FOSS Backstage 2026

Jan Ainali

Jan is an advocate for openness and collaboration. He is running the company Open By Default where he helps other organizations on their journey to becoming more open. He has a history of working with open source at the Foundation for Public Code, open knowledge at and with Wikimedia and open data at Creative Commons.


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Open By Default


Session

03-17
14:10
30min
FOSS behind the scenes - the center stage is not enough
Jan Ainali

Your code is FOSS, but the project uses all the famous and fancy proprietary platforms. Does it matter? Yes. Relying on non-free tools contradicts open source values and hurts your project. This talk pulls the curtain from the damages it makes, busts myths and gives you a director's cut commentary on how to be the hero your story needs.

Governance & Community
Room Auditorium