Open Source Summit North America 2025: Full Schedule

June 23 - 25, 2025
Denver, Colorado
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9:00am MDT

Debugging USB Type-C Power Delivery: Beauty and the Beast - Marcel Ziswiler, Codethink Ltd.

Tuesday June 24, 2025 9:00am - 9:40am MDT

Bluebird Ballroom 2A

While working with the RADXA ROCK 5B, a low-cost/high-performance RK3588 aarch64-based development board, we discovered that it is picky concerning the used USB Type-C power source. What was rather strange is that while it worked on our upstream Linux kernel (at the time of writing v6.13.1) based Embedded Linux system, it just boot-looped running RADXA's Debian (using a Rockchip downstream v6.1 based kernel). At the same time, my colleagues were working on the Testing in a Box version 2 (TIABv2) integrating USB Type-C power delivery which we plan to use in our board farm once ready. Of course, as soon as they had prototypes I gave it a try and it also showed the problem. By chance, both sides are using the exact same onsemi FUSB302B programmable USB Type-C controller with power delivery. The TIABv2 one is configured as a power source and the ROCK 5B one is configured as a power sink. This talk introduces the USB Type-C power delivery topic and then discusses how we joined forces and debugged both sides, at times giving the ball to the TIABv2 firmware, at other times to the Linux kernel fusb302 driver and back and forth again.

Speakers

Marcel Ziswiler

Senior Software Engineer, Codethink Ltd.

In 2024 Marcel Ziswiler joined Codethink. Before, he spearheaded Toradex' Embedded Linux adoption. His intro of an upstream first policy led to being a top 10 U-Boot as well as Linux kernel Arm SoC contributor. He has broad experience in designing real-time and mobile applications... Read More →

Tuesday June 24, 2025 9:00am - 9:40am MDT
Bluebird Ballroom 2A

Embedded Linux Conference

Audience Experience Level Any

9:00am MDT

Efficient On-Device Core Dump Processing for IoT: A Rusty Implementation - Blake Hildebrand, Memfault

Tuesday June 24, 2025 9:00am - 9:40am MDT

Bluebird Ballroom 2B

Embedded Linux devices operate in constrained environments with limited storage, bandwidth, and connectivity. Traditional core dumps can be quite large, making it impractical for some of the more constrained embedded systems. Over the past year, we’ve tackled this challenge head-on—optimizing Linux core dumps directly on the device to reduce size, protect privacy, and enable better debugging for IoT developers.

What We’ll Cover:
Inside ELF Core Dumps – A look at the ELF structure and how it applies to core dumps.

On-Device Optimization – How we reduced core dump size by capturing only the first N bytes of each stack, minimizing storage and bandwidth impact.

Privacy-Preserving Debugging – How our custom built (in Rust!) on-device stack unwinder hooks into the core handler, and reduces a coredump to a set of PCs per frame to save space and prevent potential PII from leaking.

Scaling to Millions of Coredumps – Lessons learned from parsing an unprecedented volume of core dumps with Rust.

Speakers

Blake Hildebrand

Software Engineer, Memfault

Blake has been using Linux since installing Ubuntu Breezy on his dad’s old office PC. Since then, he’s worked on everything from smartwatches to large-scale web services. As a Software Engineer at Memfault, he focuses on improving device reliability and performance. Previously... Read More →

Tuesday June 24, 2025 9:00am - 9:40am MDT
Bluebird Ballroom 2B

Embedded Linux Conference

Audience Experience Level Any

11:00am MDT

Improving Linux Boot Time for Automotive Use Cases - Brian Masney & Eric Chanudet, Red Hat

Tuesday June 24, 2025 11:00am - 11:40am MDT

Bluebird Ballroom 2B

We will describe in this session a variety of strategies and
techniques that were used to optimize the boot up time of the Linux kernel, initramfs, and systemd for Red Hat In Vehicle Operating System. The unreported time before the kernel timer is initialized will be described, and how to measure this on an aarch64 system. Some of the techniques include changes that are specific to the realtime (RT) kernel, such as temporarily tuning RCU on boot up. We’ll also cover how a new project called autoinit was used in the initramfs with systemd to replace udev. Some kernel patch sets that have been merged upstream that help the overall kernel boot speed will also be described.

