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#EyeOpener: There is more and more talk about #OpenSource Software in the #energy sector. Today in Prague at the #OSSummit @nicorikken of Alliander showed that the industry standards in this sector aren't very open. He presented several challenges he is confronted with working with standards in this sector. #GeekoOnTour #Seapath #CoMPAS

OPEN SOURCE SUMMIT Europe 2026
has started. The event is back in Prague. Great to be here again. My first time was 2011 (I still have the t-shirt (LinuxConEU). I'll do the 'State of the OS Union' this Friday. Hope to see you there. But the best aspect about these events is meeting old and new #OpenSource and #DigitalSovereignty friends like @nicorikken #GeekoOnTour #OSSummitEU

On the train to Berlin for tomorrow’s European Resilience Summit! 🚆✨ #GeekoOnTour

Prepping a final dry-run with Katharina M. Schwarz for our 72-hour crisis simulation. Honored to share the stage with her & Clemens Möslinger (Deputy CDO & CIO, Austrian Federal Chancellery).

Join us for live Slido injects & real digital sovereignty tests!

📅 23 Sept | ERS Berlin
🔗 [https://events.europeanresiliencesummit.com/e/ers-berlin/session/104cc490-e485-f111-b337-6045bd95467a/critical-systems-failure-the-first-72hrs-of-your-organisation](https://events.europeanresiliencesummit.com/e/ers-berlin/session/104cc490-e485-f111-b337-6045bd95467a/critical-systems-failure-the-first-72hrs-of-your-organisation?utm_source=gemini)

#ERSBerlin #DigitalSovereignty #CyberResilience #SUSE #OpenSource

An exceptional morning at the United Nations.

Margaret Dawson noted that the biggest barrier to open source is failing to embrace its greatest strengths—true interoperability, flexibility, and code safety.

Equally vital was Adriana Groh’s reminder that #OpenSource isn't just a monetary asset; its true value lies in global community collaboration, shared custody, and people working together. In an interconnected world, absolute independence is a myth. We can only win together. #GeekoOnTour

Ready to discuss #OpenSourceFirst at the United Nations #OpenSource Week in New York. #GeekoOnTour

✈️ Next stop: NYC! 🗽 #GeekoOnTour is officially en route to the UN Open Source Week!

I’m thrilled to be heading to the United Nations to connect with global ambassadors and advocates to discuss #Digital Sovereignty and the future of #Open Source.

🎤 Save the date: I’ll be speaking this Friday! I can't wait to dive into these vital conversations about building a secure, open digital future.

Of course Geeko is ready to join me for the flight! 🦎🎒
#UnitedNations #UNOSWeek #TechPolicy #GeekoOnTour

#GeekoOnTour: Big day in Cyprus! 🇨🇾👔 Traded the casual look for a shirt & tie to represent SUSE, DOSBA & APELL at the OFE Capital Series.

The lineup for European #DigitalSovereignty:
🎤 Moderating a panel on EU policy & national opportunities.
💼 Meeting Thibaut Kleiner (Director, DG CONNECT, EC).
🧩 Panelist on #OSPO expertise w/ LF Europe, GFOSS & Eclipse.

Thursday: Den Haag for the European Resilience Summit to run a 72h kill-switch crisis simulation! 🛑✈️

#OpenSource #FLOSS #TechPolicy

RE: https://todon.nl/@janneke/116710201183622109

Thanks for inviting me to take care of the closing keynote at #TDOSE.
#GeekoOnTour

You can have both: Privacy AND Collaboration. 🔐🤝
Just watched and enjoyed a great session by Ludovic Dubost at #FOSSnorth2026. The highlight? Seeing how #CryptPad shatters the myth that working together requires sacrificing your data.
By using end-to-end encryption by default, CryptPad delivers:
✅ Zero-Knowledge Collaboration
✅ Full Data Sovereignty
✅ Open Source Transparency
#PrivacyByDesign #OpenSource #FOSSnorth #DigitalSovereignty #GeekoOnTour

