mastodon 4.7.3Community, Management, and Compliance – #FOSSBack is a two day conference dedicated to everything related to #FLOSS governance and open collaboration: open source project leadership, community management, project metrics, Open Source strategy for enterprise, #InnerSource/#OSPO, legal matters when dealing with #FOSS and many more. The next edition of FOSS Backstage will take place March 16-17, 2026.
Welcome to #FOSSBack 2026!
Doors open at 9 am, the program starts at 10:05 am (CET) with a keynote by @aeva@infosec.exchange: Can Open Source be Secure by Design?
Please have your order confirmation mail with the ticket QR-code ready!
More info on all things you need to know for your visit: https://26.foss-backstage.de/all-you-need-to-know-foss-backstage-2026/
Breakfast kindly sponsored by SerNet.
Looking forward to see you very soon ✨
What are your plans for the weekend? How about watching some recordings from #FOSSBack26? They all available now: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLq-odUc2x7i_CkIlwiKrIKXLdmQgFxhCL
Interested in some Guerilla UX Testing?
Angie & @elioqoshi@mastodon.cloud from Ura Design are working on the new F-Droid app store and would love your feedback.
Find them over the next days at #FOSSBack and try the new app. Testing takes about 5-10 mins and will be compensated with a small voucher or donation to an open source project.
Let's leave meatspace and check out cyberspace!
One of our favourite slides, intellectual property of Nicole Weber from @mozilla@mastodon.social
– share photos of your favourite slides at #FOSSBack :)
FOSS eGov Breakfast is in full swing. We're chatting about what government agencies can learn from FOSS communities
(… and the other way around).
Work on FOSS projects for the Sovereign Tech Agency has been impactful and varied, including major Log4J updates, increased SystemD test coverage, updating CVE reports for Yocto, and a new PHP infrastructure-as-code solution. Join @janl@narrativ.es for highlights from the past two and a half years.
Learn more: https://26.foss-backstage.de/session/2-5-years-of-sta-bug-resilience-how-we-helped-a-lot-of-foss/
Don't miss this and many other insightful sessions at FOSS Backstage on 16-17 March in Berlin and online: https://tickets.plainschwarz.com/fossback26/c/gk1NRcabT/
Want your laptop to look like Angie's? Don't miss out on our sticker exchange in the lobby! #FOSSBack
Have you spotted them already? The first batch of video recordings from #FOSSBack 2026 are online: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLq-odUc2x7i_CkIlwiKrIKXLdmQgFxhCL
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: https://26.foss-backstage.de/this-was-foss-backstage-2026/
The recordings will be online by the end of next week: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWo9EhK1MUOuACENfXoAXZQ
📸 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: https://26.foss-backstage.de/schedule/
Good morning Berlin! Welcome to Day 2 of #FOSSBack
We start the day at 9 am with the FOSS eGov Breakfast for everyone working at the intersection of open-source software and public administration: https://26.foss-backstage.de/foss-egov-breakfast/
From 10 am, the program starts and so does our livestream! Full schedule: https://26.foss-backstage.de/schedule/
Have a great day!
If you haven’t had enough of FOSS yet and feel like connecting with others about design and 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: https://26.foss-backstage.design/
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? Snap your souvenir photos in the lobby.
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. Here you will find the live streams of our 3 stages and you will be able to ask the onsite speakers questions using our Q&A tool.
On-site ticket but cannot make it? You also have access to our online platform via the link in your e-mail.
Last-minute Online Ticket: https://26.foss-backstage.de/tickets/
Get ready! In just two weeks, the Call for Participation for FOSS Backstage 2026 will officially open!
This is your chance to join us as a speaker for the 8th edition and help shape next year's program. We're looking for talks that educate on best practices and inspire further discussions within the FOSS community.
Learn more on our website: 🔗 https://26.foss-backstage.de/call-for-participation/
Join us on March 16-17, 2026, in Berlin. Grab your early bird ticket and save over 40%!
🎟️https://tickets.plainschwarz.com/fossback26/c/gk1NRcabT/
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: https://www.flickr.com/photos/newthinking_de/albums/72177720332590538/with/55151810317
No plans for tonight so far? Join Women in Open Source, the Open Home Community and our team at 7 pm for drinks, banh mi and some more nice chats!
📍Wintergarten @ bUm
♀️From 6-7 pm, the event will be dedicated to women and other marginalized identities in open source to mingle
@erioldoesdesign@hachyderm.io @openhomefoundation@fosstodon.org
#FOSSBack #WomeninOpenSource
In this talk at #fossback 2022, @tobie@mastodon.social dug into what W3C’s priority of constituencies is, and discussed how we could apply the priority of constituencies to #opensource and what that reveals about the complexity of the open source ecosystem. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6YTcILOAEZY&feature=youtu.be
Decidim, once reliant on Barcelona’s funding, faced 2022 a crisis that spurred a Sustainability Plan to diversify income. Join @nilhb@floss.social at FOSS Backstage as he shares the strategies, challenges and lessons learned in securing funding from public, private and philanthropic sources to ensure the sustainability of FLOSS projects.
Learn more: https://26.foss-backstage.de/session/floss-sustainability-lessons-from-a-funding-crisis/
Join us on 16-17 March in Berlin or online: https://tickets.plainschwarz.com/fossback26/c/gk1NRcabT/
Recognition, Incentive, Support, and Empowerment is a framework to evaluate initiatives and projects in order to foster community health. Using the Fedora Project as a case study, @riecatnor@fosstodon.org explored how to implement R.I.S.E in your FOSS community. https://youtube.com/watch?v=0sonxS1LC_o #fossback
At #fossback 2022, Thomas Fricke discussed the importance of funding software maintenance for Open Source security and what steps need to be taken to prevent events like the Log4Shell Bug in the future. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Es_ehuyeCIQ
