Mike Gifford, CPWA<p>I’m speaking at <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23OSSummit" target="_blank">#OSSummit</a> Europe, 25-27 August in Amsterdam! I had two sessions accepted, "Building a Solarpunk Web: Open Source for a Sustainable Digital Future"
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Check out the great lineup: <a href="https://bit.ly/3NXx5Zp" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">bit.ly/3NXx5Zp</a></p>
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Mike Gifford, CPWA<p>I’m speaking at <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OSSummit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OSSummit</span></a> Europe, 25-27 August in Amsterdam! I had two sessions accepted, "Building a Solarpunk Web: Open Source for a Sustainable Digital Future" and "Adding the W3C’s New ARRM To Improve Your Project’s Accessibility". If you are interested in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>accessibility</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sustainability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sustainability</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/solarpunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>solarpunk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DigitalTeams" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalTeams</span></a> </p><p>1 registration will give you access to over 250 great sessions covering the most cutting edge topics in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> today. Explore the schedule: <a href="https://bit.ly/3NXx5Zp" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">bit.ly/3NXx5Zp</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Abby Cabunoc Mayes<p>The graying of open source is real—but it’s not inevitable.<br>We can support the next generation of maintainers by shifting how we lead, teach, and invite.</p><p>My **<a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/OSSummit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OSSummit</span></a>** talk is now live on YouTube:<br>🎥 <a href="https://youtu.be/LjP0zpLLvPQ" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/LjP0zpLLvPQ</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Slides (with full speaker notes + references):<br>📎 <a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1wbvrBxO4j6ssQ-rSH7su8I8XwLWAf8wpGUcIbFhMqTY/edit" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">docs.google.com/presentation/d</span><span class="invisible">/1wbvrBxO4j6ssQ-rSH7su8I8XwLWAf8wpGUcIbFhMqTY/edit</span></a></p><p>**<a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a>** **<a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/FutureOfOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FutureOfOSS</span></a>** **<a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Maintainership" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Maintainership</span></a>** **<a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/GenZ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GenZ</span></a>**</p>
Dr. Dawn Foster<p>Traditional pathways into open source don’t work for everyone, and we need to expand our contributor pipelines beyond the usual audiences if we want to have more sustainable open source projects where everyone can feel comfortable participating. This was the idea behind bringing together a panel of experts at the recent <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/OSSummit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OSSummit</span></a> with <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://hachyderm.io/@ruthikegah" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>ruthikegah</span></a></span>, Shuah Khan, and Matt Denny!</p><p>I hope you enjoy my blog post and the video from the panel discussion!<br><a href="https://fastwonderblog.com/2025/07/14/from-first-pr-to-lifelong-impact-helping-people-thrive-in-open-source/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fastwonderblog.com/2025/07/14/</span><span class="invisible">from-first-pr-to-lifelong-impact-helping-people-thrive-in-open-source/</span></a></p>
The Linux Foundation<p>Just announced: Keynote speakers for <a href="https://social.lfx.dev/tags/OSSummit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OSSummit</span></a> India 🇮🇳 include leaders from The Linux Foundation India, Amazon, Beckn Protocol, Digi Yatra Foundation and more!<br>🗓️ Aug 5 | Hyderabad, India<br>🎟️USD $85 early bird ends July 22<br><a href="https://www.linuxfoundation.org/press/the-linux-foundation-announces-keynote-speakers-for-open-source-summit-india-2025" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">linuxfoundation.org/press/the-</span><span class="invisible">linux-foundation-announces-keynote-speakers-for-open-source-summit-india-2025</span></a></p>
FreeBSD Foundation<p>What does it really take to fund and execute a successful security audit in open source?</p><p>In this newly released talk from the Open Source Summit North America, FreeBSD Foundation Executive Director Deb Goodkin and Alpha-Omega’s Michael Winser walk through the full lifecycle of FreeBSD’s third-party audit—from funding and planning to outcomes and lessons learned.</p><p>Watch the full talk here:<br> 👉 <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7_0aKMs6zs" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=B7_0aKMs6zs</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FreeBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeBSD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AlphaOmegaProject" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AlphaOmegaProject</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TechLeadership" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechLeadership</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OSSummit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OSSummit</span></a></p>
Swift Language<p>Putting Swift in a box 📦 Tools for containerizing Swift, from a presentation at <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OSSummit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OSSummit</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.lfx.dev/@linuxfoundation" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>linuxfoundation</span></a></span> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MV0wACpikyw" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=MV0wACpikyw</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Dr. Dawn Foster<p>At the <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/OSSummit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OSSummit</span></a> in Denver, I was on a panel with Georg Link, Alyssa Wright, and <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@andrewnez" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>andrewnez</span></a></span> talking about the impact of funding for sustainable open source projects. I wrote a little blog post on the topic to go along with the video from our panel. I hope you enjoy it! <a href="https://fastwonderblog.com/2025/07/08/the-impact-of-funding-for-sustainable-open-source-projects/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fastwonderblog.com/2025/07/08/</span><span class="invisible">the-impact-of-funding-for-sustainable-open-source-projects/</span></a></p>
