FOSS Backstage 2024

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10:00
10:00
45min
When business models are conflicting with security
Melanie Rieback

When growth is mandatory, open-source goes freemium, and Palantir is a success story, it might be time to start fighting our business models

Security
Stage Auditorium
10:45
10:45
15min
Coffee Break
Stage Auditorium
10:45
285min
Accessibility Clinic 🛈
Raashi Saxena, Nancy Reyes

Web accessibility clinic for open-source privacy and security tools: Enhancing user experiences for people with disabilities

Diversity & Inclusion
Lobby
11:00
11:00
30min
A Strategic Approach to Assessing Viability of OSS Projects
Dawn Foster

Not all open source projects are created equal, and some will be more viable than others. This talk will help you strategically assess and measure open source software viability to make better business decisions when including open source projects into your products, services, and infrastructure.

Governance & Community
Stage Wintergarten
11:00
30min
Looking at Open Source Security from the Community Angle
Ana Jimenez Santamaria

This talk aims to shed light on different ways OSPOs and security teams can work together, not only from a project risk assessment perspective but also from a more human, relational network of people sustaining those projects.

Governance & Community
Stage Auditorium
11:35
11:35
30min
Changing the governance model of an established project
Ruth Cheesley

Lessons learned from changing the governance model of an established open source project after ownership of the project was passed from a company to the community.

Governance & Community
Stage Auditorium
11:35
30min
EU cybersecurity regulation and Open Source governance
Mirko Boehm

The EU Cyber Resilience Act sets standards for how software should be designed, developed and distributed with security in mind. Any regulation of how software is developed also affects FOSS. How do individual developers and communities adapt to the new regulatory environment?

Security
Stage Wintergarten
11:35
60min
How to explain your project better 🛈
Chris Chinchilla

You've spent hours and sleepless nights coding a project that promises to solve someone's problems bigger, better, and faster. But no one understands it or how to use it. This workshop aims to help you communicate your project's intentions more clearly.

Growing Open Source
Monday: Workshop Room / Tuesday: Remote Stage
12:10
12:10
30min
FOSS and Security Risk Management
fukami

Due to the complex nature of software products, it's not always possible to patch all known vulnerabilities and insecurities in time. But how to take the choice what to take care about? And are there legal requirements?

Security
Stage Wintergarten
12:10
40min
OSPOs in Energy, Transport, Automotive & Public Sector
Jonas van den Bogaard, Ana Jimenez Santamaria, Cornelius Schumacher, Dr. Wolfgang Gehring, Alexander Butzlaff, karel rietveld

In today's world, many organizations are recognizing the importance of Open Source Program Offices (OSPOs) in managing their open source activities. However, companies who are not primarily software companies face unique challenges in adopting OSPOs.

Governance & Community
Stage Auditorium
12:50
12:50
70min
Lunch Break
Stage Auditorium
12:50
70min
Lunch Break
Stage Wintergarten
12:50
70min
Lunch Break
Monday: Workshop Room / Tuesday: Remote Stage
14:00
14:00
30min
A Journey to Inner Source
Dr. Wolfgang Gehring

Inner Source is like Open Source, it just stays within the company. Sounds easy enough, right?! However, you may find it’s just not working as smoothly as you had hoped. Why is that? In this session, we will explore Inner Source and talk about positive factors, obstacles, and what can be done.

Governance & Community
Stage Auditorium
14:00
30min
Open Source Contributions in Today’s World
Dr. Lina Böcker, Angelika Wittek

Are you contributing to an OSS project? And do you know how to distribute software in today’s diverse ecosystem? What publishing software legally implies when it comes to containers and AI code? If you want to learn about insights from a technical AND a legal point of view, this talk is for you!

Legal & Compliance
Stage Wintergarten
14:00
60min
Single Developer Community? About community architecture. 🛈
Daniel Guagnin, Antonios Hazim, Anett Hübner

Most FOSS projects are a one-man show, so a key question remains: How do we build a functional, diverse and vivid community? After some insights from research on Linux distribution communities, we want to share pitfalls and potentials of participatory design in the FOSS community.

