# FOSDEM Published articles for FOSDEM. This is one page of public article previews, not the complete archive. Follow Next page to continue. Summaries are not the original full articles. ## Developing with Fedora, first flock, and not the last! DevFeed: [Developing with Fedora, first flock, and not the last!]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Cornelius Emase Published: 2026-08-03T08:00:00Z Content type: opinion Language: en Sources: [Fedora Magazine]() Topics: [Fedora](), [Linux]() Tags: [2026](), [community](), [conference](), [contributors](), [design](), [docs](), [event](), [events](), [flock](), [flock-2026](), [fosdem](), [gnu-linux](), [personal-reflection](), [podcast](), [recognition](), [support]() ### AI overview A personal reflection on attending Flock 2026, the author's first Fedora conference. It covers appreciation for organizers, sponsors, mentors, and local community supporters; participation in the Mentor Summit organizing team; Fedora's inclusive community; contributor recognition; and talks about design, documentation, FOSDEM, and SCaLE. ### Source excerpt Flock 2026 was my first Fedora conference, and it won't be my last. I came home with new ideas, new friendships, and even a new project to work on for next year. Appreciation I want to start by appreciating the Flock organizers and volunteers. Putting together an event like this takes a lot of quiet, [...] ## Introduction to the PineTime Pro DevFeed: [Introduction to the PineTime Pro]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Published: 2026-03-28T00:00:00Z Content type: article Language: en Sources: [Community blog on PINE64]() Topics: [Hardware](), [Microcontroller](), [SOC](), [Bluetooth](), [Embedded Software Dev](), [Development]() Tags: [bluetooth](), [embedded](), [firmware](), [fosdem](), [hardware](), [mcu](), [pinetime](), [pinetime-pro](), [psram](), [soc]() ### AI overview Pine64 introduces the PineTime Pro, a more powerful sibling to the original PineTime rather than a replacement. The prototype features a dual-core Cortex-M33 SoC, Bluetooth 5.2, expanded memory, an AMOLED touchscreen, GPS, health sensors, and other upgraded hardware. ### Source excerpt Table of contents Introducing the PineTime Pro Why "Pro" and not "PineTime 2" What makes it "Pro" A long road to get here Recent progress What about software? What happens next? Do you have something to share? Contact Community PineStore Introducing the PineTime Pro The PineTime Pro was officially announced at FOSDEM26 on the Pine64 stand. The demo was a bit modest (more on that later on), but we were delighted to showcase the first prototype of the "next generation PineTime" along with a demo running on a development board! We also mentioned the PineTime Pro in the FOSDEM 2026 Update blog post. In this blog post, we would like to provide a more in-depth look at the PineTime Pro. Why "Pro" and not "PineTime 2" The PineTime project started in October 2019, that's more than 6 years ago! Needless to say, the PineTime has been a great success. The community has been very active in developing firmware for the device, companion apps, tools and more. And, according to PineStore, it sells very well. The reason the PineTime Pro isn't called the PineTime 2 is because it's not meant to replace the original PineTime. The original watch still has a lot going for it: it is simple, hackable, efficient and already supported by great community projects like InfiniTime and WaspOS. It will continue production alongside this new model. The PineTime Pro should be seen as a more powerful, more feature-rich sibling rather than a direct successor. If the original PineTime is a solid open smartwatch platform, the PineTime Pro is our attempt to push that idea much further with new and improved components. What makes it "Pro" Compared to the "OG" PineTime, the PineTime Pro brings a significant hardware upgrade. At its core is a dual-core Cortex-M33 SoC, with one application core running at up to 200 MHz and a dedicated Bluetooth core. It also comes with 800 KB of internal SRAM and 8 MB of PSRAM. Around that MCU, the hardware currently includes: Bluetooth 5.2 - Classic (BR/EDR) & Low Energy A ## FOSDEM 2026 Update DevFeed: [FOSDEM 2026 Update]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Published: 2026-03-24T00:00:00Z Content type: article Language: en Sources: [Community blog on PINE64]() Topics: [FOSDEM](), [Pinenote](), [Pinephone](), [Hardware](), [Documentation](), [Git](), [MediaWiki]() Tags: [community-update](), [demo](), [devices](), [documentation](), [fosdem](), [git](), [mediawiki](), [pinenote](), [pinetab2](), [pinetimepro](), [update]() ### AI overview A PINE64 community update covering the group's FOSDEM 2026 meetup, including PineNote demonstrations, PineTab 2 camera and video-decoding work, progress on PineVoice and PineTime Pro, planned Codeberg and documentation changes, and the effects of the DRAM shortage on device production. ### Source excerpt Table of contents Housekeeping What happened at FOSDEM 2026 Demos PineNote PineTab 2 DRAM shortage impact PineTime Pro Future of community editions Why can't community editions exist for already released devices? Challenges Where is the PinePhone 2? To conclude Do you have something to share? Contact Community PineStore Housekeeping Hey everyone! So long no talk. It's been a long time since a proper community update, but rest assured a "full size update" update is coming sometime in April (Charlie the Pinecorn returns!). We are still planning to migrate to Codeberg for primary git hosting and committing to the move from mediawiki to our documentation site created by community member Funeral. We hope to make this happen sometime this year. And a message to the team over at Genode, yes I did read your book :) - Caffeine What happened at FOSDEM 2026 FOSDEM 2026 was a very productive meetup for members of the PINE64 Community, aside from the occasional shenanigans. We had the