or anything. It’s open as in “open for business.” But free (as in freedom) software/technology…? Well, I guess some of us would beg to differ.)

Oh, and if you want a philosophy/movement that isn’t shy or apologetic about being about freedom/privacy/human rights/democracy, see Small Tech:

https://small-tech.org/about/#small-technology

#FOSDEM #openSource #freeSoftware #SmallTech #freedom #privacy #humanRights #democracy

We are prepared for FOSDEM :)

#kde #fosdem

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Huge pack of kde stickers 😃

Are you busy on the #FOSDEM Sunday afternoon? The closing talk is mine. 17:00 - 17:50

Open Source Security in spite of AI

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Open Source Security in spite of AI Daniel Stenberg, February 1 2026 And a tsunami warning sign.

reste à savoir si j'y vais en tant que visiteur ou si j'y fait une présentation ....

I think #FOSDEM might be a perfectly good slot to provide people BSD based systems for free again.

#opensource #learning #education #runbsd #freebsd #openbsd #netbsd #bsd #freevm #freevps #hosting #ipv6 #homelab

In the spirit of #FOSDEM2026 being sponsored by Google, I hope HackerTrain is brought to you by Ryanair.

#google #surveillanceCapitalism #BigTech #FOSDEM https://toot.si/@hook/115662561290957296

🚄 All aboard the #HackerTrain to #FOSDEM !! 🚃

Going to #FOSDEM2026? Thinking of going by #train?

Would you like to meet other hackers along the way?

Join us on the https://hackertrain.org !

We are currently planning the route(s) for this trip, so it is the best time to join in – regardless of:
- where you would like to start your train journey
- whether you’d like to help or just tag along

https://hackertrain.org/hackertrain-to-fosdem-2026-call-for-participation.html

#railways

This year the #HackerTrain to #FOSDEM is going to be a distributed system 🐙🚋

We’re doing this completely on a voluntary basis, so if anyone has professional skills or connections, they would be very welcome!

In the long run we want to make it so even those would otherwise have a hard time to pay can travel to #FOSDEM ecologically and in good company. If anyone wants to sponsor, that would be amazing.

#hackertrain #train #railways

You’re not an ally if your freedom/privacy/human rights/democracy event is sponsored by surveillance capitalists like Google that are complicit in Israel’s genocide and pose an existential threat to human rights and democracy.

#FOSDEM #etc

FOSDEM talk submitted :)

https://pretalx.fosdem.org/fosdem-2026/talk/review/7VPETBNQXWLSASN7TPTKQDR8DLXQSBYU

#CVMFS #softwaredefined_storage #FOSDEM2026 #FOSDEM

You want to share knowledge about #policy or #legal topics around #SoftwareFreedom? Please submit your proposal for the #FOSDEM #Legal and #Policy Devroom asap: https://lists.fosdem.org/pipermail/fosdem/2025q4/003703.html

Submitted a proposal for #FOSDEM 2026 for the Music Production devroom called "Get the most out of Linux for music production". Let's hope I'm still on time!

#LinuxAudio

Dear geeks with huge #respirator I saw at previous #FOSDEM ! Would you be kind to make a BOF session or a hallway track on respirators?

- Why are there no transparent masks (with real health protection) which don't obstruct face?
- What are the best masks for speakers?
- Are the cartridge respirators better?
- Where's the sweet spot between protection and public engagement (not making wearer look like biohazard liquidator or specops)
- When open hardware respirators, produced at hackerspaces?

if my count is correct, this will become my 16th #FOSDEM talk...

"We are happy to tell you that we accept your proposal:
Open Source Security in spite of AI
in the track Main Track at #FOSDEM 2026."

See you there!

I've submitted three talks to #FOSDEM. All #mgmtconfig related of course, but entirely different topics.

Devrooms for: Containers, Virtualization, and Minimalistic Languages!

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Three proposals: * A small container scheduler written in mcl * Completely automatic virtualization clusters with mcl * How far and fast can a declarative FRP DSL really go?