Speakers

Brian Masney

Principal Software Engineer, Red Hat

Brian Masney has been a contributor and user of Linux and open source projects since 1996. He has 25 years of commercial experience, and has worked professionally on large distributed backend systems in userspace, automated large infrastructure in the cloud and data center, and is... Read More →

Eric Chanudet

Principal Software Engineer, Red Hat, Inc

I joined the Red Hat Automotive Kernel team in 2021 and worked on improving boot time to match the requirement of the Red Hat In Vehicle OS kernel as well as helped enable and support arm64 platforms for it.

Tuesday June 24, 2025 11:00am - 11:40am MDT
Bluebird Ballroom 2B

Embedded Linux Conference

Audience Experience Level Any

11:00am MDT

Recipe for Discovery: Building the UC Open Source Repository Browser From Scratch - Juanita Gomez, University of California, Santa Cruz

Tuesday June 24, 2025 11:00am - 11:40am MDT

Bluebird Ballroom 3F

The University of California’s network of Open Source Program Offices (OSPOs) launched last year, bringing together six campuses (UC Santa Cruz, Berkeley, Davis, Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, and San Diego) to support open source research, promote sustainability, and establish best practices within academic environments.
A key challenge in this effort is identifying and connecting open source projects across the system. Despite UC’s significant contributions to open source, there is no centralized way to track these efforts, making it difficult for researchers to find relevant projects, for institutions to assess impact, and for the broader community to engage with UC’s open source work.
To address this, the UC OSPO Network is developing the UC Open Source Repository Browser (UC ORB), a discovery tool designed to map and classify UC’s open source projects.
This talk will explore the process of building the UC ORB, from leveraging the GitHub API for data collection to integrating automated discovery with targeted outreach to the academic community. We will discuss the challenges of repository identification, compare similar approaches, and share lessons learned throughout the process.

Speakers

Juanita Gomez

PhD Candidate, University of California, Santa Cruz

Juanita Gomez is a Ph.D. candidate in Computer Science at UC Santa Cruz, where her research focuses on improving the security of scientific open source software in collaboration with the Open Source Program Office (OSPO) at UCSC. She is a passionate programmer, mathematician, and... Read More →

Tuesday June 24, 2025 11:00am - 11:40am MDT
Bluebird Ballroom 3F

OSPOCon

Audience Experience Level Any

11:00am MDT

Panel Discussion: The Technical Talent Market in 2025: Fortifying for AI, Cybersecurity, and Regulatory Compliance - Anna Hermansen, Clyde Seepersad & Adrienn Lawson, The Linux Foundation & Christopher Robinson, OpenSSF

Tuesday June 24, 2025 11:00am - 11:40am MDT

Bluebird Ballroom 2E

For the past three years, LF Education has partnered with LF Research to produce a yearly State of Tech Talent report surveying hiring and training managers to capture trends in the IT talent market. The 2025 study, which will go live at Open Source Summit North America, explores AI’s impact on organizational operations and developers; the fastest-growing areas of job responsibility; and compliance shifts from policies like the Cyber Resilience Act. In this session, the LF Research team will host a discussion of this year’s study findings, with panelists from LF Education and OpenSSF sharing their expertise on hiring and training to address cybersecurity concerns, regulatory compliance, AI, and more. In discussing the findings of the study, this session will describe how the community is grappling with resourcing amidst the new and shifting priorities in this landscape, from AI to Cybersecurity to platform engineering. The session will deliver insight on how the open source community can take the findings of the study to fortify its organizations and people for the market in 2025 and beyond and maintain relevance among economic, regulatory, and technological changes.

Speakers

Adrienn Lawson

Director of Quantitative Research, The Linux Foundation

Adrienn serves as Director of Quantitative Research at the Linux Foundation, where she leads data-driven initiatives to understand open source ecosystems. With expertise in social data science from the University of Oxford and a background spanning academic and governmental research... Read More →

Christopher "CRob" Robinson

Security Lorax, OpenSSF

Christopher Robinson (aka CRob) is the Chief Security Architect for the Open Source Security Foundation. With over 25 years of Enterprise-class engineering, architectural, operational and leadership experience, CRob has worked at several Fortune 500 companies with experience in the... Read More →

Anna Hermansen

Researcher and Ecosystem Manager, The Linux Foundation

Anna is the Ecosystem Manager for LF Research where she supports end-to-end management of the department's research projects. She has conducted qualitative and systematic review research on the integration of technologies to better support health data sharing. Her interests lie at... Read More →