Day 2 of FOSS-North is about to start. I used a rental bike to get from my hotel to get to the beautiful Chalmers University of Technology to drive right through the friendly city of Gothenburg in Sweden.
Now Daniel Stenberg, at 14:00 it is my turn: "Open by Design, Sovereign by Choice." I'll dive into the EU Cloud Sovereign Framework: https://lnkd.in/eyws_uiP 🌞
#Sunshine #GeekoOnTour #DigitalSovereignty

Post 2/2
I told Kay it was amazing to hear about the "highest ranks" of the industry from the source.
He just laughed: "Highest ranks? It was more like **Kindergarten**." 😂
Attached: A legendary selfie. Kay with the @Suse mug, me beaming, and a fellow passenger in the back blissfully sleeping through a Linux history summit. 😴
Next stop: Prague! See you all at the playground. 🇨🇿✨
#SUSECON #TechLife #Systemd #Udev #GeekoOnTour

**Post 1/2** 🦎🚂
Heading to #SUSECON2026 in Prague via Berlin, and I’m definitely not subtle. Green hoodie, flat cap, and zero laptop—just a walking SUSE billboard. 🦎
The guy next to me notices the Geeko. "SUSE?" he asks.
"Yep!"
"Small world. I worked there... about 15 years ago."
Turns out I’m sitting next to @kaysievers (udev, systemd). We spent the trip swapping stories about Jiri Kosina, Matthias Eckermann, Ralf Flaxa, and Gerald Pfeifer. 🐧
#OpenSource #Linux #SUSE #GeekoOnTour

#SUSECON here we come! #GeekoOnTour to Prague by train. #SUSE #GoGreen
See you this evening?
@SUSE

Back from a whirlwind #KubeCon! 🚀

Started with a keynote at Open Sovereign Cloud Day: "EU Cloud Framework Explained." Overwhelmed by the response at the #SUSE booth!

Digital Sovereignty is the priority. My message to Open Source IT companies: join forces in #DOSBA or #APELL. We are stronger together! 🤝

Open Source & Digital Sovereignty go hand in hand! 🛠️

#CloudNative #OpenSource #FOSS #Linux #EUCloud #geekoOnTour

𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗱𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗱𝗺𝗮𝗽.
🛑Join the "Quiet Revolution" at #SUSECON26 in Prague! I've hand-picked 5 out of the 18 dedicated sessions on Digital Sovereignty to help you regain control of your IT estate.📖
Check out the guide and register today: https://www.suse.com/c/your-susecon-26-sovereignty-guide-the-sessions-that-will-change-how-you-think-about-control/(P.S. DM me for an exclusive discount code! 🎟️)
#GeekoOnTour
https://www.suse.com/c/your-susecon-26-sovereignty-guide-the-sessions-that-will-change-how-you-think-about-control/

Digital sovereignty is moving beyond the EU to become a global standard for enterprise resilience. 🌍

This is part 1 of my new series diving into the 8 Sovereignty Objectives derived from the EU Cloud Sovereignty framework.

Read more on my blog at the SUSE website: https://www.suse.com/c/beyond-the-eu-fortress-why-strategic-sovereignty-is-the-new-global-standard-for-enterprise-resilience/
#DigitalSovereignty #OpenSource #SUSE #TechPolicy #GeekoOnTour

Gina Plat proudly presenting Dutch Public Sector examples. OpenKat, MijnBureau en EDIC. Thanks for mentioning DOSBA & APELL as #OpenSource business Industry representation. @dosba @apell #GeekoOnTour

Aura Salla, member of European Parliament: "Proprietary software is like Spagetti; you try to take one piece, you'll get many" at #OpenSourcePolicySummit by @OpenForumEurope Europe.
#GeekoOnTour SUSE, @dosba and @apell

APELL at the Open Source Experience in Paris. Sebastian Raible of APELL is interviewed by Emiel Brok aka @GeekoOnTour of SUSE and DOSBA. Learn Sebastian's take aways from this great #OpenSource event.
https://youtu.be/PDddvOtn-0w
Likes and comments are appreciated :)
#GeekoOnTour #DigitalSovereignty @apell #OSPX

#GeekoOnTour arrived in Lyon for #OSPOLogyLive. I'll do a talk on #EuroStack, #OpenSource and #DigitalSovereignty.
Thans to #LFEnergy and @LinuxFoundation for inviting me. Looking forward to hear more about SeaPath and other OSS initiatives.

