Ever wondered how FOSDEM streams and records hundreds of sessions seamlessly? In this session, Vasil Kolev, Gerry Demaret, and Mark Van den Borre reveal the FOSDEM Video Box — the open-source system behind their large-scale event streaming. Learn about its architecture, tools, and how you can apply these lessons to your own events at #FOSSASIASummit2025
Click here https://youtu.be/Si4zT5UjGQ4 to watch on the FOSSASIA YouTube channel
FediverseForFreedom - Fosdem Talk
https://personaljournal.ca/paulsutton/fediverseforfreedom-fodem-talk
Just donated to #thunderbird for the first time, prompted by their email campaign.
Huge progress last year. Was fascinating to see a talk by the design team at #fosdem this year.
Keep up the great work team, we're relying on you!
Since 25 years, there is a big conference on Open Source and Free Software in Europe that couldn't share the list of participants with authorities, even if they wanted to. Because there is no registration, no tickets, no waiting list. Why I love #FOSDEM, reason #5409
Er loopt ook een project met @publicspaces en @waag en @SURF om peertube servers te gebruiken.
Kijk bijvoorbeeld naar de video over @stalwartlabs op de @fediversity server gemaakt op #FOSDEM
If you want to know more they did a talk at #FOSDEM 2024
- video recording: https://video.fosdem.org/2024/k3201/fosdem-2024-3009-advances-in-garage-the-low-tech-storage-platform-for-geo-distributed-clusters.mp4
#s3 #garage #DistributedStorage
/cc @deuxfleurs
There is a video from #FOSDEM where the representatives of ZenDis (German Center for Digital Sovereignty) 
and DINUM (French Interministerial Digital Directorate) 
talk about the project.
- Making Workspaces Work Together (And Across Borders):
https://fosdem.org/2025/schedule/event/fosdem-2025-6406-making-workspaces-work-together-and-across-borders-/
Alexander Smolianitski, the head of OS products at ZenDis, also participated in two other sessions where he presented the software developed on the German side:
- Note-Worthy Collaboration: Co-developing a Note-Taking Application:
https://fosdem.org/2025/schedule/event/fosdem-2025-6403-note-worthy-collaboration-co-developing-a-note-taking-application/
- openDesk on openCode: Developing a Secure Office Suite and SDLC:
https://fosdem.org/2025/schedule/event/fosdem-2025-5572-opendesk-on-opencode-developing-a-secure-office-suite-and-sdlc/
All videos are available for download.
Lessons learned Open Sourcing the UK's Covid Tracing App
https://fosdem.org/2025/schedule/event/fosdem-2025-4411-lessons-learned-open-sourcing-the-uk-s-covid-tracing-app/
by @Edent
Rein ins Hotel. Erster Mensch den ich sehe, #fosdem Shirt an. Das Wochenende kann ja heiter werden. 
* Gerry (#FOSDEM staff friend) and myself are rocking this without guide; seeing guides is both reassuring and annoying
* #Train ticket for one hour ride is 10 Baht or 0.27€
* There is no train bridge. We will get out, see about catching a ferry, and board a different train
* End stop is going to be Mae Klong. So we will see the railway market fold up and spread again every time a train passes. For the first run, we see it from the train
Interesting:
Docs is the result of a joint effort lead by the French 
(DINUM) and German 
governments (ZenDiS). We are always looking for new public partners (we are currently onboarding the Netherlands 
). Feel free to reach out if you are interested in using or contributing to docs.
The European Space Agency (ESA) operates a constellation of satellites known as the Copernicus Sentinels. Collectively the system generates terabytes of Earth Observation (EO) data daily. Copernicus Data Space Ecosystem (CDSE) is a free, public platform that provides access to Copernicus data and a range of analysis and visualization tools. A talk delivered at FOSDEM 2025 dives into the details:
The road to mainstream Matrix [LWN.net]
https://lwn.net/SubscriberLink/1009932/572571cd50cc094b/
"Matrix is an open protocol for decentralised, secure communications. …"
Après le #FOSDEM, j'ai décidé de supprimer mon compte #Meta. Plus de Facebook ni insta, c'était facile.
Le plus dur c'était #Whatsapp pour les contacts avec famille et amis.
Quelques observations :
- ma famille a bougé en 24h (mes parents ont +75 ans, l'excuse que c'est trop compliqué disparaît!) vers #Signal
- mes copines ont bougé en 48h (l'organisation d'une soirée ensemble dans les jours suivants a accéléré le process)
- les mecs ont le plus d'inertie mais arrivent !
https://ploum.net/2025-03-11-changez-vos-paradigmes.html
The Flow Battery Research Collective (FBRC) are building an open source battery. Technology writer Koen Vervloesem did a nice write-up about their #FOSDEM talk in the Energy devroom. FBRC works on redox flow batteries which are better suited for long-term, stationary storage and less hazardous than Li-ion batteries. FBRC plan to democratize flow battery technology by developing an open source flow battery, starting with a development kit.
A few years ago, I gave my kid a #PostgreSQL elephant plushie (here named El-El). At #fosdem this year, I got a selfie with the human sized PostgreSQL mascot. I was asked today when I would bring big El-El to our house.
Time to start a new project and a new daily dev diary 
Following an inspiring discussion with Schabi from the #NewPipe team at #FOSDEM, I'm planning to build a YouTube client based on NewPipe for #SailfishOS.
I plan to write about my progress every day 
Once again, mostly for my own benefit, but anyone interested to follow along is very welcome!
This year marked #Luanti’s second consecutive appearance at #FOSDEM! Held in Brussels, Belgium, FOSDEM is the largest free and open source software conference in Europe. Fresh off our recent rebranding and new release cycle, FOSDEM was a fantastic opportunity to collect feedback and update people on what’s happening in the Luanti world
Google has signed a contract with Israel to supply Tech support used in the Palestinian genocide. A US$1.2 billion deal, with Amazon in the mix.
It's not the first time Google has been implicated in this type of crime.
Google obeys the every command of Trump-musk fascism, the Gulf of Mexico is just the one example that makes you laugh.
So when you have google main sponsor of FOSDEM and debian going dancing to GSoC, and many others in the FLOSS and Open movement doing the same,
I say to you straight out:
You're embracing fascism, you're legitimizing genocide, you're part of the problem!
