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Joseph Zikusooka (ZIK)<p>Excited to share the recording of my FOSS Backstage 2025 presentation: "Empowering African Communities using Open Source Software"! </p><p>I discuss the challenges and strategies for increasing FLOSS adoption in underserved regions.</p><p>Watch it here: <a href="https://youtu.be/VsCuQ4401oc" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/VsCuQ4401oc</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FOSSBack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FOSSBack</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FOSS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Africa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Africa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tech</span></a></p>
Anna e só<p>My <a href="https://friend.camp/tags/FOSSBack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FOSSBack</span></a> talk has been published! Now you can watch me proudly talk about <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://hachyderm.io/@outreachy" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>outreachy</span></a></span> and our fantastic work behind the scenes—I’ve shared some insights that will show you why we’re such a special and loved open internship program. 🩵</p><p><a href="https://youtube.com/watch?v=SBFo23FDIXQ" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=SBFo23FDIX</span><span class="invisible">Q</span></a></p>
Jan Ainali<p>At <a href="https://social.coop/tags/FOSSback" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FOSSback</span></a> this year, I gave two talks, Using the commons without causing a tragedy, and How to self-assess your codebase towards the Standard for Public Code. Here are both videos and the accompanying slides.</p><p><a href="https://ainali.com/2025/at-foss-backstage-2025/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ainali.com/2025/at-foss-backst</span><span class="invisible">age-2025/</span></a></p>
Anna e só<p>Outreachy alum Andrea Kao gave an INCREDIBLE talk at <a href="https://friend.camp/tags/FOSSBack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FOSSBack</span></a> 2025 and you should watch it! <a href="https://youtube.com/watch?v=lmwpPyrrPdY" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=lmwpPyrrPd</span><span class="invisible">Y</span></a></p>
Jan Ainali<p>And now the video of my talk "Using the Commons without causing a tragedy " is released! <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRpcF7URtnY" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=fRpcF7URtn</span><span class="invisible">Y</span></a><br>Slides with all the links you are seeing on-screen are at <a href="https://aina.li/backstage2025/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">aina.li/backstage2025/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://social.coop/tags/FOSSback" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FOSSback</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/DigitalCommons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalCommons</span></a></p>
Jan Ainali<p>The image from my regular talk at <a href="https://social.coop/tags/FOSSback" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FOSSback</span></a>, that I also like, caught me in an even more concerned look. I don't remember which part of the talk this is from, I remember it as being more uplifting :) <br>Photo Jan Michalko, CC BY-SA 4.0<br><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/newthinking_de/54386742552/in/album-72177720324365933" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">flickr.com/photos/newthinking_</span><span class="invisible">de/54386742552/in/album-72177720324365933</span></a></p>
Jan Ainali<p>I like this photo of me at <a href="https://social.coop/tags/FOSSback" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FOSSback</span></a>, it really conveys the urgency I had in my lightning talk. Photo Jan Michalko, CC BY-SA 4.0 <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/newthinking_de/54379097257/in/album-72177720324365933" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">flickr.com/photos/newthinking_</span><span class="invisible">de/54379097257/in/album-72177720324365933</span></a></p>
Jan Ainali<p>And here is the full talk: "Digital Sovereignty and Open Source". Really worth listening to! <a href="https://social.coop/tags/FOSSback" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FOSSback</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StdX1DqlPO4" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=StdX1DqlPO</span><span class="invisible">4</span></a></p>
Joseph Zikusooka (ZIK)<p>During my presentation at the recently concluded FOSS Backstage 2025, I highlighted how internet shutdowns are a significant barrier to the adoption of open source software in Africa. </p><p>We urgently need innovative solutions to address this issue and foster a more conducive environment for open source growth. </p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/mar/09/internet-shutdowns-record-high-africa-2024-access-weaponised" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/technology/202</span><span class="invisible">5/mar/09/internet-shutdowns-record-high-africa-2024-access-weaponised</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fossback" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fossback</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FOSS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Africa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Africa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opensource</span></a></p>
Alexander Brăteanu 🇪🇺<p>Abfahrt. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Berlin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Berlin</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Hauptbahnhof" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hauptbahnhof</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FOSSBack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FOSSBack</span></a></p>
Sovereign Tech Agency<p>Last, but not least: Tobias Bernard <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@tbernard" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>tbernard</span></a></span> is a member of the <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://floss.social/@gnome" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>gnome</span></a></span> design team, and part of the team on the project to improve accessibility, tooling, and security for the Linux desktop ecosystem commissioned by the Sovereign Tech Fund: <a href="https://www.sovereign.tech/tech/gnome" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">sovereign.tech/tech/gnome</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br>5/end <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FOSSBack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FOSSBack</span></a></p>
Sovereign Tech Agency<p>Jan Kowalleck is a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SovereignTechFellow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SovereignTechFellow</span></a> and works on software supply chain standards, including as maintainer of OWASP&nbsp;CycloneDX: <a href="https://www.sovereign.tech/news/meet-the-sovereign-tech-fellows#jan-kowalleck" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">sovereign.tech/news/meet-the-s</span><span class="invisible">overeign-tech-fellows#jan-kowalleck</span></a></p><p>Florian Scholz <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://front-end.social/@floscholz" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>floscholz</span></a></span> is director at Open Web Docs <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://front-end.social/@openwebdocs" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>openwebdocs</span></a></span> a project documenting accurate compatibility data for web technologies that was selected for the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ContributeBackChallenges" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ContributeBackChallenges</span></a>: <a href="https://www.sovereign.tech/tech/open-web-docs" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">sovereign.tech/tech/open-web-d</span><span class="invisible">ocs</span></a><br>4/ <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FOSSBack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FOSSBack</span></a></p>