Governance & Community
Monday: Workshop Room / Tuesday: Remote Stage
14:35
14:35
30min
Automating Open-Source License Compliance
Petteri Kivimäki

Open-source license compliance can require a lot of effort and manual work. Fortunately, most of the tasks can be automated. Would you like to know how to automate the open-source license compliance process using open-source tools?

Legal & Compliance
Stage Wintergarten
14:35
30min
Embracing your weird: Community Building through Fun & Play
Tom "spot" Callaway

I believe that the community that plays together, stays together. It sounds cliche (and it is), but the first rule of community building is to remember that communities are made of people, not code. Incorporating "intentional fun" into your community engagements can yield some strong rewards.

Governance & Community
Stage Auditorium
15:05
15:05
25min
Coffee Break
Stage Auditorium
15:05
25min
Coffee Break
Stage Wintergarten
15:05
25min
Coffee Break
Monday: Workshop Room / Tuesday: Remote Stage
15:30
15:30
60min
Bridging Both Sides: A FOSS Funding LARP 🛈
Eric Bear, ngọc triệu, Carolyn Beer

Step into the shoes of both FOSS funders and creators and engage in a dynamic world of fictitious organizations and collectives in a live-action role play (LARP) of… THE FOSS FUNDING PROCESS

Sustainability & Funding
Monday: Workshop Room / Tuesday: Remote Stage
15:30
30min
Distributed teams that actually work!
Bertrand Delacretaz

Based on two decades of experience in Open Source communities and corporate distributed teams, this talk revisits the core principles of remote collaboration. Concrete recommendations will help you improve the efficiency and happiness of your distributed teams.

Governance & Community
Stage Wintergarten
15:30
30min
How you write matters in open source
Kyle J. Davis

Form follows function in writing: you probably should write in a distinct way when the topic is open source. In this session, learn about unique writing challenges presented by open source projects and how to overcome them to be inclusive and accurate in your communication.

Diversity & Inclusion
Stage Auditorium
16:05
16:05
30min
Talking with management about open source
Rich Bowen

You're passionate about open source, but your management cares about different things. Let's talk about how to bridge that gap.

Governance & Community
Stage Auditorium
16:05
30min
Why is there no new Release? Nobody pays for the basics :-(
Schlomo Schapiro, Gratien Dhaese

The Relax-and-Recover (ReaR) Open Source project exists since 2006 and is now the de-facto standard for automated Linux Disaster Recovery.

A behind-the-scenes look at how a project works for such a long time, what goes well and what could be better, with specific examples and advice for others.

Sustainability & Funding
Stage Wintergarten
16:40
16:40
30min
How contribution programs benefit mentors and participants
Carmen Delgado

We will share our experience mentoring new contributors programs. We will survey these programs and share both challenges and success stories. Some vivid examples demonstrate the advantages for both participants and the open source projects.

Diversity & Inclusion
Stage Auditorium
17:15
17:15
5min
Open Source and Inner Source for APIs - Can you treat your APIs like your code?
Johannes Nicolai

Lightning talk

Stage Auditorium
17:20
17:20
5min
TYPO3's successful approach to supporting government FOSS adoption in the Global South. Example: Rwanda
Mathias Bolt Lesniak

Lightning talk

Stage Auditorium
17:25
17:25
5min
Bringing Open Source into the Digital Check for New Legislation
Miriam Seyffarth

Lightning Talk

Stage Auditorium
17:30
17:30
5min
A proposal for a scalable way to fund Open Source with Kudos at Semicolons
Matt Mankins

Lightning Talk

Stage Auditorium
17:35
17:35
5min
Working in Open Source and Public Service in Germany (and the Sovereign Tech Fund)
Powen Shiah

Lightning Talk

Stage Auditorium
18:00
18:00
120min
Get-Together

Join us for a drink and a chat at our Get Together directly after the conference!

Stage Auditorium
10:00
10:00
40min
CERN’s Open Source Program Office
Giacomo Tenaglia

CERN, the physics lab near Geneva, operating the Large Hadron Collider, has a rich history of Open Source contributions and in Open Science. Last year CERN established an innovative Open Source Program Office (OSPO), covering both software and hardware. The OSPO aims to ensure CERN's Open Source projects adhere to best practices, fostering consistency and longevity of Open Source at CERN.

