<p>We've just published a blog post about our time at <a href="/tags/fosdem/" rel="tag">#FOSDEM</a> this year, in case you missed out - there's plenty to catch up on, from the session recordings. </p><p><a href="https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2026/02/fosdem-2026-recap/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="blog.joinmastodon.org/2026/02/fosdem-2026-recap/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blog.joinmastodon.org/2026/02/</span><span class="invisible">fosdem-2026-recap/</span></a></p>
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<p>RE: <a href="https://mastodon.design/@modal/115977957825673080" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="mastodon.design/@modal/115977957825673080"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.design/@modal/1159779</span><span class="invisible">57825673080</span></a></p><p>Join me for this on Sunday if your at <a href="/tags/fosdem/" rel="tag">#FOSDEM</a>!</p>
<p>There will be live video streams of FOSDEM 2026 via PeerTube, you can find out more details via <span class="h-card"><a href="https://schmaker.eu/profile/schmaker" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>schmaker</span></a></span> at:</p><p>➡️ <a href="https://schmaker.eu/display/c83e3896-2169-6d53-c71f-64c343942764" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="schmaker.eu/display/c83e3896-2169-6d53-c71f-64c343942764"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">schmaker.eu/display/c83e3896-2</span><span class="invisible">169-6d53-c71f-64c343942764</span></a></p><p>There are playlists for the event streams on PeerTube at these links:</p><p>➡️ <a href="https://makertube.net/w/p/tH91FM3JdSe7b3cnqsfhmW" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="makertube.net/w/p/tH91FM3JdSe7b3cnqsfhmW"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">makertube.net/w/p/tH91FM3JdSe7</span><span class="invisible">b3cnqsfhmW</span></a><br>➡️ <a href="https://vhsky.cz/w/p/ixCUdbv6dmPVgeWLcKxLLG" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="vhsky.cz/w/p/ixCUdbv6dmPVgeWLcKxLLG"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">vhsky.cz/w/p/ixCUdbv6dmPVgeWLc</span><span class="invisible">KxLLG</span></a></p><p>You can follow these channels to see the streams pop up in your timeline on Mastodon etc:</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="[{'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://makertube.net/c/fosdem/videos', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}, {'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://makertube.net/c/fosdem', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}, {'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://makertube.net/video-channels/fosdem', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}]" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>fosdem</span></a></span><br>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="[{'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://vhsky.cz/c/fosdem/videos', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}, {'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://vhsky.cz/c/fosdem', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}, {'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://vhsky.cz/video-channels/fosdem', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}]" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>[email protected]</span></a></span></p><p>(PeerTube admins wanting to federate these, you need to federate these specific channels.)</p><p><a href="/tags/fosdem/" rel="tag">#FOSDEM</a> <a href="/tags/fosdem2026/" rel="tag">#FOSDEM2026</a> <a href="/tags/peertube/" rel="tag">#PeerTube</a></p>
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<p>if you are interested in my <a href="/tags/fosdem/" rel="tag">#FOSDEM</a> talk on Sunday at 15:30 in the <a href="/tags/sbom/" rel="tag">#SBOM</a> devroom, I have published a demo that outlines what we will be discussing: <a href="https://codeberg.org/kaniini/fosdem-sbom-demo" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="codeberg.org/kaniini/fosdem-sbom-demo"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">codeberg.org/kaniini/fosdem-sb</span><span class="invisible">om-demo</span></a></p>
<p>Are you into <a href="/tags/opensource/" rel="tag">#opensource</a> ? And in the <a href="/tags/eu/" rel="tag">#eu</a> ?<br>There is a Call for Feedback by the European Commission for a 'European Open Digital Ecosystem Strategy' For strategic approach to <a href="/tags/foss/" rel="tag">#foss</a> in Europe, and a framework for using open source within the European Commission. You can respond until 3 February. It is useful to respond even if your point has already been submitted by someone else. The number and repetition of arguments is used as a weight. <a href="https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/16213-European-Open-Digital-Ecosystems_en" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/16213-European-Open-Digital-Ecosystems_en"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-r</span><span class="invisible">egulation/have-your-say/initiatives/16213-European-Open-Digital-Ecosystems_en</span></a> cc <a href="/tags/fosdem/" rel="tag">#fosdem</a></p>
