FreeBSD Developer Summit, September, 2026
This page describes the September 2026 FreeBSD Developer Summit, colocated with EuroBSDCon 2026, which takes place in Brussels, Belgium from September 09 to 10, 2026. This is a by-invitation event.
Also consider attending the Hackathon in Berlin the weekend before.
Registration
Registration is a two step process:
1) you must register for the Devsummit at the EuroBSDcon page and pay the devsummit fee to attend.
2) FreeBSD committers add themselves or any of their guests to this wiki page below. 👇🏻
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Note: Paying for the devsummit only allows entry to the devsummit. Other activities and the main EuroBSDcon conference must be paid separately and are not included in the devsummit fee.
Travel
See the EuroBSDcon Travel website for an overview. Trip planning pages like https://rome2rio.com/ (no endorsement or affiliation) may also help finding different ways to the event.
Belgium has a wide range of hotels available at various price ranges located within the city and around the venue within walking distance.
LiveStream
Day 1 & 2: YouTube: https://youtube.com/live/L_xAGzlSkvs Peertube: https://exquisite.tube/w/dFceGLUNjX8niTHc96TVEv
Commit Tag
If you are committing changes during the Event and are on site, use the following tag in your commit messages:
Event: EuroBSDcon Devsummit 2026
Schedule
This year, we will have an extra day after the two days of the devsummit. This page covers only the devsummit part. Details about what, where, and when are announced as on the EuroBSDcon schedule. Plan your travels accordingly to arrive earlier in the week of EuroBSDcon to be able to attend all these events.
The FreeBSD developer summit takes place as part of the EuroBSDCon event. Many developers will arrive on the night before and meet for dinner and drinks before things kick off. Most developers will stay on through EuroBSDCon to give and attend talks or tutorials. It is an excellent conference--a good FreeBSD developer showing has countless benefits, not least the opportunity to tell the world what we're doing.
Detailed Schedule will be updated as the event approaches. Check back for details.
Devsummit Day 1, Sept. 09, 2026
When |
What |
09:30 |
🚶♂️➡️Arrival & Check-in |
10:00 |
Opening Session, Introductions 2026_Devsummit_Day1.pdf |
10:30 |
Live-patching for the FreeBSD kernel |
11:30 |
⚡️ Talks |
12:00 |
Lunch |
13:00 |
The state of IM (Instant Messaging) on FreeBSD |
14:00 |
Afternoon break I |
14:15 |
When Do We Pull the Trigger? |
15:00 |
Foundation Update and Open Discussion on Development Priorities |
16:00 |
Afternoon break II |
16:15 |
EU Cyber Resilience Act |
16:30 |
AMD SEV support discussion |
17:05 |
Forgejo discussion and possible future development workflow |
17:30 |
🚶♀️End of DevSummit Day 1 |
18:00 |
Dinner (self-organized) |
Devsummit Day 2, Sept. 10, 2026
When |
What |
09:45 |
🚶♂️➡️Arrival & Start of Day 2 |
10:00 |
if_pair(4) – Fast IP point-to-point link for vnet jails |
11:00 |
Jail implementation details (standby talk) |
12:00 |
Lunch |
13:00 |
Keys to Survival 📝 |
14:00 |
Scheduler improvements |
14:45 |
Afternoon break |
15:00 |
GEOM and HAST discussion |
16:00 |
What's our story? |
16:30 |
pkg & ports with mat and bapt |
18:00 |
🚶♀️End of DevSummit Day 2 |
18:30 |
Dinner (self-organized) |
Talks / Sessions
Please add your talk topics here. We'll put it on the schedule based on availabilty. Please test whether your laptop works with the projector early. For a two-monitor setup, you can try the mons port.