Clyde Seepersad

SVP, The Linux Foundation

LF exec in leading the education team

Tuesday June 24, 2025 11:00am - 11:40am MDT
Bluebird Ballroom 2E

Wildcard, Open Source Leadership

Audience Experience Level Any

11:55am MDT

Empowering Asian Contributions: The Rise of Regional User Groups in Open Source Communities - Naomichi Shima & Norio Kobota, Sony Group Corporation

Tuesday June 24, 2025 11:55am - 12:35pm MDT

Bluebird Ballroom 3G

In the vast landscape of the global Open Source community, Asia, despite its significant population, has historically seen limited contributions.
This session will delve into the recent surge in the establishment of regional user group in Japan and their ripple effects across Asia. We will explore the inception and growth of the OpenChain Project's Japan Chapter since 2017, which has catalyzed the expansion of regional communities in China, Korea, and beyond.
We will discuss the motivations driving individuals in these regional communities and highlight the unique characteristics of the OpenChain Japan community. Furthermore, we will examine the collaborative efforts between the Japanese community and other open source communities like the TODO Group, showcasing how these partnerships have amplified their impact.
Through our experiences, we will share insights on the essential elements for fostering successful regional communities in Japan. Additionally, we will introduce messages from the managers of OpenChain and the TODO Group, emphasizing the importance of integrating regional activities with the global open source ecosystem.

Speakers

Naomichi Shima

Alliance Manager, Sony Group Corporation

Naomichi Shima is OSPO and Alliance Manager in Sony Group Corporation. He chairs the Sony Group Corporation's Open Source Promotion Committee and works to promote open source compliance within the company. He leads the FAQ subgroup of the OpenChain Japan Work Group. He is an English-Japanese... Read More →

Norio Kobota

Senior Open Source Strategist, Sony Group Corporation

Norio Kobota is a Senior Open Source Strategist in Sony Group Corporation. He is the chair of Open Source Software License Committee in Sony and works to improve OSS compliance and relationships with OSS communities. He represents Sony as a board member of OpenChain Project. And... Read More →

Tuesday June 24, 2025 11:55am - 12:35pm MDT
Bluebird Ballroom 3G

Equity + Inclusion + Accessibility

Audience Experience Level Any

2:10pm MDT

Your Deployments Are Lying. AI Knows - Seema Saharan, Autodesk & Aditya Soni, Forrester Research

Tuesday June 24, 2025 2:10pm - 2:30pm MDT

Bluebird Ballroom 3B

Is your CI/CD pipeline giving you a green light when, in reality, something's lurking in the shadows? Traditional monitoring tools often miss the subtle failures that could silently impact your users. While your pipeline may say all systems go, AI sees the truth behind the curtain.
In this talk, we’ll unveil how AI can catch those hidden deployment issues that your traditional monitoring tools overlook, providing real-time, actionable insights into your Kubernetes environments.

Here’s what we’ll cover:
1. Identify deployment issues missed by traditional monitoring tools with insights from AI
2. Leverage AI to analyze logs, metrics, and traces for early problem detection.
3. Watch how AI automatically correlates data to resolve issues in real time.
By the end of this talk, you’ll gain the knowledge to integrate AI-powered observability into your CI/CD pipelines, enabling you to catch hidden problems early and deploy with confidence.

Speakers

Seema Saharan

Site Reliability Engineer, CNCF Ambassador, Autodesk

Meet Seema, the tech whiz at Autodesk. She's not just about fixing things – she loves sharing what she knows! Whether speaking at cool events like KubeCon NA, KubeDay, GitLab Commit, and GitHub Universe or breaking down tech on her YouTube channel, Seema makes the complicated stuff... Read More →

Aditya Soni

CNCF Ambassador, DevOps/SRE, Forrester Research

Aditya Soni is a DevOps/SRE tech professional He worked with Product and Service based companies including Red Hat, Searce, and is currently positioned at Forrester Research as a DevOps Engineer II. He holds AWS, GCP, Azure, RedHat, and Kubernetes Certifications.He is a CNCF Ambassador... Read More →

Tuesday June 24, 2025 2:10pm - 2:30pm MDT
Bluebird Ballroom 3B

cdCon

Audience Experience Level Any

2:10pm MDT

Whoops! I Accidentally Leaked My Cloud Keys - Eve Martin-Jones & Hayden Blauzvern, Google

Tuesday June 24, 2025 2:10pm - 2:50pm MDT

Bluebird Ballroom 2F

Leaked credentials aren't a new problem, but the primacy and complexity of Cloud environments means that leaked credentials are more likely than ever to be your problem. Not only that, but recent research has shown that it may only be a matter of seconds between a leak and an exploit. As the systems for developing, building, publishing and deploying applications become more sophisticated, the types of leaks developers need to guard against also change.

