Open Source

FOSSY 2026

FOSSY (Free and Open Source Software Yearly) is a community-oriented conference focused on the creation and impact of free and open source software, uplifting contributors of all experience levels. The fourth edition will be held at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada, and emphasizes the use of free software at the event. Software Freedom…

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42Speakers
7Sponsors
120On the bill · sessions
7Companies · in total
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Speakers

Programmed at FOSSY, in alphabetical order.
Alissa Centivany
Anthony Sorace
Anthony Zone
Ariadne Conill
Ben Ramsey
Christoph Hellwig
Damien Le Moal
Daniel Scherzer
Darrick J. Wong
Denver Gingerich
Dr. Tannistha Nandi
Edward Ly
Elizabeth Barron
Eric Schultz
Evangelo S. Prodromou
Gerd Heber
Indu Bhagat
Jacob Boschee
Josh Lee
Joshua D. Drake (JD)
Julian Lam
Kees Cook
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Sponsors

The houses behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.
Altus MetrumCoffee sponsor
DevIT JobsCommunity sponsor
GoogleSitka Spruce
iFixitCoffee sponsor
JmpWestern Red Cedar
Software Freedom Conservancy
UmorphaDouglas Fir
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Agenda

Selected from 120 sessions on the bill.
  • Friday 10:45 AM PDT

    10 Ways To Grow The Fediverse

    Fedicon
  • Friday 10:45 AM PDT

    BoF discussion: Age verification mandates and FOSS

    Legal Issues
  • Friday 10:45 AM PDT

    From iptables to bpfilter: a fast, simple firewall for Linux

    Linux Kernel
  • Friday 10:45 AM PDT

    The PHP Foundation and The Challenge of Sustaining Critical Digital Infrastructure

    Open Source Governance and Community Stability
  • Friday 10:45 AM PDT

    What Other Toolchains Should Copy From Plan 9

    Toolchain and Other Developer Tools
  • Friday 11:45 AM PDT

    Art of the Fork: Reclaiming Community Trust

    Open Source Governance and Community Stability
  • Friday 11:45 AM PDT

    Herding Cats: Two years of building on AP

    Fedicon
  • Friday 11:45 AM PDT

    It Was BSD All Along: Relicensing PHP After 30 Years

    Legal Issues
  • Friday 11:45 AM PDT

    New developments in pkgconf 3.0

    Toolchain and Other Developer Tools
Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

An audience of 7 companies, parsed from the program.

Seven companies in attendance.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page, cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

Who's in the room
0All threespeak · spons · exh
7Sponsoringsponsor only
0Companies Speakingspeaker only
Speakers by seniority
  • Other roles42100%

Of 42 on the bill · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
  1. 01Altus MetrumSp·C
  2. 02DevITJobs.ukSp·C
  3. 03GoogleSp·S
  4. 04iFixitSp·C
  5. 05JmpSp·W
  6. 06Software Freedom ConservancySp
  7. 07UmorphaSp·D
Sponsors by tier
coffee sponsor2
29% of 7
community sponsor1
14% of 7
douglas fir1
14% of 7
sitka spruce1
14% of 7
western red cedar1
14% of 7
unspecified1
14% of 7
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