Some say other protocols have bigger budgets and are better at marketing.
I say: the Fediverse - by the people, for the people - has passionate advocates who use their talents to promote it, often without any financial incentives. It comes from the heart.
Before FOSDEM I asked my friend @sturmsucht - a super talented photographer - if he'd consider bringing his professional camera to take photos of speakers in the Social Web devroom. He did... and so did I.
A mini (pictorial) thread 📸
Elena Rossini ⁂
in reply to Elena Rossini ⁂ • • •📸 2: #FOSDEM Social Web devroom pics – @bjoernsta of #SaveSocial
Watch the full video of his presentation "Reaching out to the wider society" here:
🔗 : ftp.belnet.be/mirror/FOSDEM/vi…
Elena Rossini ⁂
in reply to Elena Rossini ⁂ • • •📸 3: #FOSDEM Social Web devroom pics – @samvie of @offene_netzwerke
Watch the full video of her presentation "Building Social Advocacy Networks in and for Europe" here:
🔗 : ftp.belnet.be/mirror/FOSDEM/vi…
Elena Rossini ⁂
in reply to Elena Rossini ⁂ • • •Spritely Institute
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in reply to Elena Rossini ⁂ • • •📸 5: #FOSDEM Social Web devroom pics – @floppy during his talk "A wild FASP appears! Integrating your app with Fediverse Auxiliary Service Providers"
Full video: ftp.belnet.be/mirror/FOSDEM/vi…
Elena Rossini ⁂
in reply to Elena Rossini ⁂ • • •📸 5: #FOSDEM Social Web devroom pics – @mapache during his presentation "Decentralised Badges with ActivityPub + OpenBadges – Building the interoperable credentialing system we deserve"
Thank you Maho for wearing #TheFutureIsFederated sweatshirt 💚
video: ftp.belnet.be/mirror/FOSDEM/vi…
Elena Rossini ⁂
in reply to Elena Rossini ⁂ • • •📸 6: #FOSDEM Social Web devroom pics – @hongminhee of @fedify
video: ftp.belnet.be/mirror/FOSDEM/vi…
Elena Rossini ⁂
in reply to Elena Rossini ⁂ • • •📸 7: #FOSDEM Social Web devroom pics – Fra of @openforfuture with @magostinelli and @filippodb during their talk "Building a sustainable Italian Fediverse"
full video: ftp.belnet.be/mirror/FOSDEM/vi…
Elena Rossini ⁂
in reply to Elena Rossini ⁂ • • •📸 8: #FOSDEM Social Web devroom pics – @benpate of Emissary, who gave the inspiring final talk of the day
video: ftp.belnet.be/mirror/FOSDEM/vi…
Elena Rossini ⁂
in reply to Elena Rossini ⁂ • • •I hope you enjoyed some of my pics from #FOSDEM's Social Web track. I have many more but I don't want to overwhelm your feed with them.
I have seen the fantastic photos @sturmsucht has taken and I cannot wait for him to share them. Keep an eye out and follow him.
Wishing you all a fantastic weekend! I can't believe FOSDEM was a week ago already 🥲
Arjen P. de Vries Timmers 🕊️
in reply to Elena Rossini ⁂ • • •Elena Rossini ⁂
in reply to Arjen P. de Vries Timmers 🕊️ • • •Andi
in reply to Elena Rossini ⁂ • • •Is there a reason to link to one specific mirror of the MP4 instead to the talks page which includes a player which should automatically choose the best format/mirror?
E.g. fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event… instead of ftp.belnet.be/mirror/FOSDEM/vi…
FOSDEM 2026 - The Social Web and Digital Sovereignty: Building Social Advocacy Networks in and for Europe.
fosdem.orgElena Rossini ⁂
in reply to Andi • • •Mike Sax
in reply to Elena Rossini ⁂ • • •Elena Rossini ⁂
in reply to Mike Sax • • •EloPup
in reply to Elena Rossini ⁂ • • •Thx for taking such great pictures and thx for posting them!
I don’t feel overwhelmed at all 😅
„Some say other protocols have bigger budgets and are better at marketing.“
I still believe that substance will ultimately prevail, and the Fediverse has more of it than I’ve seen anywhere else! (q.e.d.👆🏻)
#thefutureisfederated
Elena Rossini ⁂
in reply to EloPup • • •Web Intents
in reply to Elena Rossini ⁂ • • •@benpate He's such an icon!
You should have seen him at FediCon 2025, he knows how to give a great talk, and is pretty funny 🤣
Fedimedia Italia APS ⁂
in reply to Elena Rossini ⁂ • • •filippodb ⁂
in reply to Elena Rossini ⁂ • • •Pedro Silva
in reply to Elena Rossini ⁂ • • •Michel Patrice
in reply to Elena Rossini ⁂ • • •@Floppy
Nice t-shirt.
Michel Patrice
in reply to Elena Rossini ⁂ • • •@bjoernsta
That is a topic i'm interested in. That's the first one I'm watching.