opportunity to work on the PineVoice (formally PineVox) and PineTime Pro in person which helped push forward bring-up. There were additional discussions on potential new products and the effect of the DRAM chip shortage. Demos PineNote The PineNote was shown off at FOSDEM with a few demos featuring hrdl's Arch image and a pre-release image of QuillOS using hrdl's kernel tree. With a massive thanks to Tom.K, Phantomas and hrdl for staying around and helping demo with his PineNote. Some demos included smoothly playing videos, playing doom (you had to be there to believe it!) along with its capabilities as an actual ebook reader. PineTab 2 Danct12 put together an image for FOSDEM with camera and support for h264 video decoding. The demo also included a copy of big buck bunny and a razor1911 demo. DRAM shortage impact Currently the DRAM shortage will impact the production of devices like the Pinetab2, PineNote and PinePhone. PineStore founder TL Lim has stated that he doesn't wish to increase the price ## Result of Sustain and Strengthen Fundraising DevFeed: [Result of Sustain and Strengthen Fundraising]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Steve George Published: 2026-02-17T11:00:00Z Content type: news Language: en Sources: [GNU Guix -- Blog]() Topics: [Computing](), [FOSDEM]() Tags: [community](), [fosdem](), [fundraising](), [support]() ### AI overview GNU Guix reports raising EUR 11,378, or 75% of its EUR 15,000 annual fundraising goal, along with EUR 3,830 from Guix Days registrations. Recurring donations total EUR 1,650 per month, with 136 people contributing. ### Source excerpt Results from Guix Fundraising We're on course to beat our fundraising target to sustain and strength Guix. We're bringing the fundraising campaign to an end, so let's cover how much we've raised and what it means for GNU Guix. After four months of fundraising we've raised EUR 11,378 for the GNU Guix project. This means we've received money for 75% of our EUR 15,000 annual goal. We also pre-registered tickets for Guix Days this year. Pjotr Prins and Manolis Ragkousis have done a stellar job organising it... ## Xen at FOSDEM: Real-World Conversations About Xen and KVM DevFeed: [Xen at FOSDEM: Real-World Conversations About Xen and KVM]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Cody Zuschlag Published: 2026-02-04T14:00:57Z Content type: article Language: en Sources: [Blog - Xen Project]() Topics: [virtualization](), [Proxmox](), [Linux](), [Hardware](), [Code]() Tags: [2026](), [comparison](), [fosdem](), [hardware](), [kernel](), [kvm](), [linux](), [proxmox](), [virtualization]() ### AI overview A report from FOSDEM 2026 explains the practical and architectural differences between Xen and KVM, including how Proxmox relates to KVM and why XCP-ng is a fairer comparison for Xen. It contrasts Type 1 and Type 2 hypervisors and describes Xen's direct hardware boot, small hypervisor layer, isolation, performance predictability, and reduced attack surface. ### Source excerpt We just wrapped up a weekend at FOSDEM 2026 where Xen and XCP-ng both had dedicated booths. This was my first time at FOSDEM and the legend lived up to the hype. It was an insightful weekend full of interesting folks who were genuinely interested in the Xen Project. Everything ## What Caught My Eye in January DevFeed: [What Caught My Eye in January]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Chris Hager Published: 2026-02-01T00:00:00Z Content type: opinion Language: en Sources: [Chris Hager]() Topics: [Artificial Intelligence](), [Databases](), [FOSDEM](), [PostgreSQL](), [MCP](), [Open Source]() Tags: [ai](), [ai-agents](), [database](), [databases](), [fosdem](), [mcp](), [open-source](), [postgresql]() ### AI overview A January 2026 link roundup covering AI agents, FOSDEM, databases and PostgreSQL, MCP, cURL, software engineering, security, and other technology and engineering topics. ### Source excerpt January 2026: the month AI agents got their own social network and started forming micronations. Also: FOSDEM, ancient engineering, cURL's war on slop, hard-won lessons on estimation and burnout, and a few other delightful corners of the internet. Add your favorites in the comments! Note: descriptions are LLM-assisted. Topics: Engineering & Tech AI / LLMs Open Source Life & Miscellany Engineering & Tech Databases in 2025: A Year in Review (cs. ## Meet Keycloak at FOSDEM on Jan 30/Feb 01! DevFeed: [Meet Keycloak at FOSDEM on Jan 30/Feb 01!]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Alexander Schwartz Published: 2026-01-26T00:00:00Z Content type: news Language: en Sources: [Keycloak Blog]() Topics: [FOSDEM](), [Keycloak](), [identity and access management](), [Open Source](), [Authentication]() Tags: [2026](), [active-directory](), [authentication](), [fosdem](), [idm](), [kerberos](), [keycloak](), [ldap](), [oauth](), [oauth-2-0](), [open-source](), [openid](), [openid-connect](), [saml](), [sso]() ### AI overview Keycloak will participate in FOSDEM 2026 in Brussels through a co-hosted Sovereign Identity stand and related identity and access management talks. The article provides event, stand, and schedule details. ### Source excerpt 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. Several Keycloak related talks happen at FOSDEM in Brussels on January 31st and February 1st, and meet us and help out at the stand. To get the latest updates, subscribe to our discussion on GitHub. Meet the community at the Sovereign Identity stand On Saturday, January 31st 2026, the Keycloak project will co-host the "Sovereign Identity for server, desktop, and a cloud" stand together with the FreeIPA, SSSD and OpenWallet project. We'll be open from 1000 in the morning until around 1800 in the early evening. We will be at K building on level 1 in group C. Visit this stand to interact with the teams of several popular solutions in this space. Keycloak Extensible self-hosted Single-Sign-On for your applications. Supporting