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Im excited to share FOSDEM presentation on Seed Hypermedia!

youtu.be/3gI7-h0wAE8

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@nikobonnieure.bsky.social and @yed.bsky.social, the two devroom managers, happy that the whole day was a loud success. Room was full from morning to evening. See you next year!

@eric.vicenti.net presenting @seed.hyper.media

Sammy presenting Willow

Jim Bauwens presenting FLEC

@flockofbirbs.bsky.social presenting Brassica and OcapN

@fintohaps.bsky.social presenting @radicle.xyz

Andreas Dzialocha and Tobias Bernard presenting P2Panda, Modal Collective and Reflection

@yed.bsky.social and @nickthesick.com presenting BlockNote, ProseMirror and Yjs

Kevin De Porre presenting @electric-sql.com and @tanstack.com

@nikobonnieure.bsky.social and Laurin Weger presenting @nextgraph.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy and @elfafoundation.bsky.social

@expede.wtf and @patternist.xyz presenting Automerge and Keyhive

@horusiath.bsky.social presenting Yjs and Yrs

The pictures of our devroom are out. @nikobonnieure.bsky.social and Yousef El-Dardiri giving the introduction

Open Local First For the first time this year, the FOSDEM conference will host a devroom for Local First, CRDTs and sync protocols and sync engines. FOSDEM is the biggest Free and Open Source conference in Europe. Thi...

#LocalFirst devroom at #FOSDEM will be live at 09:00 CET ! For those who are not with us in Brussels to attend 8 hours of the best speakers lineup ever, there is a live stream. You can interact with the speakers during Q&A sessions by using Matrix. See you in a bit. live stream:
openlocalfirst.org

It’s this weekend! 👏
This Sunday @janl.bsky.narrativ.es and Alex Feyerke will be at @fosdem.org in the @localfirst.bsky.social devroom

Come meet Local First heroes @couchdb.bsky.social & @pouchdb.bsky.social, the sync engine where CRDTs are optional

We also cover easy, open source self-hosting 🛎️

#FOSDEM #LocalFirst devroom will celebrate with an after party once we finish the lineup. We have booked a very nice café that will be waiting for us with beers, and any kind of drink. It is just a 10 min walk. Starting at 17:30. More details here
Come and say hi!
openlocalfirst.org/blog/after-p...

Most important first, there will be a drink/after party once the devroom will be over. We have booked a very nice café that will be waiting for us with warm food, beers, and any kind of drink. It is just a 10 min walk. More details here: openlocalfirst.org/blog/after-p...

Come and meet us there :)

In 4 days from now, we will be ready for a full day of #LocalFirst and #CRDTs at #FOSDEM #FOSDEM2026 in Brussels. Join us in room K3.201 or watch the live stream
live.fosdem.org/watch/k3201
openlocalfirst.org
Ask questions remotely during Q&A sessions, by using Matrix
chat.fosdem.org#/room/#2026-...

Giordano Ricci will be presenting his work on @jazz.tools framework at the upcoming @localfirst.bsky.social devroom at @fosdem.org '26 ! He will start with an introduction on CRDTs, followed by deep dive into E2EE and permissions. Come early before 9:00!
Details:
openlocalfirst.org/schedules/#1...

Open Local First For the first time this year, the FOSDEM conference will host a devroom for Local First, CRDTs and sync protocols and sync engines. FOSDEM is the biggest Free and Open Source conference in Europe. Thi...

Hello #Local-First enthusiasts, We have great news to share with you! @fosdem.org'26 wil be hosting a full devroom dedicated entirely to local first software. We have gathered the best lineup ever, all major open source projects will be presenting! Come and join us, it is free! openlocalfirst.org

Giordano Ricci will be presenting his work on @jazz.tools framework at the upcoming @localfirst.bsky.social devroom at @fosdem.org '26 ! He will start with an introduction on CRDTs, followed by deep dive into E2EE and permissions. Come early before 9:00!
Details:
openlocalfirst.org/schedules/#1...

Open Local First For the first time this year, the FOSDEM conference will host a devroom for Local First, CRDTs and sync protocols and sync engines. FOSDEM is the biggest Free and Open Source conference in Europe. Thi...

Join us and @localfirst.bsky.social at @fosdem.org, Jan 31 + Feb 1, 2026, in Brussels!

We’re in the (first ever) Local First, sync engine and CRDT-focused devroom intro’ing pioneers @couchdb.bsky.social and @pouchdb.bsky.social

Find out more:
ℹ️ openlocalfirst.org
🏠 fosdem.org/2026/

In a week from now, join the #LocalFirst and #CRDT devroom at #fosdem26 #fosdem in Brussels!
With @horusiath.bsky.social and Yjs/Yrs!

@horusiath.bsky.social will be talking about tricks and tips for using Yjs/Yrs at @fosdem.org '26 #Local-First devroom! Come listen to the core team member behind Yjs/Yrs, the mainstream #CRDTs library! Join the 25 speakers on 1st Feb, it is free! more details: openlocalfirst.org/schedules/#2...

In 8 days from now, join the #LocalFirst and #CRDT devroom at #fosdem26 #fosdem in Brussels!
@palani.bsky.social

@palani.bsky.social will be talking about "in Production: How We Built Plane's Collaborative Wiki with Yjs", at
@fosdem.org'26 #Local-First & #CRDTs devroom!

Come listen to the 25 speakers on 1st Feb, from 9:00.

It is free! more details:
openlocalfirst.org/schedules/#3...

In 9 days from now, join the #LocalFirst and #CRDT devroom at #fosdem26 #fosdem in Brussels!
@expede.wtf @patternist.xyz @automerge.org @inkandswitch.com

@patternist.xyz , together with @expede.wtf will be talking about @automerge.org , Keyhive, Beelay, and their E2EE sync protocol. Come and learn about access control in a local first and encrypted setting, and about version control, the feature they are working on.
openlocalfirst.org/schedules/#4...