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2014-12-29 »
Second set of FOSDEM 2015 speaker interviews
We have just published the second batch of interviews with our main track speakers:
To get up to speed with the various topics discussed in the main track talks, you can start reading the following interviews:
- Antti Kantee: What is wrong with Operating Systems (and how do we make things better)
- Giulio Eulisse: IgProf: The Ignominous Profiler
- Larry Wall: Get ready to party!
- Poul-Henning Kamp: Ntimed an NTPD replacement
- Sylvestre Ledru and Lukas Blakk: A new version of Firefox is available: Releasing Quality Firefox Products
Last week, we already published our first set of speaker interviews. If you can't wait for FOSDEM 2015, get a glimpse of the talks in all these interviews. More are coming during the next weeks. See you in 2015!
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2014-12-22 »
First FOSDEM 2015 speaker interviews
Just like previous editions we have performed some interviews with our main track speakers.
To get up to speed with the various topics discussed in the main track talks, you can start reading the following interviews:
- Dana Jacobsen: Design and Implementation of a Perl Number Theory Module
- George Neville-Neil: Computers, Clocks and Network Time: Everything you never wanted to know about time
- James Pallister: Superoptimization: How fast can your code go?
- Simon Cozens: Introducing SILE: A New Typesetting System
- Stefan Marr: Building High-Performance Language Implementations With Low Effort
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2014-12-19 »
Guided sightseeing tours
If you intend to bring your non-geek partner and/or kids to FOSDEM, they may be interested in exploring Brussels while you attend the conference.
Like previous years, FOSDEM is organising sightseeing tours.
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2014-12-10 »
Certification exams
The Linux Professional Institute and the BSD Certification Group will offer exam sessions at FOSDEM 2015.
Interested candidates can now register for exams with the respective organisations.
Further details are available on the certification page.
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2014-11-25 »
Keysigning: submit your keys
Instructions on how to participate in the FOSDEM 2015 keysigning event have been published and the keyserver is accepting submissions.
The annual keysigning event at FOSDEM is one of the largest of its kind. With more than one hundred participants every year, it is an excellent opportunity to strengthen the web of trust.
For instructions on how to participate, please see the keysigning page on our website.
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2014-10-16 »
First main track presentations!
We received a lot of good proposals and deciding which ones to accept is not an easy task.
A number of proposals are still being reviewed and we are still working with some speakers. We can already announce the following main track presentations:
Performance track
Title Speaker Building High-Performance Language Implementations With Low Effort Stefan Marr IgProf Giulio Eulisse Superoptimization James Pallister Ubiquitous Performance Analysis and System Introspection Lukas Berk Time track
Title Speaker Computers, Clocks and Network Time George Neville-Neil Languages track
Title Speaker Design and Implementation of a Perl Number Theory Module Dana Jacobsen