Passkeys, OpenID Connect, OAuth 2.0, SAML 2.0 and Kerberos. Integrating with other Identity Providers through brokerage via SAML or OpenID Connect, or via LDAP. FreeIPA Manage Linux users and client hosts in your realm from one central location, define Kerberos authentication and authorization policies for your identities, create mutual trust with other Identity Management systems. Issue certificates to your users and services. SSSD Open Source Client for Enterprise Identity Management. Enroll your Linux machine into an Active Directory, FreeIPA or LDAP domain. Use remote identities, policies and various authentication and authorization mechanisms to access your computer. OpenWallet Foundation We drive global adoption of open, secure and interoperable digital wallet solutions. We set best practices for digital wallet technology through collaboration on standards-based OSS components that issuers, wallet providers and relying parties can use to bootstrap implementations that preserve user choice, security and privacy. Talks about Keycloak and related top ## Crystal talk at FOSDEM 2026 DevFeed: [Crystal talk at FOSDEM 2026]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Johannes Müller Published: 2026-01-23T00:00:00Z Content type: news Language: en Sources: [Crystal]() Topics: [Crystal](), [FOSDEM]() Tags: [2026](), [declarative](), [fosdem](), [introduction](), [merch](), [talk](), [update](), [video]() ### AI overview The author announces a talk about Crystal at FOSDEM 2026 in Brussels, titled "Crystal: A language for humans and computers." The talk introduces Crystal concepts, and a recording is available for those who cannot attend. ### Source excerpt I'm giving a talk about Crystal at FOSDEM 2026 in Brussels: Crystal: A language for humans and computers. It's in the Declarative and Minimalistic Computing track, on Sunday, 1 February 2026 at 09:00 in room UB4.136. ## Meet Guix at FOSDEM DevFeed: [Meet Guix at FOSDEM]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Ludovic Courtès Published: 2026-01-22T13:00:00Z Content type: article Language: en Sources: [GNU Guix -- Blog]() Topics: [FOSDEM](), [Package Management](), [reproducibility](), [systems]() Tags: [ci-cd](), [community](), [fosdem](), [guix-days](), [package-management](), [reproducibility](), [systems](), [talks]() ### AI overview The Guix community will participate in FOSDEM with talks on package management and reproducibility, bioinformatics workflows, Guile development, build systems, functional reactive programming, container images, and GNU/Hurd. About sixty Guix contributors will then gather for Guix Days on February 2-3. ### Source excerpt It's that time of the year again: next week is FOSDEM time! As in previous years , many Guix people will be in Brussels. Right after FOSDEM, about sixty of us will gather on February 2-3 for the Guix Days! First things first: Guix presence at FOSDEM. On Saturday, January 31st : In Name resolution in package management systems -- A reproducibility perspective , Gábor Boskovits will look will look at how several package managers refer to packages and how this affects reproducibility. Simon Tournier will... ## Using OpenTofu/Terraform to create a disposable Tails virtual machine DevFeed: [Using OpenTofu/Terraform to create a disposable Tails virtual machine]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Staf Wagemakers Published: 2025-06-22T06:37:00Z Content type: tutorial Language: en Sources: [stafwag Blog]() Topics: [opentofu](), [Infrastructure as code](), [virtualization](), [gnu linux]() Tags: [fosdem](), [infrastructure-as-code](), [libvirt](), [linux](), [linux-foundation](), [open-source](), [opentofu](), [tails](), [terraform](), [tor](), [virtual-machine](), [virtualization]() ### AI overview This tutorial explains how OpenTofu and Terraform can provision disposable environments and presents a Terraform/OpenTofu module for creating a virtual machine running the latest Tails version on libvirt. It also notes security considerations for running Tails in a virtual machine. ### Source excerpt OpenTofu Terraform or OpenTofu (the open-source fork supported by the Linux Foundation) is a nice tool to setup the infrastructure on different cloud environments. There is also a provider that supports libvirt. https://github.com/dmacvicar/terraform-provider-libvirt If you want to get started with OpenTofu there is a free training available from the Linux foundation: https://training.linuxfoundation.org/express-learning/getting-started-with-opentofu-lfel1009/ I also joined the talk about OpenTofu and Infrastructure As Code, in general, this year in the Virtualization and Cloud Infrastructure DEV Room at FOSDEM this year: https://fosdem.org/2025/schedule/event/fosdem-2025-6057-the-iac-tooling-multiverse-and-the-future-of-iac/ ## PINE64 April 2025 Community Update: PineTab-V availability and device updates DevFeed: [PINE64 April 2025 Community Update: PineTab-V availability and device updates]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Published: 2025-04-13T00:00:00Z Content type: article Language: en Sources: [Community blog on PINE64]() Topics: [Pinetab2](), [Debian](), [FOSDEM](), [GPU](), [Hardware](), [Pinenote](), [Android]() Tags: [android](), [cameras](), [debian](), [deepseek](), [firefox](), [firmware](), [fosdem](), [gpu](), [hardware](), [llm](), [npu](), [pinecil](), [pinenote](), [pinetab-v](), [pinetab2](), [pinetime](), [soc](), [update](), [wifi]() ### AI overview PINE64's April 2025 community update covers improvements to the PineTab2, PineTime, and PineNote; the PineTab-V's return to the store with a Debian and GNOME factory image; and the upcoming StarPro64 SBC, which includes an Eswin EIC7700 SoC, 32GB of LPDDR5 memory, and a 20 TOPS NPU. ### Source excerpt Hello and happy April! The past few months have been relatively quiet on the surface, but there is a lot going on behind the scenes. During the past three months we have seen some improvements