Ready for #FOSDEM! ✅

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Screenshot of the following e-mail: FOSDEM 2026 Your proposal: Mainline kernel for Fairphones - 2026 update Hi! We have received your proposal "Mainline kernel for Fairphones - 2026 update" to FOSDEM 2026.

the window for participation in the #osgeo devroom at #fosdem2026 is open for a few more days; if you're able to share in a fossy geo space but are unsure, I can assist - it's easy and fun to get involved. #fosdem #foss4g #geo #brussels #foss https://pretalx.fosdem.org/fosdem-2026/cfp

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an icon for open geospatial, represented by a cute seamonster poking its head, body, and tail out of different sides of a cube of water

Someone kindly reached out to ask if I would consider speaking about Gaza Verified (https://gaza-verified.org/) at the Social Web Devroom being organised by the Social Web Foundation at FOSDEM.

My answer is no.

And I feel it’s important for those of us who care about such things to understand why:

• Social Web Foundation (https://socialwebfoundation.org) partners with, and thereby whitewashes and legitimises Meta

• FOSDEM (https://fosdem.org/2026) allows itself to be sponsored by, and thereby whitewashes and legitimises, Google and IBM (Red Hat)

Meta and Google are both surveillance capitalists with strong ties to the Trump regime that is arming and financing Israel’s genocide in Gaza. IBM, apart from having helped Nazi Germany carry out the Holocaust, is also singled out by name, alongside Google (Alphabet, Inc.), as complicit in Israel’s ongoing genocide of the Palestinian people (‪https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/7/1/un-report-lists-companies-complicit-in-israels-genocide-who-are-they).

It shouldn’t be hard for organisations that purport to be alternatives to toxic Big Tech to not be sponsored and affiliated with them. But apparently it is.

Personally, I have no trouble saying no to having my name and legitimacy being used to whitewash these corporations and I have been doing so since the beginning.

• ‪ https://ar.al/2019/01/11/i-was-wrong-about-google-and-facebook-theres-nothing-wrong-with-them-so-say-we-all/

• ‪ https://ar.al/notes/rightscon-or-a-right-con/

I will not stand – literally or metaphorically – in front of their banners and talk about an initiative that tries to help the very people victimised by these corporations in their sociopathic quest for profit at any cost.

I hope more people start doing the same if we are to have any chance of making these corporations with their toxic business models and their complicity in genocide socially unacceptable. If we cannot even meet that already-very-low bar – as long as those of us with legitimacy allow ourselves to be used to normalise them – nothing will change.

#FOSDEM #SocialWebFoundation #BigTech #sponsorship #whitewashing #legitimisation #institutionalCorruption #israel #genocide #Gaza #Palestine #GazaVerified

• hot dog maison, avec oignons frits maisons...
• réservations d'un logement pour le #fosdem
• faire une proposition de présentation pour le fosdem
• envoyé un mail à #lasource pour le programme de 2025.
• allez voir #wallyDia à lens ce soir !

1337 proposals have been submitted for #FOSDEM 2026 so far. This is not a drill.

Do you guys think I'm too early for #FOSDEM?

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If I were to hold a #SecureBoot talk in the #Distributions devroom at #FOSDEM.
What would you like to know?

I have an idea for a cool #FOSDEM paper/presentation. Do I have the energy to commit writing one?

Excited to co-lead the AVG Creation Devroom at #FOSDEM 2026 with @pscherbaum !

Open-source creative tools are powerful, but they still need better onboarding, visibility, and docs.
If you work with #Blender, #GIMP, #Inkscape, #Krita, #Darktable, #Audacity or any OSS creative tool—
👉 CFP is open! https://lnkd.in/dJHG7qTD

#OpenSource #FOSDEM #AVG #CreativeCoding #LinuxDesktop #FOSS #Graphics #Audio #Video #CFP #DevRoom

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FOSDEM CfP Open!

I'm confused....🫤

I believe ZFS is an amazing file system with endless capabilities 🤩 , and nobody did a #Fosdem talk - except Alan Jude - to introduce real word examples of it.

