Navigating the Open Source Landscape: A Beginner’s Guide to Starting Your Journey (Community)

• Aveek Basu

Room: Room 1: Plenary Open source software is more than just a technical term; it's a movement that has reshaped how a particular thing is developed and shared. It allows anyone, anywhere to contribute to projects and leverage communal knowledge. Open source software is a transformative force in technology, allowing anyone to access, modify, and share software / hardware freely. To embark on your open source journey, start by understanding the core principles of open source: transparency, collaboration, and community-driven development. Choose projects that align with your interests and skill level, and familiarize yourself with tools like Git for version control. Explore platforms such as GitHub and GitLab to find projects and engage with their communities through forums and discussions. Begin with small contributions, such as fixing bugs or improving documentation, and follow project guidelines meticulously. Building your presence involves maintaining an updated profile, sharing your experiences, and staying informed about the latest trends and events. Embrace the open source ethos of learning and collaboration, and you’ll not only develop valuable skills but also contribute to a global movement of innovation and knowledge sharing.

Developer tooling for Cloud Native applications (Development/Coding)

• Raghavendra Sirigeri

Room: Room 3: Workshops Brief Intro to Containers - An overview of container technology, its significance, and benefits. Ubuntu Container Images and Their Flavors: Detailed exploration of various Ubuntu container images including slim, minimal, and dind, highlighting their use cases and differences. Overview of Overlay Filesystems - Explanation of how overlay filesystems work and their role in container environments. Inspecting Container Images Layer by Layer and Dockerfiles - A deep dive into container image layers, best practices for writing Dockerfiles, and common pitfalls to avoid. Using Open Source Tools and Techniques to Reduce Container Image Sizes - Demonstrating the use of tools like dive and docker-squash, as well as techniques such as multi-stage builds, to significantly reduce container image sizes by over 80%, which is critical in production scenarios. Advanced Developer Tooling for Containers - A brief introduction to more advanced tools and practices for optimizing and securing containerized applications.

The Quest for Supply Chain Resilience (Zephyr)

• Akarshan Kapoor (Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi, India)

Room: Room 2: Breakout This talk is an update to the Pump Monitor, introduced at the Zephyr Summit 2023. The requirements for supply chain resilience in software components encourage the use of Open Source software for all system components. It is essential to avoid the risks associated with relying on a particular cloud provider, especially in scenarios where the provider might cease operations or discontinue support. This session will provide updates on the Pump Monitor's hardware and firmware developments. Recent Zephyr components, such as zbus, have helped optimize the firmware. The core of the talk will shed light on the architecture and development path of our Open Source IoT LwM2M and Django server, highlighting its robustness, flexibility, and user-friendly interface. This talk focuses on sustaining cloud infrastructure with Open Source solutions, robust frameworks, and open standards like LwM2M and CoAP. You will learn how containerization and simplicity ensure reliability and agility. Discover why focusing on resilience, not just scalability, matters.

MicroCeph: Cloud Storage on Ground (Development/Coding)

• Utkarsh Bhatt (Canonical)

Room: Room 3: Workshops Cloud computing is complicated and has multiple cogs and pieces which contribute to its various functions. One such cog is storage, essential and central to almost all services that benefit from cloud deployments. In this hands-on workshop we will discuss about Cloud, Persistence and dive deep into cloud storage using MicroCeph, a Ceph orchestration tool designed to make deployment and operations of Ceph user-friendly. Key takeaways are: Ceph operations, workloads, backups, and a 10k feet view of how it all comes together. The difficulty of the workshop is easy to medium and the only prerequisite is to carry a laptop with Linux (preferably Ubuntu).

Open source, check, security, check: A checklist for securing open source projects (Security)

• George-Andrei Iosif (Snap Inc.)

Room: Room 2: Breakout Open source software powers much of the technology we use today, from Linux and Kubernetes to Git. However, open source projects often face resource constraints. Contributors typically have limited time and budget to invest, which can lead to a focus only on user-facing features. This can sometimes come at the expense of important but less flashy tasks like security best practices, automated builds, and unit testing. Our talk, "Open Source Security: Simple Steps for Big Impact," addresses the first challenge. We'll present a clear and actionable checklist that open source maintainers can use to improve the security of their projects, even with limited resources.

