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If you are keen on attending next year's conference and require financial support, please consider applying for the "Paul Schenkeveld Travel Grant" for 2026.

You can do this by contacting the board before February 1st, 2026, stating who you are, what you are doing with BSD (😈⛳🐡), and why you should receive the grant.

This grant is in recognition Paul's accomplishments and in memory of his work and dedication to the BSD community, the EuroBSDCon Foundation is offering a travel grant in his name.

Paul was one of the few - if not the only one - to have attended all EuroBSDCon conferences since their inception in 2001. Besides his many contributions to BSD in general and the EuroBSDCon conferences in particular, he established the EuroBSDCon Foundation in 2010 to ensure continuity for many more conferences.

The EuroBSDCon Foundation Board will consider all valid submissions in its sole discretion and communicate its selection by March 2026. The selected person will receive travel expense reimbursement and hotel accommodation during the conference as well as free entrance to the conference and social event.

More information can be found on: https://eurobsdconfoundation.org/travel-grant.html

The 2026 edition will be held in Brussels, Belgium.

#RUNBSD also in 2026!
#EuroBSDCon #EuroBSDCon2026 #FreeBSD #NetBSD #OpenBSD

EuroBSDCon Nov 19

Stefano Marinelli Nov 19

I'm still writing my 'memoirs' of EuroBSDCon 2025. It's difficult to move forward because the emotions are strong. Computer science has always been my passion, and being among fantastic people like those I meet at the BSD Conferences is always something incredible. And, like all impactful experiences, you often need a little time to avoid sounding like those TV hucksters who are just trying to sell or convince.
Because true, genuine feelings deserve the right importance, in a world increasingly made up of appearances.

#EuroBSDCon #BSDCan

EuroBSDCon Nov 11

Michael Dexter Nov 11

I sure ain't @bsdtv but doing the numbers for a sponsor... our full camera/streamer package that cost around $5000 has been used at:

EuroBSDcon 2024
OpenZFS Summit 2024
BSDCan 2025
EuroBSDcon 2025
OpenZFS Summit 2025

That's $1000 per event and dropping with every use! (Not everyone understands that concept and we're doing our best to explain it.)

Our second package and a half have been used at:

BSDCan 2025
EuroBSDcon 2025

These two events were our first ALL-ATEM (mixer/streamer) events which makes for higher-quality results and an easier experience for the volunteer operators.

Ping me if you want help keep A/V costs down through strategic purchases!

@bsdcan @EuroBSDCon @openzfs

EuroBSDCon Oct 20

Daniel 黄法官 CyReVolt 🐢Oct 19

Excellent keynote by @Edent from this year's @EuroBSDCon on the UK's app for Covid tracing:
https://youtu.be/h0OqGIoQDhw

Keynote: Lessons learned Open Sourcing the UK's Covid Tracing App by Terence Eden

YouTube

EuroBSDCon Oct 11

xinqu Oct 11

I updated the #EuroBSDCon 2025 video index:

- all talks now have a description link
- computed human readable times from seconds

@EuroBSDCon

https://pub.v32bis.cc/eurobsdcon.html

EuroBSDCon Video Index

EuroBSDCon Oct 9

Recovering and reminiscing on an incredible #EuroBSDCon 2025 in Zagreb, Croatia! 🇭🇷

What a week! Over 220 attendees, 48 brilliant speakers, and 16 amazing sponsors came together to celebrate all things #BSD. The energy was #BSD, deep dives into tech, inspiring talks, and those hallway conversations that spark new ideas and collaborations.

Huge shoutout to the video crew who made sure every moment was captured, and to everyone who traveled near and far to be part of this vibrant community. Whether it was hacking, learning, or just geeking out over #BSD, the connections made here are what make this event so special.

Zagreb, and the incredible Organizing Committee, you were the perfect host! Already counting down to the next one in Brussels! 🇧🇪

Did you attend? What was your highlight? 👇

We are collecting as much as possible on: https://2025.eurobsdcon.org/wrapup.html

Like and subscribe!

#EuroBSDCon #EuroBSDCon2026 #EuroBSDCon2025 #RUNBSD #FreeBSD #NetBSD #OpenBSD

EuroBSDCon Oct 5

fosdembsd Oct 4

Hi @EuroBSDCon

I just published the pictures I took during the EuroBSDCon 2025 event in Zagreb, Croatia.

http://www.osorio.me/photos/2025-EuroBSDCon/

Enjoy :)

#EuroBSDCon #eurobsdcon2025

EuroBSDCon Oct 3

Stephen Borrill Oct 3

I have uploaded the slides for my #EuroBSDCon2025 #ebc25 talk about creating products with #NetBSD (and why I chose NetBSD in the first place)

https://www.netbsd.org/gallery/presentations/sborrill/eurobsdcon2025/NetManager.pdf

https://events.eurobsdcon.org/2025/talk/SMSYQE/

EuroBSDCon Oct 3

Michael Dexter Oct 2

The slides from my @EuroBSDCon talk are up: https://events.eurobsdcon.org/2025/talk/CSWRW8/

Effective Bug Reports, Code Change Proposals, and Conference Proposals EuroBSDCon 2025

Open Source is participatory and BSD Unix is no exception, with its own unique development workflows and events. bug reporting, code proposing, and event participation are fundamental elements of the BSD Unix community and despite appearances, are open to anyone to participate. This talk will take a pragmatic tour of effective engagement on these topics with real-world examples and tips for: * Bug reports that are actionable and inspire attention * Code change proposals and reviews that are more likely to review and acceptance * Conference proposals that stand out, accurately set expectations, and are more likely to be accepted The secret is that all of that all of these are fundamentally indistinguishable: You are tasked with persuading others of the valueof your idea, must show your work, justify your points, demonstrate sincerity, and ultimately convince others of your initiative, regardless of its size.