Panel: Hot Topics - Organizers of the Legal & Policy DevRoom

At FOSDEM 2022, I again joined my fellow organizers of the Legal & Policy DevRoom for a panel discussion on the hot topics we observed over the past year in Free and Open Source Software. Together with Bradley Kuhn, Karen Sandler and Alexander Sander, we reflected on the presentations from the day’s track and looked forward to the future of FOSS policy. This panel provided an opportunity to discuss the pressing issues facing the FOSS community from legal and policy perspectives.

The discussion touched on the lessons learned from the various presentations throughout the DevRoom, considering how legal and policy challenges were evolving as FOSS became increasingly central to digital infrastructure worldwide. As organizers, we shared our perspectives on emerging trends, regulatory developments, and the ongoing work needed to protect software freedom while ensuring compliance and sustainable community practices.

This panel was part of FOSDEM’s Legal and Policy Issues devroom, which continues to serve as an important forum for addressing the intersection of law, policy, and Free Software.