#GeekoOnTour to #linuxfoundation Roadshow in Ghent.
If you are there tomorrow, don't forget to come by our booth, have a chat, and possibly even win a BIG chameleon.
#Opensource #DigitalSovereignty

Yesterday I had another fantastic Mindtrek Conference incl. after-party and after-after-party :)
Today 'm trying to get home. See in the picture below what Gemini made out of my itinerary.
So #GeekoOnTour says hi from Gothenburg as my direct flight from Helsinki to Amsterdam is cancelled.
Many thanks to everyone who made this trip incredible... here are a few Timo Väliharju, Linda Lehto, @apell Peer Heinlein, Sebastian Raible, @opensourceenjoyer many more....

"We all committed to #OpenSource via the UN" says Omar Mohsine, Open Source Coordinator for the UN. #GeekoOnTour #OpenSourceConferenceLuxembourg

#GeekoOnTour on our way to The Open Source Conference Luxemburg. I am looking forward to learning about the importance of #DigitalSovereignty in Luxemburg and to delivering my follow-up talk about the Perfect Storm. A year ago, we did not expect that all scenarios regarding autonomy of our infrastructure would be so spot on.
Let's dance, not fight!
See you there?
#OpenSource

I just recorded a #FridayKetchup. No guest this time. Only our dog Lucky. My own songs and an overview of several #OpenSource events is what you'll see. Coming soon...
#GeekoOnTour #Mindtrek #DigitalSovereignty @Suse @DOSBA #OSXP #OSPOlogyLive #CIVICamp

It is a wrap! #OSSummit was a great success. Special thanks to everyone who joined my talk on #DigitalSovereignty, I was pleasantly surprised to see a full house even though it was the last session of the main event. Thanks for all the compliments and interaction. My main take-away is we all should Dance and not Fight. 😀
@linuxfoundation @nicorikken @OrlinVasilev, and many many more #OpenSource ambassadors.
#GeekoOnTour @SUSE #OpenbyDesignSovereignByChoice DOSBA @apell -

I'm speaking at #OSSummit! On my way to #Amsterdam to represent SUSE, @DOSBA and APELL. I am presenting on #DigitalSovereignty and OpenSource on Wednesday.
#OpenByDesignSovereignByChoice
See you there or at the SUSE Booth. #GeekoOnTour @apell @SUSE

#OpenSource Rules!
Many ambassadors for #OpenSource are in Warsaw this week. A nice mix of Governmental organisations, Open Source Companies, Enterprise users are present. Not just Polish, but from all over Europe.
Opening words by @astornc, of @OpenForumEurope
@SUSE #GeekoOnTour @ronnylam #DOSBA @apell

Very proud to be full member of APELL. Representing DOSBA at this event together with Ronny Lam.
#GeekoOnTour
Thanks SUSE and SUSE Polska for your support.
@apell @SUSE
https://apell.info/2025/06/10/dosba-and-dosl-join-apell/

"Open by Design, Sovereign by Choice"
APELL Conference 2025 keynote by Holger Pfister of SUSE. #GeekoOnTour
@Suse
@apell

Geeko and I are on our way to #OSPOLogyLive. Proud to be invited to present and host several panel discussions on #OpenSource #ITSecurity #ITRegulations and the maturity of the Dutch and EU #OpenSourceIndustry. Representing SUSE and DOSBA.
#GeekoOnTour