And you know what, you have now a dedicate place for it: https://people.freebsd.org/~rodrigo/fosdem26/

The only flavour of decentralisation there’s no room for at FOSDEM is the kind that won’t speak at a conference that allows itself to be sponsored by, and thereby whitewashes, a surveillance capitalist like Google that is complicit in Israel’s ongoing genocide of the Palestinian people.

https://progressive.international/wire/2025-08-26-un-calls-out-google-and-amazon-for-abetting-gaza-genocide/en

#FOSDEM #Google #israel #genocide #Gaza #Palestine #UN #BigTech #complicity #whitewashing #institutionalCorruption #PR #freeAsInGenocide https://mastodon.matrix.org/@matrix/115603969911396223

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#XMPP at #FOSDEM

The XMPP Community is very excited to announce the #Realtime Lounge at the coming FOSDEM 2026! Once again, many members will happily #welcome you!

https://xmpp.org/2025/11/xmpp-at-fosdem-2026/

#jabber #chat #interoperability #rtc #standards #federation #decentralisation #Brussels #Belgium

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Si vous savez pas quoi faire en février y'a le #fosdem à #Bruxelles qui a lancé l'appel à conférences

https://archive.fosdem.org/2025/news/2024-10-28-devrooms-announced

Bon spa tout ca va falloir réfléchir à venir au #fosdem

Spam on #FOSDEM #Matrix rooms. No "report this user" on #Nheko ?

🚨 ATTENTION INHABITANTS OF THE FEDEVERSE 🚨

We are producing a new T-shirt in time for @fosdem, so of course we’re invoking the ancient tradition of THE POLL.

Please vote below so we know what to proudly sell, and wear, at FOSDEM 2026.

Choose wisely: future generations may judge us…🔥

1️⃣ Public Money, Public Code!
2️⃣ Cool kids
3️⃣ i ❤️ Free Software
4️⃣ Other — leave your cursed blessed suggestions in the comments

If this goes wrong, we blame the algorithm 😉

#FOSDEM #FreeSoftware #TShirt

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Cool kids tshirt

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PMPC tshirt front

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I love Free Software tshirt

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#today I (just) sketched out a talk proposal for the #Energy track at #FOSDEM and will get on with some other admin while waiting for comments...

Hello #FOSDEM crowd. If you know someone attending 2026 who creates some form of an #openart - under a free license, let them know that there could be a small community gathering for them. Theater producers, visual artists, actors, musicians, painters, photographers and more and more are welcomed.

https://codeberg.org/bogomil/FOSSArt

#Foss

Zut, j'ai une idée de conf pour le #fosdem 😅

FOSDEM has selected the booths for 2026 (Jan 31-Feb 1, Brussels). And our joint booth of OpenPrinting and OpenPrinter is accepted!

I will, together with Akarshan Kapoor, Léonard Hartmann, Laurent Berthuel, Nicolas Schurando show everything about printing with FOSS, and we will have ...

... a repairable, sustainable printer!

And we welcome everybody who wants to join the OpenPrinting community

https://fosdem.org/2026/news/2025-11-16-accepted-stands/

#FOSDEM #FOSDEM2026 #OpenPrinting #OpenPrinter #OpenTools #OpenHardware

Together with @forgejo, we will have a presence at #FOSDEM 2026! (Thanks @fosdem!)

FOSDEM will take place in Brussels between 2026-01-31 and 2026-02-01—it is the largest European conference on free and open-source software and the admission is free (as in beer).

Just like last year's FOSDEM, we will be running a stand, exchanging stickers and having delightful conversations. If you find anyone wearing a badge of either project's logo, feel free to say hi. :D

https://fosdem.org/2026/news/2025-11-16-accepted-stands/

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Bag with two pins. One has the Codeberg logo on it, the other one has the Forgejo logo. The image was mildly posterized using GIMP.

#Luanti is going to be at #FOSDEM 2026!

FOSDEM is the largest free and open source software conference in Europe. The conference will be held on 31st Jan-1st Feb in Brussels. We'll be running a stall, showing off Luanti, giving out stickers and goodies, and talking to visitors about the project.

We need your help to make this happen. Contribute to our collective here: https://opencollective.com/luanti/projects/fosdem-26

#OpenSource #FreeSoftware #Minetest

See you at #Fosdem :3

F*** ,I submitted 5 talk for #FOSDEM to the rooms i can add value to. Let's see how much will be approved.