for the PineTab2, PineTime and PineNote, along with the announcement that the PineTab-V is back in store and the new micro soldering tip set for the Pinecil. Charlie the Pinecorn also makes his yearly appearance in the update banner, artwork made by Caffeine. We have been very happy with the feedback after the launch of the PineNote Community Edition. Users coming from the developer edition with Android have been able to successfully move to the new Debian firmware without any major issues (thanks Maximilian, Diederik and hrdl!). We'd also like to apologize as we had most of this written up around late February early March and things got busy. Thanks for waiting patiently! We're making sure to focus on getting the word out than increasing the word count from now on. Table of contents FOSDEM 2025 PineTab-V StarPro64 PineTab2 PineNote Kernel improvements Demos PineTime Pinecil Community content PineNote Want to contribute to the next community update? FOSDEM 2025 Author: Caffeine Thank you to everyone who came past the pop-up meet-up at FOSDEM, it was fantastic to see everyone and be able to say hello. As mentioned in the previous update we weren't allocated a table this year, but we managed to meet with community members at Bar Campouce. We hope to get a table for next years event. PineTab-V Author: Caffeine We are happy to announce that the PineTab-V is back in the store! Last year we reported that the PineTab-V would be going on sale in October, unfortunately this did not happen due to there being no default OS to send to the factory. Thanks to our friends over at StarFive, they have kindly built a working image to send to the factory (thank you!). The image is based on Debian with a Gnome desktop. Much of the hardware is working including the cameras, WiFi and GPU accelerati ## ClickHouse at FOSDEM 2025: talks, tech, and a community dinner DevFeed: [ClickHouse at FOSDEM 2025: talks, tech, and a community dinner]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Tyler Hannan Published: 2025-02-25T15:08:26Z Content type: article Language: en Sources: [ClickHouse Blog]() Topics: [clickhouse](), [JSON](), [Fuzzing/Fuzz testing](), [Databases](), [Testing](), [Open Source]() Tags: [2025](), [clickhouse](), [community](), [databases](), [deep-dive](), [developers](), [fosdem](), [fuzzing](), [json](), [open-source](), [tech](), [testing]() ### AI overview A recap of ClickHouse's presence at FOSDEM 2025, covering a talk on its new powerful JSON data type and another on the challenges of fuzzing databases. The JSON presentation discusses column-oriented storage, dynamically changing structures, and fast querying of individual JSON paths. ### Source excerpt This year, ClickHouse made a strong showing at FOSDEM 2025, with several team members traveling to Belgium and multiple talks covering everything from powerful new JSON data types to the challenges of fuzzing databases. ## New videos about OpenID Connect and Keycloak from FOSDEM 2025 DevFeed: [New videos about OpenID Connect and Keycloak from FOSDEM 2025]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Alexander Schwartz Published: 2025-02-25T00:00:00Z Content type: release Language: en Sources: [Keycloak Blog]() Topics: [FOSDEM](), [Keycloak](), [openid](), [IAM]() Tags: [2025](), [fosdem](), [idm](), [kerberos](), [keycloak](), [ldap](), [openid-connect](), [saml](), [sso](), [videos]() ### AI overview Keycloak announces that recordings of four FOSDEM 2025 talks related to Keycloak and OpenID Connect are available to watch online. The article also describes Keycloak's community presence at the event and highlights a talk on OAuth 2.0 Demonstrating Proof-of-Possession (DPoP), including its implementation with Keycloak and other open source components. ### Source excerpt 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. Several talks regarding OpenID Connect and Keycloak have been recorded, and are now available online to re-watch. See below for the links to the videos. Meeting the Keycloak community on-site As an incubating project of the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF), we were happy to share the space of their stand. During the two days, we met with hundreds of existing Keycloak users on-site, as well as with people new to the IAM and identity space. It was fun and exciting to learn what people are doing. We would love to hear more from you about your success stories, what is crucial to your deployments and what can be done better. Fill out the online Keycloak Survey, so we can better understand your use cases, and if you want to share your experience with the wider Keycloak community. ## PostgreSQL Hacking + Patch Review Workshops - March 2025 DevFeed: [PostgreSQL Hacking + Patch Review Workshops - March 2025]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Robert Haas (noreply@blogger.com) Published: 2025-02-20T19:57:00Z Content type: news Language: en Sources: [Robert Haas]() Topics: [PostgreSQL](), [Code review](), [Code]() Tags: [2025](), [developer](), [discord](), [fosdem](), [mentoring](), [postgresql](), [review](), [workshops]() ### AI overview The PostgreSQL Hacking Workshop is returning in March 2025 alongside a new Patch Review Workshop organized by Paul Jungwirth. The article explains how patch review can help onboard PostgreSQL developers and notes the renaming of a related Discord server. ### Source excerpt This month, I'm excited to tell you about the returning of the PostgreSQL Hacking Workshop along with a new Patch Review Workshop organized by Paul Jungwirth.Read more " ## FOSDEM 2025 Recap DevFeed: [FOSDEM 2025 Recap]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Published: 2025-02-05T15:00:00Z Content type: news Language: en Sources: [openHAB]() Topics: [FOSDEM](), [Open Source](), [Matter](), [Automation]() Tags: [2025](), [alternatives](), [community](), [fosdem](), [home-automation](), [matter](), [open-source](), [recap]() ### AI overview A recap of FOSDEM 