<p>I'll try a 20 min summary of the <a href="/tags/p2p/" rel="tag">#p2p</a> lecture series in Berlin from last year at <a href="/tags/fosdem/" rel="tag">#FOSDEM</a>!</p><p><a href="https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event/J3FLC3-walkaway-stack/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event/J3FLC3-walkaway-stack/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event</span><span class="invisible">/J3FLC3-walkaway-stack/</span></a></p><p>Stream: Sunday, 01.02. at 15:05<br><a href="https://live.fosdem.org/watch/ud2218a" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>live.fosdem.org/watch/ud2218a</a></p>
On the train to <a href="/tags/fosdem/" rel="tag">#fosdem</a><br>I can see all you nerds, i know my people<br>
<p>Ready to travel to Brussels... Meet Masti at the <a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#mastodon</a> booth in Building F! <a href="/tags/fosdem/" rel="tag">#FOSDEM</a> <a href="/tags/plushtodon/" rel="tag">#plushtodon</a></p>
Happy to meet you all at the <a href="/tags/fosdem/" rel="tag">#FOSDEM</a> again!<br><br>My personal schedule for tomorrow (at least if it fits). See you tomorrow!<br>
<p>This year I'll be at <a href="/tags/fosdem26/" rel="tag">#FOSDEM26</a> too. I'll be at the <a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#Mastodon</a> stand selling you pins and stickers. Please drop by, say hi, and buy our stuff, I don't want to have to carry it back. </p><p>And remember to live, laugh, and federate. </p><p><a href="/tags/fosdem/" rel="tag">#FOSDEM</a></p>
Arrived in Brussels despite traveling with Deutsche Bahn! <a href="/tags/fosdem/" rel="tag">#fosdem</a><br>
<p>Find Your European Union XMPP Chat Provider!</p><p>You can now easily find an XMPP provider based in the European Union:<br><a href="https://providers.xmpp.net/blog/2026-01-18-eu-providers/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="providers.xmpp.net/blog/2026-01-18-eu-providers/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">providers.xmpp.net/blog/2026-0</span><span class="invisible">1-18-eu-providers/</span></a></p><p>See you at FOSDEM! AW building, Level 1</p><p><a href="/tags/chat/" rel="tag">#chat</a> <a href="/tags/messaging/" rel="tag">#messaging</a> <a href="/tags/xmpp/" rel="tag">#xmpp</a> <a href="/tags/jabber/" rel="tag">#jabber</a> <a href="/tags/standards/" rel="tag">#standards</a> <a href="/tags/interoperability/" rel="tag">#interoperability</a> <a href="/tags/decentralization/" rel="tag">#decentralization</a> <a href="/tags/operators/" rel="tag">#operators</a> <a href="/tags/service/" rel="tag">#service</a> <a href="/tags/eu/" rel="tag">#EU</a> <a href="/tags/europa/" rel="tag">#europa</a> <a href="/tags/opensource/" rel="tag">#opensource</a> <a href="/tags/europeanunion/" rel="tag">#EuropeanUnion</a> <a href="/tags/europe/" rel="tag">#europe</a> <a href="/tags/fosdem/" rel="tag">#FOSDEM</a> <a href="/tags/brussels/" rel="tag">#Brussels</a></p>
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It's <a href="/tags/fosdem/" rel="tag">#FOSDEM</a> time again!<br><br>Happy to meet you all again and you can't really miss me! Just poke me - happy about chats!<br><br><a href="/tags/runbsd/" rel="tag">#RUNBSD</a>, do <a href="/tags/opensource/" rel="tag">#opensource</a>, chats about <a href="/tags/proxmox/" rel="tag">#Proxmox</a> <a href="/tags/proxlb/" rel="tag">#ProxLB</a> and <a href="/tags/pegaprox/" rel="tag">#PegaProx</a> or anything else like <a href="/tags/boxybsd/" rel="tag">#BoxyBSD</a> or business related content at <a href="/tags/credativ/" rel="tag">#credativ</a>!<br>
Hat es irgendwer heute tatsächlich mit dem Bus von <a href="/tags/aachen/" rel="tag">#aachen</a> nach Lüttich geschafft, nachdem der Zug ausgefallen ist? <a href="/tags/fosdem/" rel="tag">#fosdem</a><br>
<p>Anyone needs a European Sleeper night train ticket from Brussels to Berlin for tomorrow Wednesday the 4th of February? I cannot take the train, I can't cancel the ticket but it's transferable.</p><p><img src="https://neodb.social/media/emoji/chaos.social/BoostOK.png" class="emoji" alt=":BoostOK:" title=":BoostOK:"> </p><p><a href="/tags/fosdem/" rel="tag">#fosdem</a> <a href="/tags/teamnighttrain/" rel="tag">#teamnighttrain</a></p>
<p>Did you travel to <a href="/tags/fosdem/" rel="tag">#FOSDEM</a> by rail this Friday?</p><p>No you didn't. Stop lying.</p>
<p>We're coming back to Brussels! CentOS Connect is January 29-30, 2026, the two days before FOSDEM. Come collaborate on the future of Enterprise Linux. CFP and free registration are now open.</p><p><a href="https://www.centos.org/events/connect/" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.centos.org/events/connect/</a> </p><p><a href="/tags/centos/" rel="tag">#CentOS</a> <a href="/tags/centosconnect/" rel="tag">#CentOSConnect</a> <a href="/tags/fosdem/" rel="tag">#FOSDEM</a></p>
