The second edition of FOSS for All Conference is a non-profit open source community conference organized by the non-profit organization FOSS for All, with the goal of creating “an open source conference for everyone.”
In Korea, large global open source projects such as Python, Golang, Ubuntu, OpenStack, and Kubernetes can organize their own conferences by forming organizing teams and recruiting sponsors. Smaller open source projects, however, often face difficulties organizing technical exchange events. FOSS for All Conference began with the goal of contributing to the sustainable growth of Korea’s open source ecosystem by creating a conference where open source projects across many fields, especially smaller but important projects, can gather.
FOSS for All Conference is open to anyone interested in open source software and communities. All operations are made possible through corporate sponsorships, individual donations, and volunteer participation. We keep participation fees as low as possible so that anyone can join without burden, and we maintain an open and voluntary spirit in line with the philosophy of free and open source software, without commercial purpose.
Anything Open Source
FOSS for All Conference is not limited to a narrow audience such as a specific open source project, job role, or industry. Just as open source is everywhere today, this conference brings together diverse topics and diverse people around one shared interest: open source.
Whether the topic is web development, embedded development, IT infrastructure deployment and operations, open source community management, documentation, project governance, or open source licensing, anything related to open source can be discussed here. It is a place where people from many backgrounds and roles share their experiences and knowledge, with programs including technical talks, community booths, panel discussions, and more.
Who Attends?
Anyone participating in the open source ecosystem is welcome, so the audience is truly diverse. The following groups are especially common among attendees.
- Software engineers: Web development, mobile development including native Android and iOS as well as cross-platform frameworks such as Flutter and React Native, system software, AI applications, and more
- IT infrastructure engineers: Cloud engineers, system engineers, DevOps engineers, SREs, DBAs, network engineers, and more
- Field engineering roles: Solution architects, solution engineers, field application engineers, technical support engineers, and more
- Open source project maintainers and contributors: Project maintainers, committers, translation contributors, documentation contributors, and organizers of open source communities in Korea and abroad
- Community-related roles: DevRel, community managers, OSPO managers, and more
- Students, researchers, media, and others: Undergraduate and graduate students in IT-related fields, researchers at companies or research institutions, marketing professionals, journalists, and more
Why Attend?
- See the latest open source trends at a glance: Witness the present and future of core open source technologies at the center of global IT trends such as AI and cloud, and gain practical insights you can apply directly in your work.
- Global networking opportunities: Connect directly with leading developers, maintainers, and innovators from Korea and abroad, and expand new career opportunities and business partnerships.
- Move beyond theory into practice: Build practical skills you can apply immediately through hands-on sessions led by experts, where you can work directly with open source tools.
- Find open source contributors, or become one yourself: If you are an open source maintainer, promote your project and find new contributors. If you want to contribute to open source, meet contributors and maintainers on site, get advice, and find opportunities to grow as an open source contributor.
- Experience an inclusive ecosystem for everyone: Gain fresh inspiration from a healthy open source culture where developers, planners, designers, and other IT professionals gather and create collective intelligence together.