2025, where the openHAB Foundation hosted a booth and discussed open-source home automation, Matter, energy management, monitoring, and technical topics with developers and users. ### Source excerpt Many conversations have shown, that the attendees of the booth recognize the benefits and importance of open-source solutions at the heart of their home, no matter which open-source platform is actually used. In the open-source community, it is important to understand that openHAB and other platforms are no competitors, but rather alternatives with their unique strengths. ## FOSDEM faces calls for greater transparency and governance DevFeed: [FOSDEM faces calls for greater transparency and governance]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: January Published: 2025-01-23T00:00:00Z Content type: opinion Language: en Sources: [Drew DeVault]() Topics: [FOSDEM](), [Open Source]() Tags: [community](), [fosdem](), [governance](), [open-source]() ### AI overview The article discusses the apparent cancellation of Jack Dorsey's FOSDEM talk, while noting that no official statement had confirmed it. It argues that the controversy exposed concerns about FOSDEM's governance, including limited public information about talk selection, sponsorships, conflicts of interest, finances, and decision-making. ### Source excerpt Good news: it appears that Jack Dorsey's FOSDEM talk has been cancelled! This is a follow up to two earlier posts, which you can read here: one and two. I say it "appears" so, because there has been no official statement from anyone to that effect. There has also been no communication from staff to the protest organizers, including to our email reaching out as requested to discuss fire safety and crowd control concerns with the staff. The situation is a bit unclear, but... we'll extend FOSDEM the benefit of the doubt, and with it our gratitude. From all of the volunteers who have been organizing this protest action, we extend our heartfelt thanks to the staff for reconsidering the decision to platform Dorsey and Block, Inc. at FOSDEM. All of us - long-time FOSDEM volunteers, speakers, devroom organizers, and attendees - are relieved to know that FOSDEM stands for our community's interests. More importantly: what comes next? The frustration the community felt at learning that Block was sponsoring FOSDEM and one of the keynote slots1 had been given to Dorsey and his colleagues uncovered some deeper frustrations with the way FOSDEM is run these days. This year is FOSDEM's 25th anniversary, and it seems sorely overdue for graduating from the "trust us, it's crazy behind the scenes" governance model to something more aligned with the spirit of open source. We trust the FOSDEM organizers -- we can extend them the benefit of the doubt when they tell us that talk selection is independent of sponsorships. But it strains our presumption of good faith when the talk proposal was rejected by 3 of the 4 independent reviewers and went through anyway. And it's kind of weird that we have to take them at their word -- that the talk selection process isn't documented anywhere publicly, nor the conflict of interest policy, nor the sponsorship terms, nor almost anything at all about how FOSDEM operates or is governed internally. Who makes decisions? How? We don't know, and that's kind of we ## FOSDEM '25 protest DevFeed: [FOSDEM '25 protest]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: January Published: 2025-01-20T00:00:00Z Content type: opinion Language: en Sources: [Drew DeVault]() Topics: [FOSDEM](), [Open Source]() Tags: [community](), [event](), [fosdem](), [open-source](), [statement]() ### AI overview An update on a planned peaceful protest at FOSDEM targeting Jack Dorsey and Block, Inc. over their selection as sponsors and speakers, while emphasizing support for FOSDEM and calling for greater transparency in its selection and sponsorship processes. ### Source excerpt Update: Dorsey's talk was cancelled! See the update here. Last week, I wrote to object to Jack Dorsey and his company, Block, Inc., being accepted as main track speakers at FOSDEM, and proposed a protest action in response. FOSDEM issued a statement about our plans on Thursday. Today, I have some updates for you regarding the planned action. I would like to emphasize that we are not protesting FOSDEM or its organizers. We are protesting Jack Dorsey and his company, first and foremost, from promoting their business at FOSDEM. We are members of the FOSDEM community. We have variously been speakers, devroom organizers, volunteers, and attendees for years -- in other words, we are not activism tourists. We have a deep appreciation for the organizers and all of the work that they have done over the years to make FOSDEM such a success. That we are taking action demonstrates that we value FOSDEM, that we believe it represents our community, and that we want to defend its -- our -- ethos. Insofar as we have a message to the FOSDEM organizers, it is one of gratitude, and an appeal to build a more open and participatory process, in the spirit of open source, and especially to improve the transparency of the talk selection process, sponsorship terms, and conflict of interest policies, so protests like ours are not necessary in the future. To be clear, we do not object to the need for sponsors generally at FOSDEM -- we understand that FOSDEM is a free, volunteer driven event, many of us having volunteered for years -- but we do object specifically to Jack Dorsey and Block, Inc. being selected as sponsors and especially as speakers. As for the planned action, I have some more information for anyone who wishes to participate. Our purpose is to peacefully disrupt Dorsey's talk, and only Dorsey's talk, which is scheduled to take place between 12:00 and 12:30 on Sunday, February 2nd in Janson. If you intend to participate, we will be meeting outside of the upper entrance to Janson at 11: ## No billionaires at FOSDEM DevFeed: [No