Some say other protocols have bigger budgets and are better at marketing.
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Some say other protocols have bigger budgets and are better at marketing.
I say: the Fediverse - by the people, for the people - has passionate advocates who use their talents to promote it, often without any financial incentives. It comes from the heart.
Before FOSDEM I asked my friend @sturmsucht - a super talented photographer - if he'd consider bringing his professional camera to take photos of speakers in the Social Web devroom. He did... and so did I.
A mini (pictorial) thread
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Some say other protocols have bigger budgets and are better at marketing.
I say: the Fediverse - by the people, for the people - has passionate advocates who use their talents to promote it, often without any financial incentives. It comes from the heart.
Before FOSDEM I asked my friend @sturmsucht - a super talented photographer - if he'd consider bringing his professional camera to take photos of speakers in the Social Web devroom. He did... and so did I.
A mini (pictorial) thread
2: #FOSDEM Social Web devroom pics – @bjoernsta of #SaveSocialWatch the full video of his presentation "Reaching out to the wider society" here:
: https://ftp.belnet.be/mirror/FOSDEM/video/2026/h2215/9MTT3F-reaching_out.mp4 -
2: #FOSDEM Social Web devroom pics – @bjoernsta of #SaveSocial
Watch the full video of his presentation "Reaching out to the wider society" here:
: https://ftp.belnet.be/mirror/FOSDEM/video/2026/h2215/9MTT3F-reaching_out.mp4 3: #FOSDEM Social Web devroom pics – @samvie of @offene_netzwerkeWatch the full video of her presentation "Building Social Advocacy Networks in and for Europe" here:
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3: #FOSDEM Social Web devroom pics – @samvie of @offene_netzwerke
Watch the full video of her presentation "Building Social Advocacy Networks in and for Europe" here:
4: #FOSDEM Social Web devroom pics – @cwebber and @tsyesika of https://spritely.institute/ -
4: #FOSDEM Social Web devroom pics – @cwebber and @tsyesika of https://spritely.institute/ 5: #FOSDEM Social Web devroom pics – @floppy during his talk "A wild FASP appears! Integrating your app with Fediverse Auxiliary Service Providers"
Full video: https://ftp.belnet.be/mirror/FOSDEM/video/2026/h2215/M7DYRH-a-wild-fasp-appears.mp4
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5: #FOSDEM Social Web devroom pics – @floppy during his talk "A wild FASP appears! Integrating your app with Fediverse Auxiliary Service Providers"
Full video: https://ftp.belnet.be/mirror/FOSDEM/video/2026/h2215/M7DYRH-a-wild-fasp-appears.mp4
5: #FOSDEM Social Web devroom pics – @mapache during his presentation "Decentralised Badges with ActivityPub + OpenBadges – Building the interoperable credentialing system we deserve"Thank you Maho for wearing #TheFutureIsFederated sweatshirt
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5: #FOSDEM Social Web devroom pics – @floppy during his talk "A wild FASP appears! Integrating your app with Fediverse Auxiliary Service Providers"
Full video: https://ftp.belnet.be/mirror/FOSDEM/video/2026/h2215/M7DYRH-a-wild-fasp-appears.mp4
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5: #FOSDEM Social Web devroom pics – @mapache during his presentation "Decentralised Badges with ActivityPub + OpenBadges – Building the interoperable credentialing system we deserve"
Thank you Maho for wearing #TheFutureIsFederated sweatshirt
6: #FOSDEM Social Web devroom pics – @hongminhee of @fedify video: https://ftp.belnet.be/mirror/FOSDEM/video/2026/h2215/KSEUZT-fedify.mp4
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2: #FOSDEM Social Web devroom pics – @bjoernsta of #SaveSocial
Watch the full video of his presentation "Reaching out to the wider society" here:
: https://ftp.belnet.be/mirror/FOSDEM/video/2026/h2215/9MTT3F-reaching_out.mp4That is a topic i'm interested in. That's the first one I'm watching.
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5: #FOSDEM Social Web devroom pics – @floppy during his talk "A wild FASP appears! Integrating your app with Fediverse Auxiliary Service Providers"
Full video: https://ftp.belnet.be/mirror/FOSDEM/video/2026/h2215/M7DYRH-a-wild-fasp-appears.mp4
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6: #FOSDEM Social Web devroom pics – @hongminhee of @fedify
video: https://ftp.belnet.be/mirror/FOSDEM/video/2026/h2215/KSEUZT-fedify.mp4
7: #FOSDEM Social Web devroom pics – Fra of @openforfuture with @magostinelli and @filippodb during their talk "Building a sustainable Italian Fediverse" -
7: #FOSDEM Social Web devroom pics – Fra of @openforfuture with @magostinelli and @filippodb during their talk "Building a sustainable Italian Fediverse" 8: #FOSDEM Social Web devroom pics – @benpate of Emissary, who gave the inspiring final talk of the day
video: https://ftp.belnet.be/mirror/FOSDEM/video/2026/h2215/CP7KWX-emissary-and-the-fediverse.mp4
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8: #FOSDEM Social Web devroom pics – @benpate of Emissary, who gave the inspiring final talk of the day
video: https://ftp.belnet.be/mirror/FOSDEM/video/2026/h2215/CP7KWX-emissary-and-the-fediverse.mp4
I hope you enjoyed some of my pics from #FOSDEM's Social Web track. I have many more but I don't want to overwhelm your feed with them.
I have seen the fantastic photos @sturmsucht has taken and I cannot wait for him to share them. Keep an eye out and follow him.
Wishing you all a fantastic weekend! I can't believe FOSDEM was a week ago already 🥲
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@arjen thank you!
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I hope you enjoyed some of my pics from #FOSDEM's Social Web track. I have many more but I don't want to overwhelm your feed with them.
I have seen the fantastic photos @sturmsucht has taken and I cannot wait for him to share them. Keep an eye out and follow him.
Wishing you all a fantastic weekend! I can't believe FOSDEM was a week ago already 🥲
@_elena Is there a reason to link to one specific mirror of the MP4 instead to the talks page which includes a player which should automatically choose the best format/mirror?
E.g. https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event/RCV98B-the-social-web-and-digital-sovereignty/ instead of https://ftp.belnet.be/mirror/FOSDEM/video/2026/h2215/RCV98B-the-social-web-and-digital-sovereignty.mp4
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