In this talk, we will present new research by the Google Open Source Security Team into when and how developers leak credentials in modern software applications. We'll discuss some of the common ways leaks occur for developers of open source artifacts like containers and software packages. We'll also provide practical insights into scalable credential scanning and ecosystem-level protections for developers and organizations who want to keep their credentials secure to help when every second counts.

Speakers

Eve Martin-Jones

Senior Software Engineer, Google

Eve is an engineer working on open source software security at Google. She lives in Australia, with her cat Mochi, who is surprisingly proficient at JavaScript. Between D&D campaigns, she can be found deciphering the Cargo dependency-resolution algorithm bug-for-bug, advocating for... Read More →

Hayden Blauzvern

Technical Lead Manager, Google

Hayden Blauzvern is a technical lead manager on Google’s Open Source Security Team, focused on making open-source software more secure through code signing and applied transparency. Hayden is a maintainer and the community chair on the Sigstore project.

Tuesday June 24, 2025 2:10pm - 2:50pm MDT
Bluebird Ballroom 2F

Cloud + Containers

Audience Experience Level Any

2:10pm MDT

“Early Boot and Late Attach” of Remote Processors for Time Critical Applications - Beleswar Prasad Padhi & Vaishnav Mohandas Achath, Texas Instruments

Tuesday June 24, 2025 2:10pm - 2:50pm MDT

Bluebird Ballroom 2B

Modern Heterogeneous SoCs designed for automotive use cases integrate multiple remote processors (rprocs) for Real-Time Operations, like Cortex-R5F for handling Capture and Display, alongside a general-purpose processor like Cortex-A to run HLOS like Linux. Automotive requirements are Time-Critical, Safety-Oriented and often demand for the Real-Time rprocs to be booted early for use cases like Early Chime, Early Rear View Camera (RVC). This presentation discusses about the “Early Boot + Late Attach” feature in remoteproc framework, where-in the rprocs would be brought up early in the boot flow by bootloader, and later Linux would just “attach” into the pre-running rprocs to establish IPC & suspend/resume. It also explains how developers can adopt this approach and shares debugging lessons. The talk also addresses how the framework handles key challenges with this approach, like identifying a pre-running rproc and allocating the resources required by it (memory carveouts, mappings, trace buffers etc.) by parsing the pre-loaded firmware, rather than re-initializing the core like in normal boot flow. A live case study will be presented on Early RVC application showcasing this feature.

Speakers

Vaishnav Achath

Senior Software Engineer, Texas Instruments

Vaishnav Achath is a Senior Software Engineer with Texas Instruments Inc. working with the Linux Core Product Development team for Jacinto Processors. As part of this role, Vaishnav primarily works on upstream Linux kernel and U-Boot development and also on customer requirements... Read More →

Beleswar Prasad Padhi

Software Engineer at Texas Instruments, Texas Instruments

Beleswar is a Software Engineer at Texas Instruments India, working on Upstream Linux Kernel and U-Boot, as part of the Linux Core Product Development team for Jacinto Processors. Beleswar is a Free and Open Source Software Enthusiast and has contributed to several Open Source security... Read More →

Tuesday June 24, 2025 2:10pm - 2:50pm MDT
Bluebird Ballroom 2B

Embedded Linux Conference

Audience Experience Level Any

2:10pm MDT

The Power of "AND": A New Template for Open Source Sustainability - Alyssa Wright & Francesca Romano, Bloomberg

Tuesday June 24, 2025 2:10pm - 2:50pm MDT

Bluebird Ballroom 3C

The traditional view of open source sustainability often frames it as a choice: business value OR public good. We argue that this is a false dichotomy. Bloomberg's Open Source Program Office and Corporate Philanthropy team have partnered to develop a new template – one built on the power of "AND."

This presentation will explore how combining business value AND philanthropic impact creates a transformative approach to open source leadership. We'll share our strategic framework for achieving this "AND," demonstrating how it benefits companies, individuals, open source projects, and the world around us.