Insights into Containerization for Web Development (OS Distributions and Packaging)

• Shivam Jaiswal
• Rudra Pratap Singh

Room: Room 2: Breakout This workshop will teach the basics of modern containerization tools like Docker and Rockcraft. These tools are the latest in making application deployment consistent and efficient. Participants will learn the fundamentals of containerization, discover the features and benefits of Docker and Rockcraft.

CUPS 2.5 and 3.0 (OpenPrinting)

• Michael Sweet (Lakeside Robotics Corporation)

Room: Room 1: Plenary In this talk I will discuss the CUPS printing roadmap for the next few years, including OAuth/OpenID support, containerization, Windows/Azure compatibility, and accounting/managed printing.

Building a wireless wastewater monitoring system using Zephyr RTOS nodes (Zephyr)

• Oliver Völckers (BeST Berliner Sensortechnik GmbH)

Room: Room 2: Breakout BeST Berliner Sensortechnik GmbH of Berlin, Germany, used Zephyr RTOS to develop and deploy pump monitors for Deutsche Bahn to monitor waste water tanks on high-speed trains. Measurement data from sensors is processed locally in IoT devices running Zephyr RTOS. The results are then wirelessly transmitted for further processing using MQTT or LwM2M protocols. The talk will describe the evolution from individual IoT nodes to an automated networked system that provides a real-time overview of operations.

Firmware: The Hidden Code that Powers Our World (Development/Coding)

• Subrata Banik

Room: Room 2: Breakout This presentation delves into the critical role of embedded systems in our technology-driven world, highlighting firmware as the often-overlooked backbone of these systems. It underscores the significance of firmware development and explores the potential for a rewarding career in this field. Attendees will gain insights into the essential skills required for industry-ready firmware expertise. A live demo featuring Chromebooks will showcase the power of open-source firmware. The session concludes with an interactive Q&A session, allowing participants to further engage with the topic.

Chrome Firmware 101 (AP/EC/PD) (Development/Coding)

• Subrata Banik
• Jayvik Desai
• Pranava Y N (Google)
• Dinesh Gehlot

Room: Room 2: Breakout "Chrome Firmware 101" offers a comprehensive introduction to the firmware underpinning Chrome devices, with a special emphasis on its open-source nature. The presentation elucidates the three core pillars of Chrome firmware: the Application Processor (AP), historically known as the BIOS, the Embedded Controller (EC), and the Power Delivery (PD) firmware, often associated with Type-C functionality. Attendees will gain a foundational understanding of each pillar's role, their interaction, and their contribution to the overall operation of Chrome devices. Additionally, the presentation will shed light on the advantages and potential of leveraging open-source codebases for firmware development, fostering transparency, collaboration, and innovation within the Chrome ecosystem.

Open RAN - Overview and Opportunities (Others)

• Santosh Saptarshi

Room: Room 2: Breakout Open RAN refers to the modern RAN architecture conceived which aims to promote inter-operability between equipment vendors' offerings, lower RAN costs and improve their energy efficiency. It leverages a number of technological advances viz. NFV, containerization, Edge Computing and AI/ML to acheive its aims. This talk starts with previous generation RAN shortcomings vis-a-vis demands from next generation of networks. Next we look at some important collaborative intiatives - O-RAN alliance and Telecom Infra Project (TIP) that have helped shape this new RAN architecture, and players involved in these. A walkthrough of O-RAN Aliiance architecture will follow. A number of technologies work in confluence to realize the vision of Open RAN, and we look the various problems each of these technologies help solve for Open RAN. These are still early days of Open RAN adoption, so we look at the ongoing work and related opportunities, with a deeper dive on its security aspects. We round off this talk with a snapshot of market leaders in the O-RAN space with a quick look at characteristics of their offerings.

5 Years of Open Source: Contributing, Mentoring, and attending Conferences (Community)

• Deepak Patankar

Room: Room 2: Breakout In this talk, I will take you through my five-year journey in the open source community, from a contributor during my college years to a mentor. My contributions to the open source project helped me gain practical skills in my initial days of the career. Also, as a mentor, I got the opportunity to mentor new folks and help them solve complex open source problems. I will also highlight the exciting perks of being an active open source contributor, such as attending prestigious conferences. These events provided me with a platform to network with open source contributors, exchange ideas, and stay updated on the latest trends. Join me as I share insights from my open source journey, filled with learning, mentorship, and incredible opportunities, and inspire you to join the open source world.

