Frank Feldman of @SUSE takes the stage as the first sponsor keynote. "It cannot take another 30 years to build the next SUSE!" Frank identifies the creation of a self-sustaining European software ecosystem as a key policy priority to enable Europe's digital future.
To support this, the European public sector needs to not only give priority to open source when procuring, but also be an active customer and partner to open source companies.
Fabrizia Benini (@EUCommission) starts off the new panel by explaining her work on the Open Digital Ecosystems Strategy. "The main objective is to foster the growth of open source communities in Europe, as they are fundamental in fostering tech sovereignty in Europe."
Responding to a rise in MadeInEurope narratives, Baddy Breidert points to the global cooperation that builds open source: āOpen source shouldnāt have to choose its home, we are all involved in open source projects!ā European open source companies, like Drupal, shine thanks to a vibrant international community.
Deborah Bryant of @opensource reflects on key lessons from the open source movement. She suggests avoiding the creation of new, less open licenses that may restrict the important qualities of openness.
Code and financial contributions of private companies are a critical backbone of the open source community, while companies benefit substantially from fostering a culture of participation among their employees.
In her final remarks, @suehle of @TheASF emphasises collaboration as a key driver of open source. It both builds and relies on collaboration across companies, communities and geopolitical borders.
"There is no borders in an open source project!" @bagder encourages focus on the sustainability of open source products, beyond technical specifications and borders.
The XMPP Standards Foundation (XSF) is exited to announce the 28th XMPP Summit taking place in Brussels, Belgium next year - just before FOSDEM 2026. The XSF invites everyone interested in development of the XMPP protocol to attend, and discuss all ā¦
The name of the main station in Brussels is already complicated enough, being called Zuid or Midi based on which language you speak. Yet #NS decided to complicate it even further and invented two more names: BrĆ¼ssel-SĆ¼d and Brussels South, accompanied by Rotterdam Hauptbahnhof, while the station in Antwerp kept its Central name š
This week we're discussing how we've changed both as a couple and individually. It's hard to see change when you've been together for a long time, but when we actually sat down and talked about it, we did notice some things that we were surprised to realise. Change is so gradual when you live with someone else, that it may not always be glaringly obvious that it's even occurring at all.
Welcome to episode 72.This week we're discussing how we've changed both as a couple and individually. It's hard to see change when you've been together for a...
Did you noticed that there is a new Social Media App called "upscrolled"?
It turns out that there are a lot of anti-Semitic and Islamist people hanging around there, and some hateful, anti-Semitic texts have already been deleted. Somehow, it was clear to me that various artists, for example from Bluesky, can now be found there.
I think it would be cool to have a server for Jewish artists. Everywhere you go as an artist, you encounter boycott, exclusion and hostility. You have to constantly justify yourself. People who give commissions tend towards zero because they don't want to be associated with you as an artist.
What's the preferred alt tag for a profile picture on a website? Just the name of the person? A description such as "picture of Mike Bowler"? #accessibility #WebAccessibility
Just "Mike bowler". Screen readers identify elements, so it would sound like "Mike bowler, image" or (JAWS, it's an old tradition) "Mike bowler, graphic". That's self-explanatory. Thanks for caring!
My friend @MissA94 is having problems with H-capcha when trying to make a steam account. I got through it but forgot how I did it. Can someone help us out? #Blind
The Hackathon is making progress, people have formed teams! Integrations, Spec, Custom Emojis, Encrypted Search... there are plenty of ideas flying around!
Oxford Street should be permanently pedestrianised. It's the most famous shopping street in the UK but it's pavements are way too narrow for the crowds. There's plenty of streets in London for cars, line this one with trees and make it a dedicated pedestrian shopping street.
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in reply to OpenForum Europe • • •Frank Feldman of @SUSE takes the stage as the first sponsor keynote.
"It cannot take another 30 years to build the next SUSE!" Frank identifies the creation of a self-sustaining European software ecosystem as a key policy priority to enable Europe's digital future.
To support this, the European public sector needs to not only give priority to open source when procuring, but also be an active customer and partner to open source companies.
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in reply to OpenForum Europe • • •Responding to a rise in MadeInEurope narratives, Baddy Breidert points to the global cooperation that builds open source: āOpen source shouldnāt have to choose its home, we are all involved in open source projects!ā European open source companies, like Drupal, shine thanks to a vibrant international community.
@drupal
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in reply to OpenForum Europe • • •Deborah Bryant of @opensource reflects on key lessons from the open source movement. She suggests avoiding the creation of new, less open licenses that may restrict the important qualities of openness.
Code and financial contributions of private companies are a critical backbone of the open source community, while companies benefit substantially from fostering a culture of participation among their employees.
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in reply to OpenForum Europe • • •@bagder encourages focus on the sustainability of open source products, beyond technical specifications and borders.