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...

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/ #FOSSBack

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...#FOSSBack 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/... #FOSSBack

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! #FOSSBack

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...

Michelin, a company with 136 years of history, is building its open source culture. Florent Zara and Julien Millau will discuss their OSPO strategies, governance, change management, and progress, along with key lessons learned and ongoing challenges. Learn more: 26.foss-backstage.de...

Join Nicholas Gates at FOSS Backstage to explore how European local governments collaborate on open source solutions. Learn more: 26.foss-backstage.de... Join us for FOSS Backstage on 16-17 March in Berlin and online: tickets.plainschwarz...

The city of Munich has developed a simple method for measuring digital sovereignty and has derived measures based on this. Join Jutta Kreyss to learn about this measurement method and how FOSS can contribute to achieving digital sovereignty. Learn more: 26.foss-backstage.de...

The ORT Server, based on the OSS Review Toolkit, automates software compliance checks for enterprises. Join Martin Nonnenmacher and Sebastian Schuberth at FOSS Backstage to learn how to use the ORT Server to meet obligations under the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA). Learn more: 26.foss-backstage.de...

Join Gregor Bransky for a tour of Germany's oldest hackerspace, c-base, on 16 March at 19:40, right after our Get-Together! Learn more: 26.foss-backstage.de... Haven't got your ticket yet? Join us for the eighth edition of FOSS Backstage and get your ticket now: tickets.plainschwarz...

Join the #FOSSBack community online on 16–17 March and experience the conference from anywhere! Enjoy full access to sessions across three stages, participate in real-time Q&As, and engage with the global community – all from your screen. Get your Only Online Ticket here: tickets.plainschwarz...

We are happy to announce that IT-Schulungen.com is once again Media Partner for FOSS Backstage! Learn more: it-schulungen.com/

Work on FOSS projects for the Sovereign Tech Agency has included significant Log4J updates, enhanced SystemD test coverage, updated Yocto CVE reports, and a new PHP infrastructure-as-code solution. Join Jan Lehnardt for a recap of the past two and a half years.   Read more: 26.foss-backstage.de...

We are thrilled to announce Amazon Web Services as our Main Partner for this year’s FOSS Backstage! Learn more: aws.amazon.com/de/op...

Free and open standards can drive innovation and interoperability in the EU's digital and industrial policies. Madalin Neag will explore how the Linux Foundation’s State of Open Standards report can enhance regulation, trust, and competitiveness.   Learn more: 26.foss-backstage.de...

Only three weeks until #FOSSBack! We’ve gathered an incredible lineup of global speakers ready to dive deep into governance & community, legal & compliance, economics, security, design and more. Learn more about our program: 26.foss-backstage.de... Get your ticket: tickets.plainschwarz...

Join Maximilian Kroker to explore the benefits and liabilities of the CRA’s Open-Source Software Steward status for non-profits and volunteer communities. Learn how to navigate potential pitfalls and use this status safely.   Learn more: 26.foss-backstage.de...

Contributors are the lifeblood of open source, yet many projects struggle to grow beyond a small core team. Join Mustapha Rufai at this year's FOSS Backstage to learn simple, hands-on techniques to get more people contributing to open source projects. Learn more: 26.foss-backstage.de...

Over the past decade, the Open Source Hardware Association has certified thousands of pieces of open hardware from almost 70 countries. Join @michaelweinberg.org at #FOSSBack, where he will be sharing their learnings.  Learn more: 26.foss-backstage.de... Join us: tickets.plainschwarz...

Companies developing Free Software face challenges from competitors disguising proprietary software as “open,” which undermines competition and strategic procurement. Join Johannes Näder to learn about openwashing tactics and potential solutions. Learn more: 26.foss-backstage.de...

We are thrilled to welcome Mercedes-Benz as our Main Partner for this year’s FOSS Backstage! Learn more about Mercedes-Benz's contribution to open-source software: opensource.mercedes-...

Join Jochen Topf at this year's FOSS Backstage to explore how the OpenStreetMap project has organized two million volunteer contributors over the past 20 years to achieve their common goal in mapping and open-source software.   Learn more: 26.foss-backstage.de...

One month to go until the open source community reunites once again in Berlin. At FOSS Backstage, from March 16 to 17, we’ll explore the non-coding aspects of successful open source projects. 🎫 tickets.plainschwarz... #FOSSBackstage #OpenSource #FOSS #Berlin #Conference

We know that attending a conference can be challenging for those with children. That’s why children under the age of 16 enter for free and younger kids can be accompanied by an additional adult. More info: 26.foss-backstage.de... #FOSSBackstage #Berlin #conference #childcare #OpenSource

Ready to share your flashes of inspiration? Don’t miss our Lightning Talk session on Monday, March 16! You get 5 min. to talk us through your short ideas, pitches and cases on community, management and compliance in FOSS: 26.foss-backstage.de... #FOSSBackstage #OpenSource #LightningTalks