FOSS Backstage 2026

Sarah Hoffmann

Sarah Hoffmann is a open-source maintainer and long-term active member in the OpenStreetMap community. She started out as a developer for operating systems but switched to the field of geospatial software when she discovered the OpenStreetMap project. Among others she is maintainer for the open-source geocoders Nominatim and Photon. She's been a Sovereign Tech Maintainer Fellow last year and currently works as a freelance open-source software developer.


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Session

03-17
12:30
40min
Balancing the Supply Chain Act
Sarah Hoffmann, Cornelius Schumacher, Sven Jeroschewski, Melanie Wollnik, Tim Schmetzer

Corporate users, volunteer maintainers, and everything in between, how can they work together? In this panel, we bring together different voices to explore: What does each side intend, expect, and need? And how can we bridge tensions in today’s open source supply chain?

Governance & Community
Auditorium