From First Commit to Mentor: Climbing the Open Source Ladder (Community)

• Avinal Kumar (FOSSology, Red Hat)

Room: Room 1: Plenary Open source involvement is at an all-time high, with many college students eager to enhance their skills through these opportunities. Programs like **Google Summer of Code**, **Google Season of Docs**, **Linux Foundation Mentorship**, **Outreachy** and may more offer excellent exposure to industry-level projects and skills. These programs help students develop technical expertise and enable them to build lasting connections with communities and talented mentors. However, the journey from *first contributor to becoming a mentor or maintainer* is not well-documented. This talk aims to draw parallels between the perspectives of contributors and mentors, illustrating how one can climb the ladder within the open-source community. By exploring the differences between these roles, we will discuss how contributors can transition to mentorship and how mentors can support contributors, ultimately fostering a stronger community. A portion of the talk will focus on my personal experience with Google Summer of Code at FOSSology. I will share the challenges faced and lessons learned during one of the organization’s most ambitious and difficult projects. Additionally, the talk will include practical advice on the dos and don'ts for new contributors, existing contributors, and mentors. Attendees will gain valuable tips on how to start their open-source journey, maintain their momentum, and eventually transition to leadership roles within the community.

20 years of the Google Summer of Code! -- Panel and Q&A (Community)

• Aveek Basu
• Till Kamppeter (OpenPrinting/Canonical)
• Aaryan Porwal (Canonical)
• Sahil Arora
• Rudra Pratap Singh
• Shivam Jaiswal

Room: Room 1: Plenary Till Kamppeter and Aveek Basu are organizing every year the participation of [the Linux Foundation](https://www.linuxfoundation.org/) as mentoring organization in the [Google Summer of Code](https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/) (GSoC) and are mentoring contributors for [OpenPrinting](http://www.openprinting.org/). In all the years (16) we did not only get a lot of work done, but got people into our team, got contributors into the world of free software, gave them experience for their careers, ... In this panel session Till and Aveek, and some of the current and former contributors and mentors will tell about their experience with GSoC, what was amazing, where they struggled, ... We tell how to get a GSoC contributor, what is required and how one works on a project. We also show the evaluation and onboarding process of OpenPrinting ... And we do a Q&A session for the audience, answering all their questions and dispel any doubts ... **And if you have experience with the GSoC, as a contributor/student and/or as a mentor/org admin, please feel free to step up and join us in our panel on the stage!**

Apply and Work at Canonical (Community)

• Abhigyan Ghosh (Canonical)
• Till Kamppeter (OpenPrinting/Canonical)
• Tushar Gupta
• Aaryan Porwal (Canonical)
• Utkarsh Bhatt (Canonical)

Room: Room 1: Plenary Discussions that will provide insight into life at Canonical and into the long but interesting interview process. Our panelists have gone through the interview process recently and have interesting stories to share about their journey, for instance Aaryan will talk about his GSoC and its pivotal role in his work. We’ll also look at the work culture in Canonical, the conferences / work sprints held all over the world and other perks of remote work. You’ll get an idea about the large number of products and services that Canonical offers apart from Ubuntu. Attendees will gain valuable insights into Canonical's unique organizational culture, the diverse range of roles available, and the essential qualities that set successful candidates apart. At Canonical, we are not just techies interested in building products, but are equally passionate about open source, cultural diversity and inclusivity. All of us are also actively involved in the recruitment process so the students will get a chance to directly interact with people in the hiring process to understand what skills are necessary to have a successful application.

Building Brain-Computer Interfaces with Timeflux (Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Data Science)

• Pierre Clisson

Room: Room 1: Plenary Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCI) enable people to control physical devices and to communicate with others by using their mind only. This is possible because the electrical activity of the brain, recorded with an electroencephalograph (EEG), can be decoded with sophisticated algorithms. The BCI field is currently experiencing a momentum, attracting both researchers and hackers. At the same time, a growing number of people rely on the thriving Python datascience and machine learning ecosystem. Yet, until recently, there was no fully open source Python framework for building BCIs. Timeflux (https://timeflux.io) aims to fill this gap. Attendees will learn what can BCIs be used for, how they actually work, what are the core concepts driving Timeflux, how to describe processing pipelines, how to create interfaces available from a web browser, and how to easily implement their own algorithms for both offline and online use. We will conclude with a practical example: a mind-controlled virtual keyboard.