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Join us at FOSDEM 2025!

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FOSDEM 2025 is almost here, and guess what? We want you to be, once +again, part of it! Mark your calendars for 1 and 2 February 2025. The +Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) will be there with a keynote on +our Apple court case, talks, devrooms, workshops, and of course, a booth +where you can meet us, chat and share ideas. Stop by and say hello!

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+FSFE Booth during FOSDEM 2024: FSFE team and volunteers, male and female, posing behind the FSFE booth full of stickers and info material. One person, male, is also posing before the booth, with one of this arms on the booth table. +
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As one of the most established Free Software conferences in Europe, +FOSDEM hosts thousands of developers and Free Software enthusiasts every +year, on the first weekend of February to meet, discuss the latest news +and updates about Free Software, and collaborate. As always, the FSFE +will be there with a booth, co-organizing two devrooms, and giving talks, like the +one from our Legal Programme Manager, Lucas Lasota, at the main FOSDEM +stage about ongoing legal battle to defend software freedom in the +European Union. Come around and check out our latest merchandising, +including hoodies, t-shirts, socks and get some stickers for your +devices!

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We are organising social gatherings throughout the weekend—stay in +the loop, come by for a relaxed evening and great discussion while +making interesting connections! Join our FOSDEM Matrix Chat +Room and be up to date with all the information.

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Friday, 31 January: Pre FOSDEM warming- up

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We will start starting the party early! If you are already in +Brussels on Friday, you can give us an extra hand in our booth set-up +(please, if you can make it, contact us beforehand).

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Once our booth is ready for Saturday, we will meet at La Mazzette at +19:00h., where we can have some drinks and some small treats. See in +OpenStreetMap.

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Saturday, 1 February: Legal & Policy Issues, fediverse and more!

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We are early birds. From the moment the doors open, you will us at +our booth, ready to welcome everyone. Come chat with our team about Free +Software, learn more about our activities, and grab some stickers and +postcards! Our booth is the best place to connect with us. You will find +us in Building K, Level 2, Group A – Community Advocacy, +Room 5. We look forward to seeing you there!

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Saturday will feature the +Legal and Policy Issues DevRoom, which we've been co-hosting since +2020. The devroom will take place from 10:30h., H.1301 +Cornil. Once again, Matthias Kirschner (FSFE’s president) and +Alexander Sander (FSFE Senior +Policy Consultant), together with Karen Sandler and Bradley Kuhn +(Software Freedom Conservancy), Tom Marble (Informatique, Inc.), and +Richard Fontana (Red Hat) will be addressing +key legal and policy issues related to Free Software. We anticipate an engaging and insightful discussion!

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Lucas Lasota, FSFE Legal Programme Manager, will participate in the +fireside chat titled “Breaking +Tech Monopolies in Europe: A Fireside Chat with the European +Commission”. Later, Alexander Sander, FSFE Senior Policy Consultant, +will also participate with two talks: Legislative +overlay: anticipating and navigating through regulatory vectors and +CRA Q&A on Open Source Stewards under the Cyber Resilience Act.

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Additionally, Tobias Diekershoff, FSFE’s System Hacker and core +developer of the Friendica project, along with Michael Vogel, also a +core member of the Friendica development team, will provide an concise +introduction to Friendica that late afternoon.

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After a long day, it is time to relax and continue our interesting +discussions in an informal environment. Join us for dinner at L’Horloge +du Sud at 19:00h. See +in OpenStreetMap. +

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Sunday, 2 February: Join us for the keynote speech, Upcycling your Android workshop, YH4F...!

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We are starting the day with an informal breakfast to meet and +connect other QWLINTA*s (Queer, women, lesbians, intersex, non-binary, +trans and agender) before kicking off another full day at FOSDEM. If you +wish to join, please fill +in this form.

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While we prepare for keynote speech later this day, by our +staffer Lucas Lasota who will talk about the FSFE intervention in the +Apple vs. European Commission case, we have several talks and events +beforehand.

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One way is to start with the “FSFE’s +Upcycling Android Workshop”, organized by Darragh Elliot, a former +FSFE working student. If you ever wanted to try installing custom +Android ROM’s, this workshop is for you! Demonstration phones will be available.

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Also in the morning, Bonnie Mehring, FSFE’s Project Manager will +explain our programming competition, Youth +Hacking 4 Freedom, whose fourth edition is now open for +registration! Youth Hacking 4 Freedom invites European teenagers aged 14 +to 18 to showcase their creativity and programming skills. Participants +will have the opportunity to bring their project ideas to life.

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Sunday is also the day of the second devroom that the FSFE is +co-organizing, a debuting one on funding the FOSS +Ecosystem. Its +aim? To bring together developers, maintainers, policymakers, +entrepreneurs, donors and funders to explore various models and +mechanisms for funding that ensure longevity and security of FOSS +projects. Find +the schedule here. + +

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Just right after the closing of the Funding the FOSS Ecosystem +devroom, run to FOSDEM main stage, Room Janson, where at +16:00h. Lucas Lasota, FSFE's Legal Programme Manager, +will give a key speech about “How +we are defending +Software Freedom against Apple at the EU's highest +court”. In this keynote, Lucas Lasota will explain why +this case is pivotal for Free Software in Europe, and why we should all +care.

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The FSFE has been granted the right to intervene in the Apple +vs European Commission case at the Court of Justice of the European +Union, where Apple is trying to dodge its obligations as gatekeeper +under the Digital Markets Act.

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There will be many more interesting talks going on! You can check the +schedule of the two-day conference in the FOSDEM website.

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As the weekend wraps up, join us for the final community gathering to +say goodbye to FOSDEM 2025 in style.But first... after party +packing! We hope to leave FOSDEM with as little merchandising +as possible, but we’ll need some extra hands to help pack everything up +on Sunday. If you can help us with booth tear down, please get in touch +with our Office Assistant, Francesca, fi@fsfe.or. +It’s always a challenge, but with a bit of teamwork, we’ll get it done +in no time!

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Once all is packed and tidy, it is time to meet at L'Ermitage +Saint-Gilles at 19:00h. for a laid-back evening of +conversation, drinks, and celebration. It’s a chance to unwind, meet new +people, and reflect on the amazing time we’ve had. Here’s the OpenStreetMap +link to find us!

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See you there!

+ + + + + +News + +FOSDEM +European Public Policy +Legal +Device Neutrality +Youth Hacking 4 Freedom +Upcycing Android +Merchandise +DMA + + + + + + +FSFE Booth during FOSDEM 2024: FSFE team and volunteers, male and female, posing behind the FSFE booth full of stickers and info material. One person, male, is also posing before the booth, with one of this arms on the booth table. + + +