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FOSS Backstage<p>At FOSS Backstage 2025, <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://hachyderm.io/@geekygirldawn" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>geekygirldawn</span></a></span>, Mirko Boehm, Cailean Osborne, and Paul Sharratt have presented a practical toolkit for measuring the impact of public funding on Free and Open Source Software development. This toolkit is based on first-hand experience with EU and German funding initiatives and methodologies developed by the CHAOSS project. </p><p>Watch the full session: <a href="https://youtu.be/S7TluGPvmnk" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/S7TluGPvmnk</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Full session abstract: <a href="https://25.foss-backstage.de/session/toolkit-for-measuring-the-impacts-of-public-funding-for-foss/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">25.foss-backstage.de/session/t</span><span class="invisible">oolkit-for-measuring-the-impacts-of-public-funding-for-foss/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://floss.social/tags/fossback" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fossback</span></a></p>
FOSS Backstage<p>All FOSS Backstage 2025 sessions are now available on YouTube!</p><p>If you missed them live or want to re-watch your favorite session, all the recordings are on our YouTube channel.</p><p>Don’t forget to share your favorite sessions with the community!</p><p>Watch now: <a href="https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLq-odUc2x7i-vFcBUZoDxTz9Vyu0Joq0X&amp;si=VmZiR7ByfpYRMvje" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/playlist?list=PLq-</span><span class="invisible">odUc2x7i-vFcBUZoDxTz9Vyu0Joq0X&amp;si=VmZiR7ByfpYRMvje</span></a></p><p><a href="https://floss.social/tags/fossback" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fossback</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>
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>
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>
Paul<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.coop/@ainali" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ainali</span></a></span> Let's hope it goes better than it seems to look like now. Thanks for joining us at <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FOSSBack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FOSSBack</span></a></p>
Jan Ainali<p>Getting home from <a href="https://social.coop/tags/fossback" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fossback</span></a> seems to get harder than arriving. The Deutsche Bahn part started late and had to wait for people on the track while the NS connection later tonight in the Netherlands is already canceled due to track defects.</p>
Sovereign Tech Agency<p>👉&nbsp;Adriana also joined <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@Isabel" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Isabel</span></a></span> Drost-Fromm, <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@bkastl" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bkastl</span></a></span> and <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.online/@smphr" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>smphr</span></a></span> on stage for a spontaneous recap of providing expert testimony to the German Bundestag on open source. It was an opportunity to speak to lawmakers about how FOSS is a critical foundation across all sectors of society, from startups and corporations to NGOs and governments. 5/5<br><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>👉&nbsp;<span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://tech.lgbt/@polexa" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>polexa</span></a></span> gave a lightning talk about the history of public infrastructure like sewer systems. He drew parallels to open source, which is also invisible and often taken for granted. He concluded with a call to treat digital infrastructure with the same importance and with a similarly pivotal role for government.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FOSSBack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FOSSBack</span></a><br>4/5</p>
Sovereign Tech Agency<p>👉&nbsp;Paul Sharratt presented the Toolkit for Measuring the Impacts of Public Funding for FOSS, which provides a structured methodology, with quantitative and qualitative aspects, to measure how public investment supports critical digital infrastructure and direct future funds effectively. He was joined by co-authors <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@cosborne" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>cosborne</span></a></span> (<span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.lfx.dev/@linuxfoundation" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>linuxfoundation</span></a></span>), <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://hachyderm.io/@geekygirldawn" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>geekygirldawn</span></a></span> (<span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@chaoss" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>chaoss</span></a></span>), and Mirko Boehm (<span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@lfeurope" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>lfeurope</span></a></span>).</p><p>3/5<br><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>Together <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.online/@smphr" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>smphr</span></a></span> (ZenDiS), Omar Mohsine (UNODET), Wolfgang Gehring (Mercedes Benz Tech Innovation) and Nicholas Gates (<span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.cloud/@OpenForumEurope" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>OpenForumEurope</span></a></span>), she emphasized the need for international collaboration and for coordination between the public and private sector. 2/5<br><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><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> brings together the people behind the scenes of open source projects. At this year’s conference in Berlin, the Sovereign Tech Agency was on stage multiple times:</p><p>👉&nbsp;Adriana Groh spoke about how open source is a strategy to achieve critical goals for Germany and Europe on the panel “OSPOs for Good! Achieving the UN SDGs with Open Source”. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FOSSBack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FOSSBack</span></a> 1/5</p>
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