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For open-source enthusiasts, giving up isn't an option when software dies or your company is acquired. At FOSS Backstage 2025, Peer Heinlein shared the story of an open-source team that took control of its future. He showed how theory meets practice and discussed why developers sometimes need to take matters into their own hands. Watch the full session: Session abstract:

FOSS Backstage 2025

A community has to do, what a community has to do!

When proprietary products are discontinued or swallowed up by competitors, your (decision-making) freedom quickly takes a hit. A discontinued produ...

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With the establishment of Open Source Programme Offices and various collaborative mechanisms worldwide, the UN has new opportunities to support the open-source community in accelerating innovation and helping governments achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals. Join Jutta Horstmann, Dr Wolfgang Gehring, @npub1w6ms...06f3 Sachiko Muto, and Omar Mohsine and learn how the UN is partnering with the global open-source community to foster collaborative innovation.

FOSS Backstage 2025

OSPOs for Good! Achieving the UN SDGs with Open Source

Open source is increasingly being viewed as a tool to accelerate the achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). But it...

The schedule for FOSS Backstage 2025 is now online!   Explore this year's sessions and check out the schedule:

FOSS Backstage 2025

Schedule

Schedule Join us for two days of exciting talks on March 10-11, 2025 at bUm Berlin or Online.Make sure to also check out FOSS Backstage Design, our...

Join us for the seventh edition of #fossback on 10-11 March. Get your tickets here:

FOSS Backstage 2025

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Join us at FOSS Backstage! The two-day conference will take place as a hybrid conference both online and in Berlin at our venue bUm.

  >> Join us for an extra day! On 12 March, we want to gather everyone interested in User Experience and Design within Free and Open Source software projects for our sub-event, FOSS Backstage Design! Get your ticket:

FOSS Backstage Design

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Join us at FOSS Backstage Design in Berlin! #FOSSDesign is the place to meet designers, UX-experts, Open Source enthusiasts, product managers and p...