Join us to learn how to build similar partnerships within your organization and why corporate engagement in open source sustainability is more important now than ever to ensure the long-term health of the critical digital infrastructure underpinning our modern world.

Speakers

Alyssa Wright

Open Source Program Office, Bloomberg

Alyssa Wright co-leads Bloomberg's Open Source Program Office (OSPO) in the Office of the CTO, where she champions the firm's open source strategy and engagement. Guided by the motto "be curious, solve problems, do good," Alyssa focuses on creating positive impact through open source... Read More →

Francesca Romano

Head of Global Operations, Bloomberg LP

Francesca Romano leads Global Operations for Bloomberg’s Corporate Philanthropy team, where her focus is on delivering solutions that are collaborative, innovative, and effective. She holds a bachelor’s degree in comparative literature from Brown University and an MBA from Columbia... Read More →

Tuesday June 24, 2025 2:10pm - 2:50pm MDT
Bluebird Ballroom 3C

Open Source Leadership

Audience Experience Level Any

2:10pm MDT

Valkey in Telecom: Leveraging Open Source for Unique Needs and Greater Community Benefits - David Östman & Viktor Söderqvist, Ericsson Software Technology

Tuesday June 24, 2025 2:10pm - 2:50pm MDT

Bluebird Ballroom 2E

The telecom industry constantly evolves to meet the demands of modern communication.
As a supporter of the Linux Foundation Valkey project, this presentation will explore other ways to utilize Valkey compared to many cloud providers, and the benefits this brings to the community and the project itself.

We will discuss the technical aspects of Valkey's use in telecom, drawing from insights for the advantages of public forks managed by foundations, leading to faster and more expansive development.

Our company was one of the founding supporters of Valkey, and Viktor Söderqvist is a core maintainer of Valkey. We will cover how we integrate community engagement and governance, David as a manager and Viktor maintainer and our collaborative efforts together.

We'll highlight our contributions to Valkey, and the discussions that led to our strategic pivot and fork and creation Valkey.

We will also present unique requirements in telecom that has been added to Valkey, and demonstrate how these requirements also benefit the broader project, with features like downgrade mechanisms and key hash improvements for higher performance.

Speakers

David Östman

General Manager Ericsson Software Technology Sweden, Ericsson

David is the General Manager of Ericsson Software Technology (EST) Sweden, leading a dedicated team of engineers developing open source software on projects like Linux, Yocto, and Valkey. With over 25 years of experience in the telecommunications industry, David began his career at... Read More →

Viktor Söderqvist

Open source dev, Ericsson Software Technology

Viktor is an open source developer at Ericsson, contributing to several projects. The last few years, he was contributing to Redis, but recently his focus has been on Valkey, the open source fork of Redis, which he together with a few more active contributors forked and now maint... Read More →

Tuesday June 24, 2025 2:10pm - 2:50pm MDT
Bluebird Ballroom 2E

Wildcard

Audience Experience Level Any

2:30pm MDT

Intelligent CI/CD Pipelines: Leveraging AI/ML for Predictive Failure Detection - Aishwarya Sharma, Amdocs; Anindita Tripathy, VMWare; Shubham Parasher, Dream11

Tuesday June 24, 2025 2:30pm - 2:50pm MDT

Bluebird Ballroom 3B

Modern CI/CD Pipelines generate vast amounts of build, test, and deployment data- making it challenging to detect issues before they impact production. In this session, we explore how AI and ML can transform your CI/CD process by predicting failures before they occur. You'll learn how to collect and process pipeline data(logs, test outcomes, resource metrics) to train models that detect subtle patterns indicative of future failures. This talk covers practical strategies for feature engineering, model integration using popular open source tools, and real-world case studies that demonstrate reduced downtime and optimised testing. Attendees will leave with a clear, actionable roadmap for embedding predictive analytics into their pipelines to drive proactive, resilient software delivery

Speakers

Aishwarya Sharma

DevOps Specialist, Amdocs

Aishwarya Sharma is a DevOps specialist with a passion for leveraging open source technologies to optimise CI/Cd pipelines and cloud operations. With expertise in integration AI/ML for predictive analytics, she empowers teams to enhance software deliver efficiently and resilience... Read More →

Anindita Tripathy

SRE, VMWare

Anindita Tripathy is working as SRE in VMWare, specialised in building, deploying, and maintaining cloud-based infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines. She has deep passion for optimizing workflows, ensuring high availability, and fostering collaboration between development and operations... Read More →

