FOSS Backstage 2026

Judith Fassbender

Judith Fassbender is a researcher in the field of public interest technology and has been responsible for the research of the Prototype Fund since 2025. She is an associate researcher at the Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society and is looking participatory data governance practices in her dissertation at the University of St Andrews.


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Prototype Fund


Session

03-16
15:30
60min
Stable software needs stable funding — Mapping workshop
Judith Fassbender

This workshop explores funding and resource models for sustaining FOSS projects. We look at grants, donations, sales, licenses, corporate and student contributions, and more — evaluating the models pros, cons, and fit for different project stages. The goal is to refine a shared, open resource and identify unmet needs.

Economics
Wintergarten