<p>I have seen a number of people at <a href="/tags/fosdem/" rel="tag">#FOSDEM</a> with their laptops out. A small number of them have little covers on their cameras as a sort way of protecting privacy.</p><p>None so far have privacy shields on their laptop screens, and anyone sitting beside or behind them had pretty good views of what may have been happening on those screens.</p><p>Generic privacy shields are available for about 40€. If your laptop screen has magnets in it (eg MacBooks) then they will attach with those. If not, it’s fairly easy to apply, and they can be taken off at will.</p><p>If you travel, or regularly go to conferences or work in public, then please invest in one.</p>
<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://social.coop/@cwebber" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>cwebber</span></a></span> is about to speak at <a href="/tags/fosdem/" rel="tag">#fosdem</a> </p><p>"How to level up the fediverse"</p><p><a href="https://stream.fosdem.org/h2215.m3u8" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>stream.fosdem.org/h2215.m3u8</a></p><p>(I hope I got the link right)</p><p><a href="/tags/fosdem2026/" rel="tag">#fosdem2026</a></p>
<p>First talk today at the Social Web Devroom we have <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@pfefferle" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>pfefferle</span></a></span> talking about the state of WordPress's fediverse integration<br><a href="/tags/fosdem/" rel="tag">#FOSDEM</a> <a href="/tags/activitypub/" rel="tag">#ActivityPub</a> <a href="/tags/fedidev/" rel="tag">#fedidev</a></p>
<p>in the social web devroom <a href="/tags/fosdem/" rel="tag">#fosdem</a></p>
<p>Do you know any politicians who are participating in <a href="/tags/fosdem/" rel="tag">#FOSDEM</a>? I would like to give them my letter and encourage them to <a href="/tags/leavex/" rel="tag">#LeaveX</a>: <a href="https://leavex.eu/letter" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>leavex.eu/letter</a></p><p>Tomorrow we will have the MEP <span class="h-card"><a href="https://bonn.social/@alexandrageese" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>alexandrageese</span></a></span> joining an interesting panel</p><p>The Fediverse and the EU's Digital Services Act: solving the challenges of modern social media? </p><p><a href="https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event/W8RCMT-the_fediverse_and_the_eus_digital_services_act_solving_the_challenges_of_modern_/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event/W8RCMT-the_fediverse_and_the_eus_digital_services_act_solving_the_challenges_of_modern_/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event</span><span class="invisible">/W8RCMT-the_fediverse_and_the_eus_digital_services_act_solving_the_challenges_of_modern_/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/eu/" rel="tag">#EU</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/dsa/" rel="tag">#DSA</a> <a href="/tags/socialmedia/" rel="tag">#SocialMedia</a></p>
<p>Please note some last minute schedule changes to the <a href="/tags/socialweb/" rel="tag">#SocialWeb</a> Devroom in room H.2215 at <a href="/tags/fosdem/" rel="tag">#FOSDEM</a> - a few talks have shifted their times a little to cover spaces from that could not be presented <a href="https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/track/social-web/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="fosdem.org/2026/schedule/track/social-web/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fosdem.org/2026/schedule/track</span><span class="invisible">/social-web/</span></a></p>
<p>Anyone driving from Berlin to Brussels for <a href="/tags/fosdem/" rel="tag">#FOSDEM</a>?</p>
<p>After the nice presentations of <span class="h-card"><a href="https://hachyderm.io/@haubles" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>haubles</span></a></span> and <span class="h-card"><a href="https://macaw.social/@andypiper" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>andypiper</span></a></span>, I've asked them, "How can a grassroots movement like the Fediverse compete with social networks like BlueSky that have the resources to travel to Brussels every other week?"</p><p>I also mentioned the <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@leavex" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>leavex</span></a></span> campaign, which makes it easier for us to contact politicians and ask them to leave X and possibly join us. And how some politicians are already asking to remove their names from the group of politicians still on X.</p><p>I'm glad I could meet <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@_elena" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>_elena</span></a></span> again and discuss these issues. </p><p><a href="/tags/fosdem/" rel="tag">#FOSDEM</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#Mastodon</a> <a href="/tags/socialmedia/" rel="tag">#SocialMedia</a> <a href="/tags/eu/" rel="tag">#EU</a> <a href="/tags/democracy/" rel="tag">#Democracy</a></p>