Sovereign Tech Agency<p>Florent Zara <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mamot.fr/@flzara" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>flzara</span></a></span> is Open Source Services Team Lead at <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@EclipseFdn" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>EclipseFdn</span></a></span> with which we recently announced an investment for two key initiatives to improve security, transparency, and vulnerability management: <a href="https://www.sovereign.tech/tech/eclipse-foundation" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">sovereign.tech/tech/eclipse-fo</span><span class="invisible">undation</span></a></p><p>Neal Walfield <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@nwalfield" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>nwalfield</span></a></span> works on <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@sequoiapgp" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>sequoiapgp</span></a></span>, a Rust implementation of OpenPGP which the Sovereign Tech Fund started investing in during our pilot round, and later as well: <a href="https://www.sovereign.tech/tech/sequoia-pgp-2023" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">sovereign.tech/tech/sequoia-pg</span><span class="invisible">p-2023</span></a> 3/ <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FOSSBack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FOSSBack</span></a></p>
Sovereign Tech Agency<p>Hugo van Kemenade <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@hugovk" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>hugovk</span></a></span> a Sovereign Tech Fellow and core Python team member <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@ThePSF" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ThePSF</span></a></span> <a href="https://www.sovereign.tech/news/meet-the-sovereign-tech-fellows#hugo-van-kemenade" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">sovereign.tech/news/meet-the-s</span><span class="invisible">overeign-tech-fellows#hugo-van-kemenade</span></a></p><p>Jarek Potiuk <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@jarekpotiuk" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>jarekpotiuk</span></a></span> is a committer and PMC member of Apache Airflow, a project selected for the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ContributeBackChallenges" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ContributeBackChallenges</span></a>: <a href="https://www.sovereign.tech/tech/airflow" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">sovereign.tech/tech/airflow</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br>2/ <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FOSSBack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FOSSBack</span></a></p>
FOSS Backstage<p>Thank you again to everyone who joined us at FOSS Backstage this year, both onsite and online!&nbsp;</p><p>We're always looking for ways to improve FOSS Backstage: if you haven't already done so, please take part in our feedback survey (<a href="https://surveys.plainschwarz.com/index.php/692744?lang=en" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">surveys.plainschwarz.com/index</span><span class="invisible">.php/692744?lang=en</span></a>). </p><p>If you have any feedback about the conference or ideas for improvement, you can also contact us directly at info@foss-backstage.de.</p><p><a href="https://floss.social/tags/fossback" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fossback</span></a></p>
MaineC<p>Welcome Daniel Izquierdo giving a talk on <a href="https://fromm.social/tags/innersource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>innersource</span></a> at the <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://floss.social/@FOSSBackstage" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>FOSSBackstage</span></a></span> fringe InnerSource Gathering in Berlin</p><p><a href="https://fromm.social/tags/fossback" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fossback</span></a> <a href="https://fromm.social/tags/fossback25" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fossback25</span></a></p>
Lars Marowsky-Brée 😷<p>Trying to capture my notes on <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/FOSSBackstage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FOSSBackstage</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/FOSSBack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FOSSBack</span></a> from the last two days for internal sharing.</p><p>Realizing I need to take better notes during the event itself :-)</p>
MaineC<p>Giving a talk on <a href="https://fromm.social/tags/innersource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>innersource</span></a> at <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bahn.social/@dbsystel" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>dbsystel</span></a></span> - thank you for the insights Carsten Hoffmann during the InnerSource Gathering located next to <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://floss.social/@FOSSBackstage" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>FOSSBackstage</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://fromm.social/tags/fossback" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fossback</span></a> <a href="https://fromm.social/tags/fossback25" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fossback25</span></a></p>
MaineC<p>Optimizing the contributor journey - <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@dellagustin" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>dellagustin</span></a></span> talking at the <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://floss.social/@FOSSBackstage" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>FOSSBackstage</span></a></span> fringe event <a href="https://fromm.social/tags/innersource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>innersource</span></a> gathering in Berlin today. </p><p><a href="https://fromm.social/tags/fossback" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fossback</span></a> <a href="https://fromm.social/tags/fossback25" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fossback25</span></a></p>
FOSS Backstage<p>We want to thank our amazing partners, without whom FOSS Backstage would not be possible!&nbsp;</p><p>Find out more about our partners on our dedicated website: <a href="https://25.foss-backstage.de/partners/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">25.foss-backstage.de/partners/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Preparations for the next edition of FOSS Backstage will begin this autumn. If you or your company/organisation want to sponsor FOSS Backstage 2026, please email partner@foss-backstage.de.</p><p><a href="https://floss.social/tags/fossback" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fossback</span></a></p>
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