Growing Open Source
Stage Auditorium
10:40
10:40
20min
Coffee Break
Stage Auditorium
11:00
11:00
30min
Adventures with Open Source Business Models
Tarus Balog

I spent 20 years on an adventure running an open source business. This session will cover open source business models and especially the ones that work. If you have ever thought about doing FOSS as a full time business, come hear what I've learned.

Sustainability & Funding
Stage Wintergarten
11:00
30min
Has Open Source outgrown the OSPO?
Per Ploug Krogslund

Our definition of OSPOs have largely stayed the same since Sun microsystems establised their OSPO in the 90s - but open source is no longer a fringe activity understood by the few, but a critical part of a companys overall IT strategy - so isn't it time that we change how OSPOs work?

Growing Open Source
Stage Auditorium
11:00
30min
Open Source Inclusivity: Empowering Newcomers
Mayank Jindal

Explore effective methods to lower the entry barriers for newcomers in open source. This talk addresses the challenges new contributors face, offering practical solutions to foster inclusivity and encourage diverse participation in open source projects.

Diversity & Inclusion
Monday: Workshop Room / Tuesday: Remote Stage
11:35
11:35
30min
More than developers: growing your maintainer community
Celeste Horgan

As projects grow, they need roles like QA, docs, and more… but most full time contributors are devs. What should we do?! This talk is about strategy: how to incentivize non-developers to contribute, how for-profit companies can support open source, and what projects need upstream communities.

Governance & Community
Stage Wintergarten
11:35
30min
Navigating the gold rush: Of influencer economies and FOSS
Divya Mohan

With FOSS outreach increasingly being dependent on tech influencers, mass adoption and contribution is no longer a pipe dream! But are these fantastic numbers actually a cry for help? Buckle up as we look at some cold hard facts about the FOSS ecosystem in times of the influencer economy.

Governance & Community
Monday: Workshop Room / Tuesday: Remote Stage
11:35
30min
Open Source Excellence: Munich's Journey towards Public Code
Dirk Gernhardt, Klaus Mueller

Following an important decision by the Munich City Council, the publication of all internal software developments has been the standard since 2021. In our presentation, you will find out which success factors, advantages and legal conditions are decisive for this change.

Growing Open Source
Stage Auditorium
12:10
12:10
30min
Docs For All: Improving Open Source Accessibility
Zainab Daodu, Omotola Eunice OMOTAYO

Users first is something the open source world and technical documentation have in common. In this talk, we’ll explore the intersection of inclusivity in technical documentation and how these factors enhance accessibility in open source, which in turn creates sustainable and inclusive communities.

Diversity & Inclusion
Monday: Workshop Room / Tuesday: Remote Stage
12:10
40min
Freedom vs Sustainable Business: A Candid Necessary Debate
Paloma Oliveira, Fiona Krakenbürger, Dr. Lina Böcker, Thomas Steenbergen

The interplay between freedom, business sustainability, and open source models confronts a pivotal moment. In this debate panel we will explore licenses types, business models and open source sustainability in a candid needed manner as a way to improve ethics, sustainability and community

Legal & Compliance
Stage Auditorium
12:10
30min
Measuring the Impact of Community Events
Brian Proffitt

For commercial organizations and community projects, what's the return on investment in running a booth or giving talks at such events? In this presentation, Brian Proffitt outlines the challenges of figuring out the ROI of community event participation.

Growing Open Source
Stage Wintergarten
12:50
12:50
70min
Lunch Break
Stage Auditorium
12:50
70min
Lunch Break
Stage Wintergarten
12:50
70min
Lunch Break
Monday: Workshop Room / Tuesday: Remote Stage
14:00
14:00
30min
What being a Biker Gang Investigator taught me about FOSS
Ashley Sametz

Ah, the Open Road. Almost as good as Open Code! Before getting to know Open Source, I worked as a Biker Gang investigator in Canada, and while it may not seem like it at first blush, everything you need to know about working with and in open source communities can be learned from outlaw bikers!