billionaires at FOSDEM]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: January Published: 2025-01-16T00:00:00Z Content type: opinion Language: en Sources: [Drew DeVault]() Topics: [FOSDEM](), [foss](), [Open Source](), [Blockchain](), [Fediverse](), [X (Twitter)]() Tags: [blockchain](), [ceo](), [elon-musk](), [event](), [fosdem](), [foss](), [keynote](), [open-source](), [twitter]() ### AI overview This opinion article argues that FOSDEM should not give its keynote platform to Jack Dorsey. It connects the criticism to Dorsey's former role at Twitter, the impact of Twitter's sale on the fediverse and free software communities, and Block's sponsorship of FOSDEM. The article also notes that Dorsey's talk was later cancelled. ### Source excerpt Update: Dorsey's talk was cancelled! See the update here. Jack Dorsey, former CEO of Twitter, ousted board member of BlueSky, and grifter extraordinaire to the tune of a $5.6B net worth, is giving a keynote at FOSDEM. The FOSDEM keynote stage is one of the biggest platforms in the free software community. Janson is the biggest venue in the event - its huge auditorium can accommodate over 1,500 of FOSDEM's 8,000 odd attendees, and it is live streamed to a worldwide audience as the face of one of the free and open source software community's biggest events of the year. We've platformed Red Hat, the NLNet Foundation, NASA, numerous illustrious community leaders, and many smaller projects that embody our values and spirit at this location to talk about their work or important challenges our community faces. Some of these challenges, as a matter of fact, are Jack Dorsey's fault. In 2023 this stage hosted Hachyderm's Kris Nóva to discuss an exodus of Twitter refugees to the fediverse. After Dorsey sold Twitter to Elon Musk, selling the platform out to the far right for a crisp billion-with-a-"B" dollar payout, the FOSS community shouldered the burden - both with our labor and our wallets - of a massive exodus onto our volunteer-operated servers, especially from victims fleeing the hate speech and harassment left in the wake of the sale. Two years later one of the principal architects of, and beneficiaries of, that disaster will step onto the same stage. Even if our community hadn't been directly harmed by Dorsey's actions, I don't think that we owe this honor to someone who took a billion dollars to ruin their project, ostracize their users, and destroy the livelihoods of almost everyone who worked on it. Dorsey is presumably being platformed in Janson because his blockchain bullshit company is a main sponsor of FOSDEM this year. Dorsey and his colleagues want to get us up to speed on what Block is working on these days. Allow me to give you a preview: in addition to post ## PINE64 January 2025 Update Covers PineVox Firmware, PineNote Software, and Community Projects DevFeed: [PINE64 January 2025 Update Covers PineVox Firmware, PineNote Software, and Community Projects]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Published: 2025-01-11T00:00:00Z Content type: news Language: en Sources: [Community blog on PINE64]() Topics: [Software](), [Embedded Software Dev](), [Development](), [Home Assistant](), [lora](), [meshtastic](), [USB](), [Bluetooth LE](), [Wi-Fi](), [.NET Conf]() Tags: [2025](), [bluetooth-le](), [community-update](), [firmware](), [fosdem](), [home-assistant](), [infinitime](), [lora](), [meshtastic](), [news](), [pinebook-pro](), [pinenote](), [pinetime](), [pinevox](), [release](), [right](), [streaming](), [update](), [usb]() ### AI overview PINE64's January 2025 community update covers planned PineVox public release work, continued PineNote software improvements, developer devices, the second PineDio USB LoRa adapter project, FOSDEM attendance, and PineVox firmware progress. ### Source excerpt This month we report on some news concerning the PineVox, what the community have been up to with their PineNotes and the brand-new 1.15 InfiniTime update. We would like to wish our community a happy New Year and hope you all had a good end of 2024. But since it's now the beginning of 2025, we'd like to fill you in on what we have planned for the first part of the year. We plan to release the PineVox to the public thanks to Gamiee's recent progress and we plan to continue improving the software for the PineNote, thanks to Maximilian, Diederik and our testers in the community. We have some exciting devices coming as well, mentioned in previous community updates. The PineCam and StarPro64 have been sent to developers in our community, so we hope to report on these devices in the coming months. Gamiee has also been working with a group of our friends over at Meshtastic on an independent project which will become the second version of the PineDio USB LoRa adapter. We plan to talk more about the progress of that project more in the February update. Table of contents FOSDEM PineVox PineNote Important - Software Update Issue Development updates PineNote Community Spotlight Inkput Pinescreen InfiniTime 1.15 Pinebook Pro Community content PineNote CE first month review Want to contribute to the next community update? FOSDEM Author: Caffeine Unfortunately, a stand at FOSDEM hasn't been allocated for us this year. But that doesn't mean we won't be there to represent PINE64! Gamiee, Ralimtek, JF, TL Lim and Lukasz will be attending in person this year and will be planning a get-together. We will announce on our social-media when we have confirmed the time and place. Of course, our PINE64 community members will still be wandering around the event, we love talking to all our friends at other projects and meeting the members of our community! So we hope we'll see you there! PineVox Author: Caffeine, Gamiee Gamiee has been working on the firmware for the PineVox recently (haha, now ## Meet Keycloak at FOSDEM 2025 in February! DevFeed: [Meet Keycloak at FOSDEM 2025 in February!]