Open Source Conference 2026
Started by MadaboutDana
on 10/9/2026
This isn't directly relevant to the forum, but I've just returned from the Open Source Conference in Luxembourg (where I also attended the Fair Tech Summit, held the day before). Wow, what an encouraging get-together: lots of seriously brilliant open-source developers (plus a swarm of people who support/research/fund open-source software) all talking about the need to consolidate the open-source community and present it as a more concerted, consensual alternative to the Big Tech bunnies.
The main reason I mention it here is because I met Daniel Thomson, creator of Tauri, who gave an interesting short talk on where he's going with Tauri 3.0. Tauri was put together in a "mad moment" as an alternative to Electron, and as we all, I suspect, are beginning to realise, it's enormously more practical/less space-consuming than the latter. The new version will be more flexible (you can choose which webview you use) while also being more resource-efficient.
I left the two events feeling seriously optimistic about the future of software development. Again, lots of talk about AI, but primarily as a support tool, not as a Complete All-Dominating Solution. An IT manager from PaperJam, a Luxembourg-based magazine publisher, gave a very nice, interesting presentation on how they are moving gradually over to a local AI model – with details – in an effort to replace the obvious candidates without losing (on the contrary, while actually gaining) quality and utility. Very frank and open, and very much appreciated.
The Fair Tech Summit was even broader, covering hardware and other ICT initiatives as well. It was organised by Murena and a couple of networks (e.g. MobiFree), and again, I was seriously impressed by the transparency and above all, by the ethical basis for most of the businesses there. You realise how drastically economics (and consequently, trade and innovation) has been seduced by the simple but highly misleading meme "as long as a business is successful, it doesn't matter if it's ethical or not" which seems to dominate investor thinking nowadays.
The main reason I mention it here is because I met Daniel Thomson, creator of Tauri, who gave an interesting short talk on where he's going with Tauri 3.0. Tauri was put together in a "mad moment" as an alternative to Electron, and as we all, I suspect, are beginning to realise, it's enormously more practical/less space-consuming than the latter. The new version will be more flexible (you can choose which webview you use) while also being more resource-efficient.
I left the two events feeling seriously optimistic about the future of software development. Again, lots of talk about AI, but primarily as a support tool, not as a Complete All-Dominating Solution. An IT manager from PaperJam, a Luxembourg-based magazine publisher, gave a very nice, interesting presentation on how they are moving gradually over to a local AI model – with details – in an effort to replace the obvious candidates without losing (on the contrary, while actually gaining) quality and utility. Very frank and open, and very much appreciated.
The Fair Tech Summit was even broader, covering hardware and other ICT initiatives as well. It was organised by Murena and a couple of networks (e.g. MobiFree), and again, I was seriously impressed by the transparency and above all, by the ethical basis for most of the businesses there. You realise how drastically economics (and consequently, trade and innovation) has been seduced by the simple but highly misleading meme "as long as a business is successful, it doesn't matter if it's ethical or not" which seems to dominate investor thinking nowadays.