Governance & Community
Monday: Workshop Room / Tuesday: Remote Stage
14:00
30min
What the AI revolution means for Open Source and our society
Frank Karlitschek

This talk will discuss the current challenges around AI. In the second half it covers the new innovative local and open source AI features that the Nextcloud community is building. At the end the talk looks into the new Ethical AI framework and what it means for existing SaaS AI solutions

Growing Open Source
Stage Auditorium
14:00
30min
Who Funds FOSS Foundations?
Shane Curcuru

FOSS foundations provide a wide variety of critical project support services. But how do these foundations get funded themselves?

Sustainability & Funding
Stage Wintergarten
14:35
14:35
30min
Size matters: Why some projects can't do UX well
Scott Jenson

There are lots of people that critique the UX of open source. Some of it is warranted but what can we DO about it? This talk will discuss which repos do UX well and what we can all learn from them.

Growing Open Source
Stage Wintergarten
14:35
30min
The Cuckoo in Bidding: When the Manufacturer Loses to Itself
Peer Heinlein ‏‏‎ ‎, Daniel Zielke

OSS manufacturers must be financially compensated for their work to enable further development. When freeloaders enter bidding processes with cutthroat prices without manufacturer involvement, they strip the OSS ecosystem of its foundation. Various initiatives aim to ensure fair and sustainable use.

Sustainability & Funding
Stage Auditorium
14:35
120min
Usability Clinic 🛈
Elio Qoshi, Marit Brademann

Are you an open source maintainer? We provide free (as in free beer) design support for your project, including UI, UX and User Research. Talk to us in person and receive pro-bono design support at the event and after!

Growing Open Source
Lobby
15:05
15:05
25min
Coffee Break
Stage Auditorium
15:05
25min
Coffee Break
Stage Wintergarten
15:05
25min
Coffee Break
Monday: Workshop Room / Tuesday: Remote Stage
15:30
15:30
30min
A modern OS information system for the french fire fighters
Olivia Guyot

Camptocamp has been working since 2019 on the NexSIS 18-112 project, the future information and command system of the French fire and rescue services. We will present the journey and the challenges we had to overcome when building a mission critical information system based on OS technologies.

Growing Open Source
Stage Auditorium
15:30
60min
Exploring the Intersection Between OSS and Exit to Community
Adina Glickstein, Eli Zeger, Hazel Devjani

A speculative organizational-design workshop where participants will discover how the framework of Exit to Community can enable open-source projects to adopt more appropriate governance processes across a variety of software projects.

Governance & Community
Monday: Workshop Room / Tuesday: Remote Stage
15:30
30min
Why UX and FOSS clash and what we can do about it
Jan Dittrich

Open source programs have often been seen as hard to use. UX Designers are professionals who try to make things easier to use – that seems to be a great match! However, practices and values of both cultures often clash, and I describe why.

Governance & Community
Stage Wintergarten
16:05
16:05
30min
A UX Toolbox for Usability, Accessibility, and Security
Katie Wilson

How do we move usability beyond a set of heuristics, towards a holistic approach that mitigates risk within human-centered tool design? This talk will explore our User Experience Toolbox, a set of resources that aims to bridge accessibility, usability, and security as core principles.

Security
Stage Wintergarten
16:05
30min
Success through a thousand emails: Fundraising and outreach
Dawn Wages

How to fund for medium to large goals before you have community buy-in? Tens of thousands of dollars do not drop from the sky and sometimes when you need it most, the "no"s hit harder. We'll cover wins, losses and amazing teams who have won fundraising goals through thousands of small moves.

Sustainability & Funding
Stage Auditorium
16:40
16:40
30min
Aligning wishes of multiple orgs into an open source project
Nick Vidal, Thomas Steenbergen

Having a roadmap as an open source project can encourage adaption and align contributors. However roadmaps require commitment from its participants - how do you do this as open source project with contributions coming from multiple organizations? Join this session to learn how one could solve this.

Sustainability & Funding
Stage Auditorium
16:40
30min
The secret lives of designers in OSS
Eriol Fox, Nimisha Vijay

Superbloom has published a findings document/report from our 16 week diary study about how designers contribute to OSS. You'll learn what designers contributing to OSS's lives are like day to day as they contribute all types of design - from visual UI, graphics and user research and accessibility.

Diversity & Inclusion
Stage Wintergarten
17:10
17:10
15min
Closing Session
Stage Auditorium