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Alexander Schwartz Published: 2025-01-08T00:00:00Z Content type: news Language: en Sources: [Keycloak Blog]() Topics: [FOSDEM](), [Keycloak](), [Open Source](), [identity and access management](), [Maintainers]() Tags: [2025](), [community](), [conferences](), [cryptography](), [fosdem](), [hardening](), [identity-and-access-management](), [idm](), [kerberos](), [keycloak](), [ldap](), [linux-foundation](), [maintainers](), [open-source](), [openid-connect](), [saml](), [sso](), [supply-chain]() ### AI overview This article announces Keycloak's presence at FOSDEM 2025, including talks from the Keycloak community and team, a maintainer meet-and-greet at the CNCF stand, a Linux Foundation side event, and relevant dev rooms. ### Source excerpt 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. Those staying home will be able to watch the live stream of the talks and ask questions online. Members of the Keycloak project will be on-site like last year, and there will be talks from both the Keycloak community and the Keycloak team. See below for places to meet other Keycloak enthusiasts, and which talks will relate to Keycloak. Meet-and-greet While FOSDEM is organized around talks, it is also a great place to meet people in real life that you previously knew only from online, and make new friends. With thousands of people at the event, it is good to have a place for a meet-and-greet. Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) Stand A lot of organizations and projects will have a stand at FOSDEM. With Keycloak being a CNCF project, we will be sharing a time slot at their stand. You'll be able to meet Keycloak maintainers at the CNCF stand on Saturday, February 1st, from 16:00-17:30 h. As our time slot might change, please come back here on the day of the event and double-check! Linux Foundation side event & drinks! (Sat Feb 01, 18:00-20:00 h) As part of the events happening around FOSDEM, also called FOSDEM Fringe, the Linux foundation invites you for a drink. A free registration is required to join. UPDATE: It is currently fully booked and there is a waiting list. FOSDEM is all about devrooms! FOSDEM is a big event divided into smaller, single-track conferences with their own call for papers and organizers. Here a short list of those dev rooms that might be of interest for you if you are into Keycloak: Identity and Access Management Devroom (Sun Feb 02, 09:00-17:00 h) Identity and Access Management Devroom is related to operating systems' identity and access management in the free software and open source world. Expect talks about identity federation, integrating i ## March Update: Making waves DevFeed: [March Update: Making waves]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Published: 2024-03-17T00:00:00Z Content type: article Language: en Sources: [Community blog on PINE64]() Topics: [smart speaker](), [Home Assistant](), [Hardware](), [Embedded Software Dev]() Tags: [cluster](), [firmware](), [fosdem](), [hardware](), [headphones](), [home-assistant](), [ironos](), [pinecil](), [pinetime](), [pinevox](), [smart-speaker](), [update]() ### AI overview Pine64's March update describes two products in development: the PineVox, a BL606P-based smart speaker intended for Home Assistant voice interactions, and unnamed bone-conduction headphones using the BES2300 chipset. The PineVox is undergoing firmware development, while the headphones' enclosure and software are not yet final. ### Source excerpt Banner artwork: Caffeine New products in development Authors: Ralim, gamiee As probably one of the most anticipated sections of the blog, we can confirm that there are more new products in the pipeline. The first two were shown at the FOSDEM table in Feburary. PineVox - Virtual assistant The PineVox is a BL606P based home assistant smart speaker. Designed to help build a good community option for voice interactions with software such as Home Assistant. Currently a small number of developer seed units have been given out. Work is ongoing by Ralim & Gamiee to get a minimal firmware image ready to allow for demonstration and to prove all hardware fully functional etc. More information on the unit should be available soon on our new documentation page. Features of note include the hardware microphone kill switch, and the ability to debug the unit externally. The hardware microphone killswitch allows the software to mute the microphone but unmuting has to be performed using the button on the device. Muting the microphone disables the clock connection to the microphone, giving peace of mind that it really, really isnt listening to you. Giving users control of the smart devices in their home and allowing for you to control the security is important, and we are working on the PineVox to help enable that future. Another notable aspect worth mentioning is the speaker. Designed specifically for voice applications rather than music playback, it ensures clear and high-quality voice audio reception. Bone conduction headphones These are a set of bone conduction headphones using the same BES2300 chipset as found in the PineBuds Pro. The plan is to expand OpenPineBuds project with support for these before they enter manufacturing. Currently there is amazing work going on to sort out licencing of the BES2300 codebase; so work to support these is being done carefully to minimise impact on the code base. The enclosure design is not final yet, nor is the software complete. However in th ## Reproducible Builds at FOSDEM 2024 DevFeed: [Reproducible Builds at FOSDEM 2024]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Published: 2024-02-08T00:00:00Z Content type: news Language: en Sources: [reproducible-builds.org]() Topics: [reproducible builds](), [FOSDEM](), [Arch Linux](), [Debian](), [Fedora](), [coreboot](), [software bill of materials]() Tags: [coreboot](), [debian](), [fedora](), [fosdem](), [org](), [reproducible-builds](), [software-bill-of-materials]() ### AI overview The article reports on Reproducible