OSS + ELC EU 2026

Whether you care about open source projects for the success of your business or to retain your basic human right to access digital technology, it is in your interest to understand the risks these communities face and what you can do to mitigate them.

This presentation will provide you with a list of risk factors, from bad practices to mindset, that imapct the sustainability of open source communities. The talk will provide details of studies and real-life experiences to outline why certain behaviors, practices and approaches, most often without any bad intentions, are harmful to the open source ecosystem.

You will also receive tools and actionable steps to improve the sustainability of the open source projects you care about. The session will also give you ideas how to implement practices into your workflow, whether you are relying on open source software as a buiness or as an individual.