#fossy2025 — Public Fediverse posts

I had a great time at #FOSSY 2025, organized by @conservancy, and I finally got around to writing a blog post! 😳 Included are links to the video and slides of my presentation RAGtime with #Postgres: #AI Power with #pgvector and Retrieval-Augmented Generation!

https://vyruss.org/blog/fossy-2025-ragtime-postgres.html

#OpenSource #PostgreSQL #Database #FOSSY2025

Some sketching practice at the fabulous #Fossy2025 #Fossy open source software conference this past weekend. Organized by the Software Freedom Conservancy and lots of volunteers, with Portland's OpenSignal filming everything and streaming live. Talk recordings to come if you missed it! Topics such as microtonal music, quantum computing to detect gravity waves, oss in education, lots more. Somewhat more productive than doomscrolling!

There isn't an edited video out, as of yet, but here's a bookmark of the livestream to my talk at #fossy2025

https://www.youtube.com/live/pxMD9ja7YJs?si=BZj4pOD-l0aT1d3H&t=3080

BY THE WAY, if you're looking for the $75 USD rooms for #fossy2026 announced at the #fossy2025 closing address, they're in an entirely separate "budget rooms" tab. #fossy

I'm excited for today's #FOSSY keynote with OpenSignal, starting in a few minutes! And lightning talks after that!

Livestream for #FOSSY2025 remains:

https://restreamer.opensignalpdx.org/

Mentor new people and they’ll grow into experts. #fossy #fossy2025

Proud glue worker checking in #fossy #fossy2025

@geekygirldawn shares the story of open source power dynamics and how we can flip that dynamic to put the power back in the hands of the maintainers. #fossy #fossy2025

If you're at #fossy, my talk about power dynamics, relicensing, and forks starts at 11:45 in the Science of Community room (333), and even if you aren't here, you can still have a look at the slides: https://fastwonderblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Power-Dynamics-Rug-Pulls-Other-Impact-on-Sustainability-FOSSY-2025.pdf #fossy2025

I'm *so* excited to watch the livestream of #FOSSY2025 today! The link for all of the streams is:

https://restreamer.opensignalpdx.org/

Just over a half hour to today's #FOSSY keynote with @conservancy staff about the VIzio law suit!

if anyone of you happens to be at #fossy could you please ask karen to check her email? she can search for the subject line with "URGENT" in it. i can't seem to get her by text.

#fossy2025 #thanks #yesiknowthisisweird

Now @rbowen is telling us how to make the best presentations ever at #FOSSY2025! 😜