Builds activities at FOSDEM 2024. It highlights Holger Levsen's talk covering the project's history, current state, and future goals, along with other talks on reproducibility, confidential computing, RISC-V bootstrapping, reproducible development environments, HPC experiments, configuration options, and software bills of materials. ### Source excerpt Core Reproducible Builds developer Holger Levsen presented at the main track at FOSDEM on Saturday 3rd February this year in Brussels, Belgium. Titled Reproducible Builds: The First Ten Years... In this talk Holger 'h01ger' Levsen will give an overview about Reproducible Builds: How it started with a small BoF at DebConf13 (and before), then grew from being a Debian effort to something many projects work on together, until in 2021 it was mentioned in an Executive Order of the President of the United States. And of course, the talk will not end there, but rather outline where we are today and where we still need to be going, until Debian stable (and other distros!) will be 100% reproducible, verified by many. h01ger has been involved in reproducible builds since 2014 and so far has set up automated reproducibility testing for Debian, Fedora, Arch Linux, FreeBSD, NetBSD and coreboot. More information can be found on FOSDEM's own page for the talk, including a video recording and slides. Separate from Holger's talk, however, there were a number of other talks about reproducible builds at FOSDEM this year: Reproducible builds for confidential computing: Why remote attestation is worthless without it by Malte Poll and Paul Meyer. RISC-V Bootstrapping in Guix and Live-Bootstrap by Ekaitz. rix: an R package for reproducible dev environments with Nix by Bruno Rodrigues. Making reproducible and publishable large-scale HPC experiments by Philippe Swartvagher. Documenting and Fixing Non-Reproducible Builds due to Configuration Options by RANDRIANAINA Georges Aaron. ... and there was even an entire track on Software Bill of Materials. ## See you at FOSDEM and FOSDEM PGDay 2024 DevFeed: [See you at FOSDEM and FOSDEM PGDay 2024]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Andreas Scherbaum Published: 2024-01-24T23:40:27Z Content type: article Language: en Sources: [Blog -- Neon Docs]() Topics: [PostgreSQL](), [Open Source](), [Linux](), [Database]() Tags: [community](), [developers](), [europe](), [event](), [fosdem](), [free](), [infrastructure](), [linux](), [open-source](), [postgresql](), [serverless]() ### AI overview The article announces participation in FOSDEM and FOSDEM PGDay 2024. It describes FOSDEM as a free European event for open-source developers, with talks, presentations, streamed and recorded sessions, auxiliary events, and developer discussions. FOSDEM PGDay is presented as a dedicated one-day conference featuring seven PostgreSQL talks. Neon highlights interests in serverless PostgreSQL, developer workflows, applications, use cases, and database-related events, including PostgreSQL and Linux distribution activities. ### Source excerpt The Free and Open source Software Developers' European Meeting (FOSDEM) is the largest event in Europe for open source developers to gather, present their current and future projects and also meet old friends and new acquaintances. Best of all, the event is free. It takes place a... ## Mobian's 2023 progress DevFeed: [Mobian's 2023 progress]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Mobian team Published: 2024-01-14T00:00:00Z Content type: opinion Language: en Sources: [Mobian's Blog]() Topics: [Debian](), [Mobile](), [Flatpak](), [foss](), [FOSDEM]() Tags: [debian](), [distribution](), [fosdem](), [foss](), [mobile]() ### AI overview A retrospective on Mobian's 2023 development, covering the Bookworm stable release, growth in mobile-friendly applications, efforts to reduce Mobian-specific packages and align more closely with Debian, and participation in FOSDEM and distro collaborations. ### Source excerpt Time flies when you are having fun. 2023 was no exception, and we find ourselves in 2024 already! Time to take stock what happened last year (and perhaps also what we attempt to achieve this year). Bookworm release It is safe to say that the bookworm release was a major milestone for Mobian. For the first time, we have a stable release that we find to actually be useful on a mobile screen and phone. Putting out stable images was quite some work but we are proud of it. We had decided to move on and focus on the next development cycle rather than starting to backporting features and releases. So bookworm continues to receive security updates, but no new features. Still, it might be a useful stable base for people who do not like to break their phone that often. By using flatpak and other means, one can even use actual releases of apps and not miss out on the latest hotness. App ecosystem The ecosystem of applications suitable for mobile screen continued to grow in 2023, filling many important functionality gaps. That includes core GNOME apps included in the distribution that became ported to work better on small screens, to an external ecosystem of applications that can be installed via flatpak or other means. Whether you want to track your jogging tracks, travel via public transportation, or toot on social media, many puzzle pieces start to fall into place. https://linuxphoneapps.org/ gives you a great overview of what exists within and outside of distributions. (and yes, there is active Debianization of some apps going on, such as the "railway" application which went into Debian just now. Shrinking Mobian Despite all that growth we managed to shrink the packages that are in the mobian repository even more over time. As you know, Mobian is nothing but a thin overlay over stock Debian (the regular Debian repository with its updates is a core pillar of Mobian), and it is declared goal of Mobian to abolish itself by upstreaming all deviations and changes to Debian prope [Next page]()