Want to share something cool about Debian? Maybe it's something that is brand new and will help inspire other distros, or maybe something that is in Debian for a long time but people don't know or tend to forget, or maybe something in between?! The FOSDEM's Call For Proposals for the distros devroom is now open: https://lists.debian.org/debian-project/2025/11/msg00004.html #debian #distros #FOSDEM #11

Honoured to be leading with @pscherbaum the #AVG Creation Devroom at #FOSDEM 2026.

My open-source roots are Linux/BSD + Postgres/MySQL, but I’ve spent years ranting (lovingly!) about the Linux desktop + open-source Audio/Visual/Graphics tools.

Amazing projects — but they need better docs, better marketing, and easier onboarding.

So excited to help push things forward.

#Blender #GIMP #Inkscape #Darktable, #Audacity and much much more!

#cfp now open: https://lists.fosdem.org/pipermail/fosdem/2025q4/003700.html

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Hello @tenacity Team, we have an Audio, Video and Graphics Devroom at #fosdem 2026. What is the best way to reach potential speakers who might be interested in presenting at the devroom?

Thank you!

Hello @mixxx Team, we have an Audio, Video and Graphics Devroom at #fosdem 2026. What is the best way to reach potential speakers who might be interested in presenting at the devroom?

Thank you!

As more and more people write about #FOSDEM I have the usual question:

Does this post require any updates? I did some edits during last months but maybe there is something missed.

https://marcin.juszkiewicz.com.pl/2019/10/15/how-to-survive-fosdem/

CfP for the #FOSDEM #Legal and #Policy devroom is out. The DevRoom invites hackers, developers, contributors,
lawyers, and decision-makers alike to share their knowledge with the community. Deadline is 7 December:

https://lists.fosdem.org/pipermail/fosdem/2025q4/003703.html

(Transparency: I am one of the organisers together with @karen @tmarble @bkuhn @richardfontana @lexelas )

Logistics status for @fosdem

☑️ Hotel
☑️ Train

I’ll see you in Brussels between Jan 29 and Monday 2!

#fosdem #conference

RE: https://mastodon.social/@quaithe/113774947765547078

I'm so happy that #FOSDEM dev rooms this year include so much space for the creative tools. ❤️ There's Audio, Video & Graphics Creation, Music Production, Gaming and VR etc. All things that were missing last year!

Just one Week left to apply for a talk in the Main Track at FOSDEM by Fosdem Team on 31 January - 01 February 2026 in Université Libre Bruxelles in #Brussels, #Belgium

Find out more at:
https://foss.events/2026/01-31-fosdem.html

Follow the official account: @fosdem

Connect via official hashtag(s): #fosdem #fosdem26

#foss #floss #freesoftware #opensource #events #europe

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Want to participate in our #FOSDEM #EUpolicy devroom? We have just opened the Call for Presentations! Check it out here:

https://pad.softwarefreedom.net/pad/#/2/pad/view/mR8tzh0xjZTW2iCfXMORYQB6-XwEkSGLDFeetc7zQOY/embed/

Last year I was blown away as a #FOSDEM speaker about the speaker page/video infrastructure and how well it all works. This year I'm a co dev room manager and a Cfp reviewer... similarly blown away with how well it all works. Huge kudos to the team. #opensource

Call for Participation in the #osgeo devroom at #fosdem during #fosdem2026 : https://edwardbetts.com/fosdem-2026-geospatial-devroom/ please spread the word @edward @zverik @cquest @ciupava @soporificoctopus @grischard @underdarkGIS @SkyTG24 @SK53 @oguyot_c2c @maximvdw @harry_wood @trigpoint @mbess @russss @LisaHornung @geomob

The CfP for the Databases devroom at FOSDEM is available https://fosdem-cloud-native-databases-devroom.github.io/

The devroom doesn't seem to be that much cloud native after all, but more of a bridge between MySQL and PostgreSQL communities.

This looks interesting from an open source DBA managing a fleet of half MySQL and half PostgreSQL instances.