Shubham Parasher

Product Manager, Dream11

Shubham parasher is a product manager renowned for his expertise in managing products, cloud infrastructure and kubernetes solutions. Shubham has made significant contributions to the tech industry, particularly within the domain of fantasy sports and gaming platforms. Currently working... Read More →

Tuesday June 24, 2025 2:30pm - 2:50pm MDT
Bluebird Ballroom 3B

cdCon

Audience Experience Level Any

2:40pm MDT

Lightning Talk: Future-Proofing Compliance: Leveraging Knowledge Graphs and AI in Cybersecurity - Zeyno Dodd, Conjectura R&D

Tuesday June 24, 2025 2:40pm - 2:50pm MDT

Bluebird Ballroom 3E

Traditional approaches to cybersecurity compliance are being redefined in an era marked by rapidly evolving cybersecurity threats and stringent compliance requirements. This session explores the innovative integration of Knowledge Graphs (KG) and Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) with Generative AI to address the ever-evolving complexities of cybersecurity frameworks like NIST CSF v2.0, NIST 800-171, and CMMC. I will briefly delve into an open-source proof-of-concept demonstrating how these technologies can automate the discovery of compliance relationships and streamline cross-framework assessments. Join me in discovering how we can significantly enhance cybersecurity measures by harnessing open-source tools and AI, reducing the resource burden, and maintaining timely and robust adherence to evolving standards.

Speakers

Zeyno Dodd

R&D Architect, Conjectura R&D

Cloud Solution Architect and Researcher with 25+ years in software development and research. Committed to leveraging AI to address complex real-world challenges with societal impact. Specializes in applying Graph Neural Networks (GNN) within Cloud/Edge/Hybrid Machine Learning frameworks... Read More →

Tuesday June 24, 2025 2:40pm - 2:50pm MDT
Bluebird Ballroom 3E

Open AI + Data

Audience Experience Level Any

3:05pm MDT

Transforming Software Development and Engineering Velocity at EBay With AI/ML in CI/CD - Aravind Kannan, eBay Inc. & Sanmeet Shikh, eBAy

Tuesday June 24, 2025 3:05pm - 3:25pm MDT

Bluebird Ballroom 3B

In today's digital landscape, rapid and reliable software delivery is crucial. Join us to explore how eBay has integrated AI and ML into its Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) processes, revolutionizing software development at scale.

We will share insights from eBay's "Engineering Velocity" initiative, detailing how our AI and ML powered CI/CD platform helped our engineers in achieving a 23% increase in software releases and a 10% reduction in production bugs.

This session will cover:

* The strategic implementation of AI and ML in CI/CD to enhance efficiency and quality.
* Real-world examples of how AI-driven insights and automation have streamlined our software development, review, testing, debugging and delivery process.
* Key challenges and lessons learned in integrating AI and ML technologies into the CI/CD platform.
* Future trends and opportunities in AI and ML for CI/CD.

Whether you're an engineering leader, developer, or DevOps practitioner, gain insights and strategies to leverage AI and ML for faster, more reliable software delivery.

Speakers

Aravind Kannan

Director, Software Engineering, eBay Inc.

Aravind Kannan leads eBay's transformative Engineering Velocity initiative, responsible for driving improvements in software development and delivery platforms and processes across the organization. He is committed to empowering engineers to deliver value to customers faster, easier... Read More →

Sanmeet Shikh

Sr. MTS Software Engineer, eBAy

Technical Lead for CI/CD platform at eBay

Tuesday June 24, 2025 3:05pm - 3:25pm MDT
Bluebird Ballroom 3B

cdCon

Audience Experience Level Any

3:05pm MDT

Scaling Inclusive Open Source: Strategies & Metrics for Building Equitable Communities - Kenyatta Forbes & Sarah Oyetubo, GitHub; Georg Link, Bitergia; Justin Wheeler, Red Hat

Tuesday June 24, 2025 3:05pm - 3:45pm MDT

Bluebird Ballroom 3G

Open source thrives on collaboration, but who gets to participate, and how? GitHub’s latest Open Source Survey provides key insights into the state of diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) in open source communities—revealing persistent challenges and opportunities for change.
In this session, we’ll explore data-backed strategies for fostering inclusivity at scale, blending insights from GitHub’s research with real-world case studies from diverse open source communities.

