Akademy 2019 took place in Milan, IT, at the University of Milano Bicocca from 7th to 13th of September. I arrived on Friday 6th and left Milan on Tuesday 10th. Akademy 2019 group photo This year Akademy was a little bit different for me. I joined MBition recently to push Open Source and, giving the … Continue reading Akademy 2019 is over.
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FOSDEM 2019 and CHAOSS EU 2019 report
FOSDEM is over and it is time to recap. Last year I decided to take a break and did not attend to the event. This year I was really looking forward to attend. I will start by thanking Codethink Ltd for sponsoring my trip. It is always a pleasure to work in a company that … Continue reading FOSDEM 2019 and CHAOSS EU 2019 report
A summary of my participation at OSS EU / ELCE 2018
ELCE 2018 has been a key event each of my 3 years at Codethink. It is an interesting conference from the technical and business point of view. This year the event was collocated again with several others, like the Open Source Summit Europe (OSS EU). It took place in Edinburgh, UK, I city I find … Continue reading A summary of my participation at OSS EU / ELCE 2018
Back from Akademy 2018. What an event!
A few days back I wrote about Akademy 2018 and my expectations and duties at the event. This is a report based on that previous post. Akademy 2018 in Vienna, Austria, has been the best one in I've attended to in recent years. We event got a record number of sponsors, Codethink among them, and … Continue reading Back from Akademy 2018. What an event!
Codethink is sponsoring Akademy 2018 and I am attending.
Back in July 2017 I wrote a blog post, published by Codethink, explaining why is a good business to support community driven FOSS events. This post is related to that one. I will be attending to Akademy 2018. It will take place in Vienna, Austria, from August 11th to 17th. I will be there representing … Continue reading Codethink is sponsoring Akademy 2018 and I am attending.
A weekend at Akademy-es in Valencia
This past weekend I travelled to Valencia, the third biggest city in Spain, located by the Mediterranean sea, to attend to Akademy-es, the annual meeting of the KDE community in Spain. At this event we also hold the KDE Spain annual assembly. KDE España is the legal entity behind the KDE community in Spain and … Continue reading A weekend at Akademy-es in Valencia
Akademy 2017: it’s great to be part of KDE.
After two years absent of any KDE event I was looking forward to see old friends and meet new KDE contributors and supporters. During July 20th and 21st it took place in Almería, Spain, Akademy-es. The following day, July 22nd, Akademy started. I stayed until Monday 24th there, combining my participation at the event with … Continue reading Akademy 2017: it’s great to be part of KDE.
Why to support community driven FOSS events
FLOSS event offerings have exploded in the last few years. You can find everything from very elite, invitation-only pricey events to small, local meetings that are open to everybody. Almost every company that migrates from being an Open Source consumer to a contributor becomes a conference sponsor, which is positive.
Automotive, what an opportunity for KDE
In this new article I describe why automotive has become a great opportunity for KDE and the requirements to take advantage of it, based in my experience in automotive Open Source consortium.
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