Hacker News with Generative AI: FOSDEM

Building an Open-Source Battery (lwn.net)
FOSDEM 2025 featured the usual talks about open-source software, but, as always, the conference also offered the opportunity to discover some more exotic and less software-centric topics.
Open Source, Hardware, Battery Technology, FOSDEM
4 points by pabs3 58 days ago | 0 comments
14 Years of Systemd (theregister.com)
FOSDEM 2025 FOSDEM returned to Brussels for the first weekend in February – not without some controversial people.
Systemd, Operating Systems, Linux, FOSDEM, Conferences
16 points by zdw 78 days ago | 0 comments
FOSDEM – The Good Parts and the Not-So-Good Parts (shkspr.mobi)
I'm just back from my first ever FOSDEM - a megaconference dedicated to Free and Open Source technology and culture. It was epic. I'm still ruminating on the experience, but here are my first impressions of what did and didn't work.
FOSDEM, Open Source, Technology, Conferences
3 points by edward 80 days ago | 0 comments
FOSDEM 2025 has exceeded my expectations (valatka.dev)
This weekend, I participated in FOSDEM 2025, which impressed me more than I had imagined. Boy, was it big—over 1,000 talks! Here are a few notable takeaways:
FOSDEM, Conferences, Technology, Open Source, Belgium
20 points by astronautas 83 days ago | 0 comments
Join Mozilla at FOSDEM'25 (mozilla.org)
Mozilla will be at FOSDEM'25 in Brussels this year. If you're around, come and join us! We will have presence in a few areas:
Mozilla, FOSDEM, Conferences, Open Source
5 points by ReadCarlBarks 84 days ago | 0 comments
FOSDEM Edition: Thoughts on the Mikrokernels (x86.lol)
It’s FOSDEM time! I have fond memories of the Microkernel and Component-based OS devroom in particular. It’s a fun meetup of extremely skilled low-level software engineers. This year I cannot attend, so it’s a good time to ramble reflect on it.
Operating Systems, Software Engineering, FOSDEM
4 points by todsacerdoti 85 days ago | 0 comments
FOSDEM Hospitality Tips from a Local (ycombinator.com)
FOSDEM, Conferences, Belgium, Hospitality, Travel
15 points by BaudouinVH 87 days ago | 1 comments
Statement on planned protests during the upcoming FOSDEM 2025 (fosdem.org)
We were made aware of planned protests during the upcoming FOSDEM 2025 in response to a scheduled talk which is causing controversy.
Protests, FOSDEM, Conferences, Open Source, Free Software
15 points by tledakis 99 days ago | 5 comments
No Billionares at FOSDEM (drewdevault.com)
Jack Dorsey, former CEO of Twitter, ousted board member of BlueSky, and grifter extraordinaire to the tune of a $5.6B net worth, is giving a keynote at FOSDEM.
FOSDEM, Conferences, Technology, Billionaires
238 points by Tomte 100 days ago | 195 comments