OSS + ELC EU 2026

There is an increasing demand for functional safety and certifying Zephyr RTOS from SoC vendors and companies wishing to make medical and automotive products. In the meantime, there is a lot of pushback from developers who believe that open source software is not compatible with the rigors and the processes required by functional safety.
Alexandre Bailon is an active Zephyr developer who had no knowledge about functional safety. After attending numerous talks, he found himself facing more questions than answers.
Alexandre Bailon will give the talk he would have expected as an open source developer. He will first explain what functional safety is and why this is a must-have for Zephyr RTOS.
Then, he will try to address developers' concerns and tackle some common misconceptions they have. In addition, he will talk about the safety working group and how it aims to minimize the burden on contributors and maintainers while meeting certification requirements.
To finish, he will discuss the current initiatives and opportunities for community involvement in advancing functional safety support in Zephyr.