FOSDEM 2026 Day 2: Lightning Talks and Main Track Sessions
Second day of Europe largest free and open source software conference continues with lightning talks and main track.
FOSDEM 2026 continued on February 1 with main track sessions focused on diverse open source topics including digital sovereignty, Git workflows, and operating system discussions.
Main Track Sessions
Day two featured talks on "FOSS in times of war, scarcity and (adversarial) AI," "Evolving Git for next decade," and "The Great Migration." These sessions highlighted challenges facing open source projects in modern technology landscape.
Community Engagement
With over 600 attendees, FOSDEM 2026 demonstrated continued growth in open source community participation. The event provided networking opportunities and discussions about future direction of free software.
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