The OpenStreetMap Community
"Over the last 20 years the OpenStreetMap (OSM) project has collected an enormous amount of data about our planet and written a lot of Open Source software. OSM-based maps and apps are everywhere. How do you organize two million contributors in a mostly volunteer project to work on a common goal? And what exactly is that common goal?"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYsw9k4Udtk
#openStreetMap #foss #freeAndOpenSourceSoftware #fossBack #techGovernance
Videos from @FOSSBackstage are up, with high production value as always. Here are the two talks @ainali gave there: https://www.openbydefault.se/en/speaker-at-foss-backstage/
#FOSSBack #Wikidata
My lightning talk "Using content from Wikidata in your apps" from FOSS Backstage is now available! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDdGRXSOP24
#FOSSBack #wikidata
Imani Joy – A Solo Designer’s Survival Guide to the Fediverse #FOSSDesign
@[email protected]
https://poliverso.org/display/52acf9cd-5f88bea54eca035e-51d5cff3
Following on from yesterday's blog post about the new design for profiles coming in Mastodon 4.6... here is the video of @imanijoy recent talk at @fossdesign where they discuss the challenges and detailed thought that goes into the design of new features (and the redesign of existing ones). 🖌️#FOSSBack #Mastodon
Following on from yesterday's blog post about the new design for profiles coming in Mastodon 4.6... here is the video of @imanijoy recent talk at @fossdesign where they discuss the challenges and detailed thought that goes into the design of new features (and the redesign of existing ones). 🖌️
As usual the production at FOSS Backstage was high, and they were quick publishing the videos this year. Here's my talk "FOSS behind the scenes - the center stage is not enough":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZoLSAS7m798
(And the slides with some links are at: https://aina.li/backstage2026 )
Drew DeVault – Building and scaling Hare's community governance
Curious about the "Fair Share Cost Tokens" discussion for #OpenSource funding allocation (and attribution!) along SBOM and dependency information.
@littledetritus had a great talk at #FOSSBack about this just this week!
@FOSSBackstage is one of my favorite conferences, and again this year, I had an amazing experience. I saw interesting talks, caught up with friends, met new people, and still missed talking to a few people! As with most conferences in Europe, digital sovereignty was a hot topic, but there were also great talks on other subjects as well. A huge thank you to the organizers and volunteers who make the event happen! Here's my short post with a few reflections from the event. #fossback https://fastwonderblog.com/2026/03/18/reflections-from-foss-backstage-2026/
Good bye #FOSSBack , see you next year!
