#fosdem

Some interesting (to me) stats from #FOSDEM Talks about NFTs: 0. Presentations about the Metaverse: None. Cryptobros inviting me to a party in order to schill their coin: Zip. Really enthusiastic LLM users describing how AI has improved their OSS codebase: Zilch. People complaining about pronouns and codes of conduct: Nada. "Ironic" hats saying "Make xyz Great Again": Conspicuous by their absence. What did *you* think was missing from FOSDEM?

Spread the news 📣 We are excited to announce the BSD, illumos, OpenZFS, bhyve Devroom was accepted @ FOSDEM'27 The CFP is open, all the details are on the website https://people.freebsd.org/~rodrigo/fosdem27/ You can now start submitting your proposals till December, but of course the sooner, the better. #FreeBSD, #NetBSD, #OpenBSD, #illumos, #zfs, #bhyve, #Fosdem , #fosdem2027

I've finally booked my tickets for #FOSDEM, after some delays due to decision paralysis. Once again it will be bus Helsinki-Warsaw and #NightTrain Berlin-Bruxelles (#EuropeanSleeper), because I don't feel like spending 300 € on Swedish trains this time. For some reason, Berlin-Warsaw doesn't run the whole way on February 5th, so I'll need to catch it in Frankfurt (Oder).

RE: https://narrativ.es/@janl/117484474907395355 #FOSDEM will not have a DEIB room 😔 True to #DIY #OpenSource spirit we will fix this ourselves. Support @Gina@fosstodon.org @elena@aseachange.com @RosannaSibora@fosstodon.org initial proposal for a DEIB room with the #FOSDEMPledge @janl@narrativ.es proposes: Take a min or 2 to discuss the need for diversity, equity, inclusivism & belonging (DEIB) in your talk or have a talk on this topic in the room you organise. For me #FLOSS is about people. Let's make sure everyone feels welcome & enable their participation in the FLOSS ecosystem. ✊

The FOSDEM organising team has rejected a proposal for a DEI room at FOSDEM 2027. I am proposing the FOSDEM Pledge to make up for it. Will you take the pledge? https://writing.jan.io/2026/10/22/the-fosdem-pledge.html #fosdem #fosdem2027

Total honest question to my dear Fedi friends, I need a genuine answer, please do not sugarcoat things. I need Dutch bluntness here! So you have been following #MySoCalledSudoLife adventures for almost two years now. I'm not sure how to define myself anymore because I'm not an expert at this stuff, but I am no longer a newbie either. Yesterday I updated all my systems using CLI (in tmux)! Now, my main point after my long preamble: I want to create custom apparel for the next #FOSDEM, as an act of rebellion against the rejection for our proposal of a DEIB room. I used to make sweatshirts and t-shirts to promote the visibility of women in film, like: "this is what a film director looks like" or just t-shirts that read "film director". I gifted them to prominent women in film, who LOVED them and wore them on set! I'd like to do something similar but for FOSDEM / tech. Is it too much to say: "this is what a sysadmin looks like"? Can I call myself a sysadmin, or would you find it sacrilegious? Anything else? Like, other suggestions along the lines of "this is what a ----- looks like" or "sysadmin"? Thanks! 🙏​

Dear future #FOSDEM speakers / devroom organizers / attendees, will you take the #FOSDEMPledge ? 🔗: https://writing.jan.io/2026/10/22/the-fosdem-pledge.html HUGE thanks to @janl@narrativ.es for this brilliant initiative! ❤️ #FOSDEM2027 #DEIB

@_elena@mastodon.social @RosannaSibora@fosstodon.org @Gina@fosstodon.org Unfortunately #FOSDEM has a track record of bad decisions blowing up in their face. I would be very happy to support and contribute any fringe or alternative option you may pursue!

@_elena@mastodon.social If your dev room proposal was rejected, the best thing you can do is to propose a talk for the #fosdem main tracks! You might get hundreds of listeners, which can really help your case for next time and might give even more impact. I did that some years ago.

Yesterday we got informed that the #DEIB devroom at #fosdem which we pitched with @Gina@fosstodon.org @_elena@mastodon.social got rejected. The flood of positive messages we've received on mastodon over the past 24h gives me hope for an even more inclusive & diverse future of FOSS projects. FOSDEM is not mirroring the entire FOSS scene. I'm very grateful for all the support many of you are expressing. 🧡 @dentangle@chaos.social summarized it in a perfect way! The devroom *is* happening here because of YOU.

RE: https://mastodon.social/@_elena/117478819775796979 Dear @fosdem@fosstodon.org, I think we can all agree that this is a must have, now (waves hands at everything) more than ever. #foss #fosdem #deib

@_elena@mastodon.social @RosannaSibora@fosstodon.org @Gina@fosstodon.org Seems we need a Fuorisalone for #FOSDEM

Not to sound overdramatic but with each passing hour I’m getting more and more saddened by the rejection of the DEIB devroom that we proposed at #FOSDEM (an initiative driven by @RosannaSibora@fosstodon.org and @Gina@fosstodon.org) It would have been so powerful to have a DEIB (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging) track - to promote the visibility of a different kind of folks in tech AND celebrate them at Europe’s largest open source gathering. A mini 🧵🥲

We had an inclusive coalition of organisations willing to sponsor speakers, we were designing cool "not a techbro" stickers, and just lots of cool ideas to platform #FOSS people we generally don't see at #FOSDEM. At a time where female representation in #opensource is at 9.8% (let alone any other intersectionalities), tech bro culture is infiltrating open source projects, and marginalized communities increasingly rely on these FOSS alternatives, we thought this track would be a no brainer.

In honor of #FOSDEM rejecting our Diversity, Equity, Inclusivity, and Belonging (DEIB) track, and time permitting, I will be posting numbers about diversity in tech and my personal experiences in IT today. Feel encouraged to share numbers and experiences as well ❤️

RE: https://fosstodon.org/@RosannaSibora/117475238625142335 I'm sooo disappointed by this news. I was absolutely convinced the devroom would be accepted: there is always such a lack of diversity at #FOSDEM and this track would have brought a breath of fresh air 🥲 Huge thanks to @RosannaSibora@fosstodon.org and @Gina@fosstodon.org for spearheading the initiative. Let's try again in 2028! Onwards and upwards 🌈

As I reflected on what I experienced at #FOSDEM, the idea of organizing a devroom dedicated to #diversity was born. Together with @Gina@fosstodon.org @_elena@mastodon.social we submitted the proposal to organise a #DEI devroom at #FOSDEM27. It got rejected. 😢💔 Every year we leave #FOSDEM inspired by the people we meet & the passion for #opensource. And every year we also find ourselves thinking about how much greater it could be if more people with different perspectives were part of those conversations.

Good morning, Brussels! First day of #FOSDEM 2026. Lots of people and lots of talks.

And if you wake up early, you'll find seats! #FOSDEM

Keynote starts: "FOSDEM is the center of open source" "The center of Belgium" "The center of the European Union" "The center of the free world" #FOSDEM