We’ll cover:
Key findings from GitHub’s Open Source Survey on inclusivity trends, barriers, and participation gaps.

Proven strategies for increasing diversity in open source projects, including best practices from GitHub’s programs and successful open source initiatives.

Lessons from the field: Case studies of communities that have successfully improved inclusion through mentorship, governance changes, and innovative outreach.

Metrics that matter: How to track progress in DEIA efforts without falling into vanity metrics.

Speakers

Kenyatta Forbes

Sr. Program Manager, Open Source Programs, GitHub

Kenyatta Forbes is the Senior Program Manager for the Open Source Programs Team at GitHub, where she leads strategic initiatives to support the growth and sustainability of open source communities. With over a decade of experience in technology and program management, she enjoys fostering... Read More →

Sarah Oyetubo

Sr. Program Manager, DI&B, GitHub

Sarah Oyetubo is a Certified Diversity and Inclusion practitioner and Senior Program Manager of Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging at GitHub. She has a proven track record for leading people through transformational change, as demonstrated in various strategic and highly visible... Read More →

Georg Link

Open Source Strategist and Director of Sales, Bitergia

Georg’s mission is to make open source more professional by using community metrics and analytics. Georg cofounded the CHAOSS Project to advance analytics and metrics for open source project health. Georg is an active contributor to several projects and has often presented on open... Read More →

Justin Wheeler

Fedora Community Architect, Red Hat

Justin is a creative maker. He is best known as an Open Source contributor and Free Culture advocate originally from the United States. Justin has participated in numerous Open Source communities and led different initiatives to build sustainable software and communities for over ten years.In... Read More →

Tuesday June 24, 2025 3:05pm - 3:45pm MDT
Bluebird Ballroom 3G

Equity + Inclusion + Accessibility

Audience Experience Level Any

3:25pm MDT

Lightning Talk: Paved Paths, Not Potholes: Simplifying Multi-Tenancy in Internal Platforms - Faeka Ansari, Akuity, Inc.

Tuesday June 24, 2025 3:25pm - 3:35pm MDT

Bluebird Ballroom 3B

Internal developer platforms can make or break developer productivity. Many organizations struggle to balance scalability, flexibility, and usability when building these internal platforms, especially in multi-tenant environments. Yet, designing streamlined workflows that balance governance with developer autonomy often feels like navigating pothole-filled roads. In this talk, I will explore real-world lessons and open source tools from building GitOps-driven paved paths that simplify complex multi-environment workflows.

Learn how declarative principles, automated pipelines, and GitOps practices can transform developer frustration into delight. Whether you're improving namespace management, scaling day 2 operations, or accelerating platform adoption, this talk should leave you with usable tools and fresh ideas for your platform engineering journey.

Speakers

Faeka Ansari

Kubernetes Sub-Project Maintainer | Kargo Maintainer | CNCF Ambassador, Akuity, Inc.

Faeka Ansari is a sub-project maintainer for Kubernetes and a key maintainer of the Kargo project. With expertise in designing & optimizing Kubernetes controllers, she specializes in streamlining workflows and improving developer experience. She has previously contributed to cloud-native... Read More →

Tuesday June 24, 2025 3:25pm - 3:35pm MDT
Bluebird Ballroom 3B

cdCon

Audience Experience Level Any

4:20pm MDT

Boot-Time BOF - Tim Bird, Sony

Tuesday June 24, 2025 4:20pm - 5:00pm MDT

Bluebird Ballroom 2B

In this BOF, attendees will discuss the current status of Linux Boot, and boot-time reduction efforts for Linux systems. This will be an open discussion about the currently available tools, instrumentation, techniques, patches, documentation and online resources for developers working on Linux boot-time reduction.

If you are working on Linux boot-time, or plan to sometime in the near future, please join this discussion. You can describe your requirements, or tell us about your current Linux boot-time reduction activities or projects.

