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November brings us one the Free Software weekends we have all been waiting for. If you're passionate about Free Software, you know there is one place to be this month. Join us on 13 and 14 november at the South Tyrol Free Software Conference in Bolzano!
The FSFE has been taking part in the South Tyrol Free Software Conference (SFSCON) for many years. The conference offers a space for fostering discussion on Free Software, from technical talks to workshops and community exchanges, covering current trends, challenges, and opportunities.
This year, SFSCON is all about digital sovereignty. For the FSFE, digital sovereignty means having control and autonomy over the technologies we use Free Software plays a key role in making this possible, giving our political structures, people and organisations the freedom to use, study, share, and improve software, and therefore greater control and independence over their technology.
Our work puts these principles into practice in many different areas. While our initiative “Public Money? Public Code?” asks for the four freedoms as a basis in our administrations’ digital infrastructure. the principle of Device Neutrality, we want to make sure that people can install and uninstall the software they want on their devices.With Router Freedom, we advocate for people's right to choose and use their own routers and modems instead of being restricted to equipment imposed by their internet service providers.
Through these activities, we aim to empower users to make independent choices about technology, reduce technological lock-in, and turn digital sovereignty into something people can exercise in their everyday digital lives. Let’s talk together about digital sovereignty and Free Software at SFSCON 2026!
Here our FSFE SFSCON 2026 schedule so you do not miss any of our talks! Moreover, do not forget to stop at our booth. We are coming with new merchandise, a lot of stickers and as usual, there might be some ice cream. 😉
European SFS Award 202610:15h, Seminar 1 Before we go depth into all the interesting topics, talks and workshops that SFSCON is offering this year, let’s discover the winner of the European SFS Award! Together with the Linux User Group Bozen-Bolzano-Bulsan, the FSFE will present the 2026 award, recognising an outstanding contribution to Free Software and to the Free Software community in Europe.
The future is (also) female II12:00h, Crane Hall – Workshop A The weekend will kick off with the workshop “The Future is (also) Female II”, guided by Bonnie Mehring and Ana Galan. The presence of women in the Free Software community has been growing over the past few years. However, it is still essential to reflect on the barriers that need to be overcome to build a more open and inclusive future. We encourage all of you to join our workshop and share your experiences, insights and ideas!
Open Hardware – A ‘develish’ Case Study12:20h, Seminar 3 Ready for a “devilish” case study? FSFE’s volunteer and supporter Nicole Faerber will present the results of her analysis of the Mynd Bluetooth speaker box, a product sold by Teufel as a commercial open hardware. Nicole will take us through her testing and findings: is the product really open, or is it a case of openwashing?
When hardware breaks free13:00h, Seminar 3 Lucas Lasota will give an insightful talk on Open Source Hardware. He will explain which licences are available for hardware, how they differ from software licences, and how to apply them to Open Source Hardware projects.
From Right to Repair to DMA: Shaping the Open Source Hardware Landscape14:20h,Seminar 3> Dario Presutti will give a talk on the Right to Repair and interoperability rights in the EU, before moving on to the impact of the European Commission's latest specification decision under the Digital Markets Act (Article 6(7)) on Apple's hardware interoperability requirements.
Open and Free Software Meets C2C Design16:00h, Crane Hall Workshop A The workshop,by Tim Janßen and supported by the FSFE, will explore how Free Software and Cradle to Cradle (C2C) design principles can work together to make electronics more sustainable and circular. Through interactive discussions, participants will identify barriers to long-term device use and develop practical recommendations for long-term software maintenance, hardware repairability, and open documentation under upcoming regulatory frameworks like the Right to Repair and the Digital Product Passport.
LLM-Generated Code and Copyright – Who legally owns your (vibe)code?16:40h, Seminar 3 The way software is being developed has been changing rapidly in the last few years, posing new legal questions. With LLM-generated code, who owns the copyright? How do we approach licensing with LLM-generated code? And are our existing frameworks able to sufficiently handle these questions? Gabriel Ku Wei Bin will analyse these questions and explain the hurdles encountered in the attempt to untangle these legal complexities.
DMA Interoperability: What It Means for Free Software – Where are we after two years of enforcement?17:40h, Seminar 4 During this talk, Lucas Lasota and Dario Presutti will talk about the Digital Markets Act, the European law that is supposed to create a more open digital market by requiring gatekeepers like Apple and Google to provide “free and effective access to hardware and software features”. From there, they will explain what has happened during these two years of implementation, the findings of their developer surveys, the practices of gatekeepers, and what is happening in court.
Automating translation of a bestseller to spark children’s interest in coding9:20h, Seminar 3 Nico Rikken, FSFE's Coordinator Netherlands, has been passionate about promoting the FSFE's illustrated storyAda & Zangemann and making it available in as many languages as possible. As part of this work, he developed an automation system to make translations and adaptations easier, using Free Software and open standards. During his talk, Nico will walk us through how these tools have helped Ada & Zangemann reach new audiences and how similar approaches could support other free culture and Open Educational Resources projects
The FSFE Italian Community in Action – Building Digital Independence Through Practice10:40h, Auditorium (A2) Marta Andreoli will walk us through the initiatives that Italian supporters have been carrying out within the Free Software community in Italy. She will explain how to increase local community engagement, develop new projects, and bring Free Software to a wider audience!
Let’s toot together! The Fediverse for outreach for organizationsTalk at, 11:00h, Seminar 1 and BoF at 13:00h, Crane Hall> Tobias Diekershoff and Ana Galánr, will take the stage to explain what the Fediverse is and why the concept of "reach" on Big Tech platforms can be misleading ,while explaining the diverse FSFE Social media channels After the talk, join them at a Birds of a Feather meeting where they will be availabe to answer all your questions about the Fediverse, guide you to create your Fediverse account and provide you with some tips for starting tooting
How to do a Podcast with Free Software?11:00h, Crane Hall – Workshop A Bonnie Mehring, is the host and editor of the FSFE's podcast dedicated to Free Software. Join this workshop to learn how to produce a podcast using Free Software and get practical tips and techniques to bring your own projects to life!
How to design successful campaigns that scale11:40h, Seminar 1 What started as a simple book reading in an elementary school quickly grew into a toolkit full of ideas and activities to spark children's interest. This experience shows how providing volunteers with the right tools can encourage them to get involved and bring new ideas to life. Marta Andreoli will share the story behind this initiative and show how community participation can help a simple idea grow into something much bigger.
FSFE meet up -Let's talk about volunteer engagement!12:00h, Crane Hall – Workshop A Are you an FSFE volunteer? Or interested in becoming one and to help us to promote software freedom? Or are you just trying to help supporting Free Software? Join this workshop with Ana Galan and Bonnie Mehring! This is an opportunity to share your volunteering experience, ideas and suggestions, and to meet other volunteers who, just like you, help keep the Free Software community alive!
Open StreetMap for Inclusion – Tactile Maps Designed for Blind and Partially Sighted People14:20h, Seminar 3 Giacomo Alessandroni and Milena Rossi, FSFE Italian volunteers, are the creators of the “Adopt Your Town” project, developed with a high school class in Pesaro. During the project, 26 students learned how to use OpenStreetMap to map their town, adding information about their local surroundings and making over 95,000 changes to the map.Join this talk to discover how open data can bring students and local communities together and be used to create practical tools for inclusion!
At SFSCON 2026, most of the FSFE staff will be around, at the booth, giving talks and workshops about our current activities, networking with members of our community from all over the world. Of course, with time to meet our Italian community. SFSCON is the perfect opportunity to share what we have been doing, what we have achieved and what comes next! So do not forget to stop by and say hi!
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