Dotan Horovits #CNCFAmbassador<p>Is it materially worthwhile for a <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/startup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>startup</span></a> to invest in <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>opensource</span></a> contribution?</p><p>This research shows that it leads to larger VC investment, higher valuation and higher odds of a good exit.</p><p>Good insights shared by Frank Nagle, Chief Economist at The <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.lfx.dev/@linuxfoundation" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>linuxfoundation</span></a></span>, at Open Source Summit NA last week.</p><p>Also good indicators on the value on the country level. </p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/OSSummit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OSSummit</span></a></p>
Dr. Dawn Foster<p>I had a very busy week in Denver for <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/OSSummit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OSSummit</span></a> with 2 panel presentations, facilitating a hackathon project, and MCing CHAOSScon. But I also had fun with friends, found good food, and saw a few sights in my between event commitments. Now, I am so ready to be home after almost 2 weeks on the road.</p>
Mario Sánchez Prada<p>The <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/OSSummit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OSSummit</span></a> North America has finished and while I'm still in the middle of my trip back home I'd like to share the slides of my session "Unlocking the Full Potential of WPE to Build a Successful Embedded Product”: <a href="https://speakerdeck.com/mariospr/unlocking-the-full-potential-of-wpe-to-build-a-successful-embedded-product" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">speakerdeck.com/mariospr/unloc</span><span class="invisible">king-the-full-potential-of-wpe-to-build-a-successful-embedded-product</span></a></p><p>Safe travels everyone, and see you next time!</p>
emily dogmom (queer all year)<p>That was a really fun talk and some great questions and discussions after! If you are seeing me post about it (aka if your instance hasn't defederated jorts for being a "shitposting instance"), be aware that I picked a shitposting instance on purpose and you'll be better served by asking me questions through one of the mediums I provided at the end of the talk ❤️</p><p><a href="https://jorts.horse/tags/ossna25" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ossna25</span></a> <a href="https://jorts.horse/tags/OSSummit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OSSummit</span></a></p>
Kris Freedain 🙏 🏋🏻 🍕<p>Great Panel Discussion today about 'From First PR To Lifelong Impact: Helping People Thrive in <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a>' with <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://hachyderm.io/@geekygirldawn" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>geekygirldawn</span></a></span>, <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://hachyderm.io/@ruthikegah" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>ruthikegah</span></a></span> , Shuah Khan, & Matt Denny - gave me an idea for another project for our <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/OpenSearch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSearch</span></a> Community 😁 <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/OSSummit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OSSummit</span></a></p>
Dr. Dawn Foster<p>Our <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/OSSummit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OSSummit</span></a> panel, “From First PR to Lifelong Impact: Helping People Thrive in Open Source” starts at 11am in 3H! I hope to see some friendly faces in the audience! <a href="https://sched.co/1zfmr" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">sched.co/1zfmr</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
emily dogmom (queer all year)<p>Catch me today at 3:05pm in 3H, talking about the transition from experienced internal developer into confident open source contributor! I cowrote this talk with my colleague who maintains JGit and I'm really excited to share it with everyone!</p><p>Want to see if it's worth your time? The slides are available at <a href="https://tinyurl.com/ossna25-nbnn" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">tinyurl.com/ossna25-nbnn</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://jorts.horse/tags/ossna25" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ossna25</span></a> <a href="https://jorts.horse/tags/OSSummit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OSSummit</span></a></p>
The New Stack<p>📍 Live from <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/OSSummit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OSSummit</span></a> 2025: The New Stack's Frederic Lardinois sits down with Matt White of the PyTorch Foundation & Linux Foundation TOMORROW to talk trust, innovation, and the future of AI in open source. </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zb5TDegITdY" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=Zb5TDegITd</span><span class="invisible">Y</span></a></p>
Abby Cabunoc Mayes<p>Thanks to everyone who came to my **<a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/OSSummit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OSSummit</span></a>** talk: Who Will Maintain the Future?</p><p>Thank you for the energy, the honesty, and the incredible conversation on how to engage Gen Z (or Gen Zed?) after. (Grateful we had time to go deep!)</p><p>I’ve shared the slides here—heads-up that they’re light on text, but the speaker notes are where the good stuff is (stats, quotes, resources):<br>📎 <a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1wbvrBxO4j6ssQ-rSH7su8I8XwLWAf8wpGUcIbFhMqTY/edit?usp=sharing" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">docs.google.com/presentation/d</span><span class="invisible">/1wbvrBxO4j6ssQ-rSH7su8I8XwLWAf8wpGUcIbFhMqTY/edit?usp=sharing</span></a></p>
Courtney Robertson<p>The Impact of Funding for Sustainable <a href="https://m.courtneyr.co/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> Projects - Georg Link, Bitergia; Andrew Nesbitt, Ecosyste.ms; Dawn Foster, CHAOSS; Alyssa Wright, Bloomberg <a href="https://m.courtneyr.co/tags/OSSummit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OSSummit</span></a> <a href="https://m.courtneyr.co/tags/WordPress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WordPress</span></a> <a href="https://sched.co/1zfhR" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">sched.co/1zfhR</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Igalia<p>If you're at <a href="https://floss.social/tags/OSSummit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OSSummit</span></a> North America, come see us in B12 of the Solutions showcase room - check out some cool demos, pick up some materials and swag, and meet our engineers.</p>
The Linux Foundation<p>Breaking news 📢 The Linux Foundation launched the Agent2Agent Protocol project at <a href="https://social.lfx.dev/tags/OSSummit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OSSummit</span></a>!</p><p>Created by @Google, A2A enables secure, open communication between AI agents across vendors, platforms and frameworks to improve modularity, mitigate vendor lock-in and accelerate innovation. </p><p>More on the growing collaborative ecosystem here: <a href="https://www.linuxfoundation.org/press/linux-foundation-launches-the-agent2agent-protocol-project-to-enable-secure-intelligent-communication-between-ai-agents" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">linuxfoundation.org/press/linu</span><span class="invisible">x-foundation-launches-the-agent2agent-protocol-project-to-enable-secure-intelligent-communication-between-ai-agents</span></a></p>
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