Speakers

Tim Bird

Principal Software Engineer, Sony

Tim Bird is a Principal Software Engineer for Sony Corporation, where he helps Sony use Linux and other open source software in their products. Tim is the organizer of the Linux Boot-Time Special Interest Group and is involved with various Linux Foundation projects (including being... Read More →

Tuesday June 24, 2025 4:20pm - 5:00pm MDT
Bluebird Ballroom 2B

Embedded Linux Conference

Audience Experience Level Any

4:20pm MDT

Unlocking the Full Potential of WPE To Build a Successful Embedded Product - Mario Sanchez-Prada, Igalia

Tuesday June 24, 2025 4:20pm - 5:00pm MDT

Bluebird Ballroom 2A

The Web engine is the most important component of a Web browser, enabling developers to leverage the Web Platform for their applications. And thanks to Open Source Web engines like WPE, it is now possible to build all kinds of products for embedded devices using Web-based technologies, from set-top boxes and smart home appliances to GPS devices and in-flight infotainment systems, to name a few.

Unfortunately, companies usually fall into the trap of applying one-off fixes to meet their immediate needs, accumulating technical debt and struggling to adapt to the evolving nature of the Open Source projects they heavily rely on. On top of that, it makes it difficult to ensure that the stable releases of such projects properly fit the needs of the products they intend to build, leading to spending too much time being reactive to integration-related problems instead of focusing on building a great product.

In this session, we will focus on explaining the best practices to unlock the full power of WPE without falling into such traps, so that you can focus on building a stronger foundation for your future embedded products with WPE, while keeping maintenance costs under control.

Speakers

Mario Sanchez-Prada

Software Engineer and WebKit Team coordinator at Igalia, Igalia

Software engineer and partner at Igalia with 19+ years of experience working on the development of Linux-based Operating Systems, the GNOME platform, Web engines (i.e. WebKit, Blink) and Web browsers (Epiphany, Chromium).Past experience includes work on the Maemo project, Litl OS... Read More →

Tuesday June 24, 2025 4:20pm - 5:00pm MDT
Bluebird Ballroom 2A

Embedded Linux Conference

Audience Experience Level Any

4:20pm MDT

Your Silent Software Saboteur: Open Source Malware - Brian Fox, Sonatype

Tuesday June 24, 2025 4:20pm - 5:00pm MDT

Bluebird Ballroom 2E

Weaponized open source components are silently infiltrating software supply chains, evading detection, and leaving organizations vulnerable to devastating attacks. Brian Fox, Co-founder and CTO of Sonatype, will pull back the curtain on this invisible threat, diving into the rise of malicious components that proliferate at an unprecedented rate.

Discover the stealthy tactics used to infiltrate networks, masquerading as legitimate software, and understand why traditional security solutions are failing. This session will provide the knowledge and tools to proactively protect software supply chains, blocking malicious components before they wreak havoc, and fortify defenses against this invisible and growing enemy.

Speakers

Brian Fox

Co-founder and CTO, Sonatype

Co-founder and CTO, Brian Fox is an OpenSSF Governing Board member, a member of the Apache Software Foundation and former Chair of the Apache Maven project. As a direct contributor to the Maven ecosystem, including the maven-dependency-plugin and maven-enforcer-plugin, he has over... Read More →

Tuesday June 24, 2025 4:20pm - 5:00pm MDT
Bluebird Ballroom 2E

Wildcard

Audience Experience Level Any

4:20pm MDT

West: Explained in Simple Words - Roy Jamil, AC6

Tuesday June 24, 2025 4:20pm - 5:00pm MDT

Bluebird Ballroom 2C

Engineers coming from traditional RTOS or bare metal backgrounds may initially see Zephyr's meta-tool, West, as an unfamiliar hurdle. While it might seem a bit complex at first, West is actually a simple and effective way to handle multiple repositories, as well as to build, debug, analyze, and more.

In this talk, we’ll break down what West does and how it fits into the Zephyr ecosystem. We'll use plain language and practical examples, showing that West isn’t a barrier at all. Instead, it’s a powerful tool that makes managing your projects easier and more organized.

We'll also explore why West exists and dive into its range of commands. Plus, we'll highlight the opportunities it offers, including enabling capabilities that were not possible without it.

Finally, we’ll demonstrate how to create custom commands with West and provide examples of how you might tailor these commands to meet the specific needs of your applications.

Speakers

Roy Jamil

Training engineer - PhD, AC6

Roy Jamil, with a PhD in the field of Asymmetric Multiprocessing (AMP) and real-time embedded systems, is a training engineer at Ac6. He has trained hundreds of engineers annually. His experience includes programming, Linux, writing Linux drivers, Yocto, and various Real-Time Operating... Read More →

Tuesday June 24, 2025 4:20pm - 5:00pm MDT
Bluebird Ballroom 2C

Zephyr

Audience Experience Level Any