What’s it like to join the #OpenSSF community as a new contributor, speaker, and volunteer? PhD student Eman Abu Ishgair reflects on her experience at #OpenSSFCommunity Day + #OSSummit North America, made possible by OpenSSF Travel Support:

https://openssf.org/blog/2025/07/31/speaking-volunteering-parenting-and-exploring-nature-my-week-at-oss-summit-na-2025/

At Alliander we improved our license policy for use of open source to help developers understand the guiding principles and how different types of licenses are acceptable for different situations. I'll be presenting this at Open Source Summit Europe https://osseu2025.sched.com/event/25VvN/why-and-how-we-updated-our-license-policy-for-use-of-open-source-nico-rikken-alliander-jonas-van-den-bogaard-alliander-nv #OSSummit #OpenSource

FreeBSD Foundation’s Alice Sowerby and Moin will be speaking at Open Source Summit Europe on August 26 in Amsterdam.

Panel: From Backlog to Breakthrough: How FreeBSD and Bitergia Tackled 7,000+ Bugs with Data-Driven Dashboards

Date: August 26 | Amsterdam
Explore the schedule: https://bit.ly/3NXx5Zp
Register here: https://bit.ly/3yD2c78

Will you be at #OSSummit Europe? Let us know, we would love to connect.

I’m speaking at #OSSummit Europe, 25-27 August in Amsterdam! I had two sessions accepted, "Building a Solarpunk Web: Open Source for a Sustainable Digital Future" If you are interested in #sustainability #solarpunk #DigitalTeams #OpenSource Check out the great lineup: bit.ly/3NXx5Zp

I’m speaking at #OSSummit Europe, 25-27 August in Amsterdam! I had two sessions accepted, "Building a Solarpunk Web: Open Source for a Sustainable Digital Future" and "Adding the W3C’s New ARRM To Improve Your Project’s Accessibility". If you are interested in #accessibility #sustainability #solarpunk #DigitalTeams

1 registration will give you access to over 250 great sessions covering the most cutting edge topics in #OpenSource today. Explore the schedule: https://bit.ly/3NXx5Zp

The graying of open source is real—but it’s not inevitable.
We can support the next generation of maintainers by shifting how we lead, teach, and invite.

My **#OSSummit** talk is now live on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/LjP0zpLLvPQ

Slides (with full speaker notes + references):
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1wbvrBxO4j6ssQ-rSH7su8I8XwLWAf8wpGUcIbFhMqTY/edit

**#OpenSource** **#FutureOfOSS** **#Maintainership** **#GenZ**

Just announced: Keynote speakers for #OSSummit India include leaders from The Linux Foundation India, Amazon, Beckn Protocol, Digi Yatra Foundation and more!
Aug 5 | Hyderabad, India
USD $85 early bird ends July 22
https://www.linuxfoundation.org/press/the-linux-foundation-announces-keynote-speakers-for-open-source-summit-india-2025

What does it really take to fund and execute a successful security audit in open source?

In this newly released talk from the Open Source Summit North America, FreeBSD Foundation Executive Director Deb Goodkin and Alpha-Omega’s Michael Winser walk through the full lifecycle of FreeBSD’s third-party audit—from funding and planning to outcomes and lessons learned.

Watch the full talk here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7_0aKMs6zs

Putting Swift in a box Tools for containerizing Swift, from a presentation at #OSSummit @linuxfoundation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MV0wACpikyw

The #OSSummit North America has finished and while I'm still in the middle of my trip back home I'd like to share the slides of my session "Unlocking the Full Potential of WPE to Build a Successful Embedded Product”: https://speakerdeck.com/mariospr/unlocking-the-full-potential-of-wpe-to-build-a-successful-embedded-product

Safe travels everyone, and see you next time!

Live from #OSSummit 2025: The New Stack's Frederic Lardinois sits down with Matt White of the PyTorch Foundation & Linux Foundation TOMORROW to talk trust, innovation, and the future of AI in open source.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zb5TDegITdY

Thanks to everyone who came to my **#OSSummit** talk: Who Will Maintain the Future?

Thank you for the energy, the honesty, and the incredible conversation on how to engage Gen Z (or Gen Zed?) after. (Grateful we had time to go deep!)

I’ve shared the slides here—heads-up that they’re light on text, but the speaker notes are where the good stuff is (stats, quotes, resources):
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1wbvrBxO4j6ssQ-rSH7su8I8XwLWAf8wpGUcIbFhMqTY/edit?usp=sharing

Breaking news The Linux Foundation launched the Agent2Agent Protocol project at #OSSummit!

Created by @Google, A2A enables secure, open communication between AI agents across vendors, platforms and frameworks to improve modularity, mitigate vendor lock-in and accelerate innovation.

More on the growing collaborative ecosystem here: https://www.linuxfoundation.org/press/linux-foundation-launches-the-agent2agent-protocol-project-to-enable-secure-intelligent-communication-between-ai-agents

As AI changes how tech teams work, orgs are turning to upskilling and open source. The new 2025 State of Tech Talent report, live at #OSSummit, shows:
94% of orgs expect AI to transform work, but less than half have the necessary skills
72% prioritize upskilling to meet AI needs, up from just 48% in 2024
84% say an open source culture improves retention

Learn more: https://www.linuxfoundation.org/press/linux-foundation-report-finds-organizations-embrace-upskilling-and-open-source-to-meet-ai-driven-job-demands

If you are attending the Open Source Summit in Denver, this week, make sure to attend the presentation from my Igalia colleague Thadeu Lima de Souza Cascardo on kernel bug fixing: https://ossna2025.sched.com/speaker/cascardo2?iframe=yes&w=100%&sidebar=yes&bg=no

We also have a booth in the B12 section if you want to drop by and talk about the work we do.

Excited to be talking about & demoing #Stratoshark at #OSSummit on Tuesday!

https://ossna2025.sched.com/event/571e274d4a2d4117a1f1eac4f9f8d5f9

Just arrived at Denver with other colleagues from @igalia to attend the #OSSummit North America, where I'll present my talk "Unlocking the Full Potential of @WPEWebKit To Build a Successful Embedded Product". More details in https://sched.co/1zflb

See you in just a couple of days!

+ = the current vibe in open source.

I’m speaking at #OSSummit North America on Monday about the burnout, leadership gaps, and what we can actually do to support maintainers and keep OSS thriving.

11:20am MT
Bluebird Ballroom 3C
https://sched.co/1zffS

Catch me before I head out that afternoon

#Denver: Apple’s containerization framework and tooling crew (github.com/apple/container, etc) is hanging out with the Denver DevOps community on Monday night (24th) during OSS Summit week.

Lots of snacks and bring your laptops to play with the new tools.
#swiftlang #containers #opensource #osssummit #ossummit

https://www.meetup.com/denverdevops/events/308530296/