Notices by FOSS Backstage (fossbackstage@floss.social)

At FOSS Backstage 2025, @geekygirldawn, 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.

Watch the full session: https://youtu.be/S7TluGPvmnk

Full session abstract: https://25.foss-backstage.de/session/toolkit-for-measuring-the-impacts-of-public-funding-for-foss/

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All FOSS Backstage 2025 sessions are now available on YouTube!

If you missed them live or want to re-watch your favorite session, all the recordings are on our YouTube channel.

Don’t forget to share your favorite sessions with the community!

Watch now: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLq-odUc2x7i-vFcBUZoDxTz9Vyu0Joq0X&si=VmZiR7ByfpYRMvje

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Outreachy has been promoting and supporting diversity, equity, and inclusion in free and open-source software for over 15 years. In 2023, they surpassed the milestone of 1,000 successful internships! At this year's FOSS Backstage 2025, Anna e só will share their internship formula to empower the next generation of leaders, activists, and contributors in the free and open-source community.

Learn more here: https://25.foss-backstage.de/session/anatomy-of-an-open-internship-program-how-we-run-outreachy/

Join us for #fossback 2025: https://tickets.plainschwarz.com/fossback25/c/VEwUGCJhf/

**Exciting Announcement**

We are thrilled to share a preview of the FOSS Backstage 2025 programme in our latest blog post: https://25.foss-backstage.de/fossback25-session-announcement/

>> Don't miss out on next year's sessions and get your ticket or voucher in our ticket shop: https://tickets.plainschwarz.com/fossback25/c/VEwUGCJhf/

We are extending the Call for Participation for FOSS Backstage 2025 by a few days!

Don't miss your chance to join us as an on-site or remote speaker by submitting your proposal by 23:59 CET on Sunday 17 November.

Submit now: https://25.foss-backstage.de/call-for-participation/

Open source UX is often criticised. Some of it is justified, but what can we do about it? @scottjenson's talk at this year's FOSS Backstage explores which repos do UX well and what we can learn from them. #fossback https://program.foss-backstage.de/fossback24/talk/LYCLBX/

At this year's FOSS Backstage, @simulo will explain why the practices and values of UX designers and FOSS often clash, and how this problem can be overcome. https://program.foss-backstage.de/fossback24/talk/YCKULE/ #fossback