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MAPR
Open about the difficulties of open source
Day 1 - December 6
- 09:00 – 10:00 – Registration and Welcome Coffee;
- 10:00 – 10:30 – Conference Opening Keynote: “Why it’s time to talk honestly about OSS”;
- 10:30 – 11:15 – Keynote: “Pull Request as a battleground: from idea to rejection”;
- 11:15 – 12:00 – Keynote: “Burnout among Maintainers: who supports those who support those who support?”
- 12:00 – 13:00 – Lunch;
- 13:00 – 14:00 – Panel Discussion: “Open Source and Corporations: Partners or Parasites?”
- 14:15 – 15:00 – Report: “How to destroy a community in 6 months (and how to avoid it)”.
- 15:00 – 15:30 – Coffee break;
- 15:30 – 17:00 – Workshop: “Conflict PR and Review: real-time simulation”;
- 17:00 – 18:00 – Networking: “Frankly about OSS with coffee and tea”.
Day 2 - December 7
- 09:30 – 10:15 – Report: “Open Source legal risks: licenses, patents, liability”;
- 10:15 – 11:00 – Report: “When PR’s hang for months: technical debt and manageability”;
- 11:00 – 11:30 – Coffee break;
- 11:30 – 13:00 – Workshop: “How to deploy code ethically: a communication guide”;
- 13:00 – 14:00 – Lunch;
- 14: 00 – 15:00 – Roundtable: “What’s stopping us from doing OSS better: an honest conversation”;
- 15:00 – 15:45 – Paper: “Scaling the community: growing without toxicity”;
- 15:45 – 16:00 – Break;
- 16:00 – 17:00 – Closing session and open mic;
- 17:00 – 18:00 – Closing + announcement Open Source Issues Conference 2026.
Lauren FrenchTopic: When a pull request becomes personal: dealing with emotions in OSS teams
Lauren will talk about the human side of a review and how to learn to give and receive feedback without burnout and resentment. We will deal with emotional patterns, boundaries and toxicity.
Lauren FrenchTopic: When a pull request becomes personal: dealing with emotions in OSS teams
Lauren will talk about the human side of a review and how to learn to give and receive feedback without burnout and resentment. We will deal with emotional patterns, boundaries and toxicity.
David ChenTopic: Review automation as a source of conflict
How can algorithms and bots unknowingly increase tension? David will show real cases and suggest ways to improve automated processes in open source.
David ChenTopic: Review automation as a source of conflict
How can algorithms and bots unknowingly increase tension? David will show real cases and suggest ways to improve automated processes in open source.
Jeanne HardyTopic: Open source and liability: what happens when things break?
In this talk we'll understand who is legally liable for OSS bugs - maintainers, authors or companies? And how to protect yourself and the project.
Jeanne HardyTopic: Open source and liability: what happens when things break?
In this talk we'll understand who is legally liable for OSS bugs - maintainers, authors or companies? And how to protect yourself and the project.
Grant WarrenTopic: How companies break open source - and how they can save it
Grant will talk about how corporate involvement can both support and undermine OSS development. There will be live examples and concrete models of engagement.
Grant WarrenTopic: How companies break open source - and how they can save it
Grant will talk about how corporate involvement can both support and undermine OSS development. There will be live examples and concrete models of engagement.
Linda ArellanoTopic: Inclusion doesn't work by itself: community mistakes
Linda will share her experience of how communities unintentionally exclude people and what can be done to make OSS projects truly inclusive and safe.
Linda ArellanoTopic: Inclusion doesn't work by itself: community mistakes
Linda will share her experience of how communities unintentionally exclude people and what can be done to make OSS projects truly inclusive and safe.
David HowseTopic: Who really contributes code? Data vs. Myths
David will show analytical data on OSS activity, busting myths about "developer heroes" and showing real patterns of contribution to open source.
David HowseTopic: Who really contributes code? Data vs. Myths
David will show analytical data on OSS activity, busting myths about "developer heroes" and showing real patterns of contribution to open source.