#fosdem #postgresql #mysql #databases #community #devroom

The open source FOSDEM event for 2026 will have a Gaming and VR devroom https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/11/the-open-source-fosdem-event-for-2026-will-have-a-gaming-and-vr-devroom/

#FOSDEM #Linux #OpenSource #VR #LinuxGaming

Excited to be supporting the Fediverse / Social Web track at #FOSDEM again this year! Here's the CfP -> https://socialwebfoundation.org/2025/10/31/fosdem-2026-social-web-devroom-call-for-participation/

@hrw just found an option around 50€ by train in 6h30 in total with a change in Cologne. Looks like a good deal. I did this on April this year and everything went smoothly. I checked on SNCB international, the belgian website. See you at #FOSDEM!

Checked flights to #FOSDEM and looks like there are no cheap airlines between Berlin and Brussels (neither BRU nor CRL).

Shite.

CfP for the #RetroComputing devroom @ #FOSDEM: https://lists.fosdem.org/pipermail/fosdem/2025q4/003685.html

#FOSDEM2026

is there some #openstreetmap event before #fosdem ? I remember reading something about it but can't find it anymore

@fabi1cazenave @jesse @NuclearSquid

Purée faudrait que je vienne au @capitoledulibre

Après tout, je vais bien au #fosdem 😉

#XSF Announcement

The #XMPP #Standards Foundation is exited to announce the 28th XMPP #Summit taking place in #Brussels, #Belgium next year - just before #FOSDEM 2026.

https://xmpp.org/2025/11/xmpp-summit-28/

#jabber #chat #interoperability #rtc #opensource #decentralization #federation #messaging #newsletter

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Once again I met some ULB students in a sauna in #Helsinki and they were shocked to learn what happens at their campus every first weekend of February. #FOSDEM

Once again FOSDEM will have a Security Devroom, please submit your talk! #fosdem #security https://lists.fosdem.org/pipermail/security-devroom/2025/000210.html

We're coming back to Brussels! CentOS Connect is January 29-30, 2026, the two days before FOSDEM. Come collaborate on the future of Enterprise Linux. CFP and free registration are now open.

https://www.centos.org/events/connect/

#CentOS #CentOSConnect #FOSDEM

I just submitted talk proposals for @fosdem and @FOSSBackstage. It goes beyond my usual ramblings on what privacy #foss tools we must use and it covers the "how" to convince people to start using them.

If you have encouraged someone to switch to say Signal, or Sessions, or #XMPP or some other tool/protocol, please reach out to me via *direct message* I need as much success stories as possible. Anonymity is guaranteed if requested.

Please also boost to your network. Thanks!
#privacy #FOSDEM

@purpleidea I’m very excited for you and hope you do really well

I hope to catch you in person at #fosdem or #ConfigManagementCamp

@carl poke them about making international group bookings easier.

Asking for a (bunch of) friend(s): #HackerTrain (e.g. to #FOSDEM 2026)

https://hackertrain.org/about-us.html

Billets de trains achetés (via @12train bien sûr) pour le #fosdem
Et comme l'année dernière, ce sera la #CriticalMassBrussels le vendredi !

I have booked my #FOSDEM 2026 flights and hotel

Suche nach einer Zugverbindung zur #FOSDEM 2026.

Deutsche Bahn: "Fehler bei der Verbindungssuche - Datum liegt außerhalb der Fahrplanperiode." 🚫

Aus Spass suche ich nach einer Verbindung auf einer Flugsuchmaschine: "Flüge finden wir keine sinnvollen, aber hier sind ein paar Zugverbindungen!" 🤯

Warum können wir keine schönen Sachen haben? 😭

Just one Week left to apply for a Developer Room at FOSDEM by Fosdem Team on 31 January - 01 February 2026 in Université Libre Bruxelles in #Brussels, #Belgium

Find out more at:
https://foss.events/2026/01-31-fosdem.html

Follow the official account: @fosdem

Connect via official hashtag(s): #fosdem #fosdem26

#foss #floss #freesoftware #opensource #events #europe

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I’ve just requested a #KDE stand for #FOSDEM. If we’re lucky, you’ll be able to see us there again this year :)

https://fosdem.org/2026/news/2025-10-03-call-for-stands/

@abstractcode #FOSDEM ?

See you all again at least at the #FOSDEM 2026