Title |
Speaker |
Description |
Slides, Notes |
Live-patching for the FreeBSD kernel |
The goal is adding a new kernel subsystem for hot-patching the running kernel code and maintaining high uptime. The patches will be delivered with normal .ko files, and we are also working on the related user-land utilities to build and use them. |
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The state of IM (Instant Messaging) on FreeBSD |
Polarian |
This talk will cover two topics, firstly it will run through the choices on IM on *BSDs. Then I will be discussing what I have been working on. |
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Jail implementation details (standby talk) |
Some jail implementation details if the audience is interested in it. If not, we cut it or let someone else take the slot. But if there *is* interest, there will be content to show. |
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if_pair(4) – Fast IP point-to-point link for vnet jails |
Jan Bramkamp |
if_pair(4) is an IP-level companion to if_epair(4), providing fast point-to-point links between vnet jails without the overhead of Ethernet. |
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Lightning talks |
multiple |
Your talk is too short but still worth presenting? Then give a lightning talk, even slides are optional. Show us your work, explain your idea, excite the audience. Current topics: the current state of the default partition layout for GPT and ZFS, bootloader updates, documentation for the aspiring operator. |
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Foundation Update and Open Discussion on Development Priorities |
Joe & Ed |
Foundation update and also hold an interactive session with the audience. The goal of the interactive session is to gather ideas about future development work. |
FreeBSD Foundation Technology Team - DevSummit Brussels 2026.pdf |
When Do We Pull the Trigger? |
bofh |
Open discussion on Freeze authority, fork/import trust, and incident response for the ports and src trees. |
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EU Cyber Resilience Act - How it affects FreeBSD and what to do about it |
Alice Sowerby |
Summary of the implications of the CRA for the FreeBSD Project and an update on the Foundation's CRA Readiness Project. |
PDF of Slides: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pF1ON6qVt0SxxsA9c-g1Jv5g6vqmxL2k/view |
Keys to survival |
This is a single/multiplayer simulation of group survival. I'll bring all the materials, but need some volunteers to make it work. Aha moments guaranteed! |
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AMD SEV support discussion |
Zhen-Rong Wu |
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Scheduler improvements |
Improvements in the scheduler (continuation of his BSDCan Devsummit talk) |
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GEOM (and HAST) discussion |
Let's discuss the shortcomings of GEOM (and HAST) and try come up with a prioritized list of fixes and improvements. |
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What's our story? |
The title says it all... |
Attendees
In order to attend, you must register in advance; this allows us to size rooms, order food, and provide beverages. We appreciate your cooperation in letting us know your plans well in advance of the event. Non-committers must be sponsored by a committer in order to attend.
Developer Attendees
Please register for the conference on https://tickets.eurobsdcon.org/eurobsdcon/brussels/ and buy the appropriate FreeBSD devsummit tickets.
(Please keep alphanumerically sorted by login)
Name |
FreeBSD.org login |
Arrival Date |
Departure Date |
Hotel |
Notes |
0mp |
2026.09.08 |
2026.09.14 |
Eurostars Montgomery |
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allanjude |
2026.09.08 |
2026.09.14 |
Speaker Hotel |
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bapt |
2026.09.09 |
2026.09.13 |
Eurostars Montgomery |
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bcr |
2026.09.08 |
2026.09.14 |
Adagio Access Brussels Delta |
DevSummit organizer |
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bnovkov |
2026.09.07 |
2026.09.14 |
Speaker Hotel |
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bofh |
2026.09.08 |
2026.09.14 |
TBD |
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brd |
2026.09.01 |
2026.09.14 |
Hotel Barsey |
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carlavilla |
2026.09.08 |
2026.09.14 |
TBD |
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dch |
2026.09.07 |
2026.09.14 |
Speaker Hotel |
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decke |
2026.09.07 |
2026.09.14 |
Adagio Access Brussels Delta |
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des |
2026.09.08 |
2026.09.14 |
Hotel Barsey |
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dsl |
2026.09.07 |
2026.09.14 |
Hotel Louise Brussels |
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emaste |
2026.09.08 |
2026.09.14 |
Hotel Barsey |
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fuz |
2026-09-08 |
2026-09-14 |
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gordon |
2026.09.08 |
2026.09.13 |
Hotel Barsey |
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hrs |
2026.09.07 |
2026.09.14 |
Eurostars Montgomery |
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jfree |
2026.09.08 |
2026.09.13 |
TBD |
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jrm |
2026.09.07 |
2026.09.13 |
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kevans |
2026.09.08 |
2026.09.14 |
Hotel Barsey |
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khorben |
2026.09.08 |
2026.09.14 |
Speaker hotel |
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kp |
2026.09.08 |
2026.09.14 |
Speaker hotel |
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lme |
2026.09.09 |
2026.09.13 |
Hotel Barsey |
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lwhsu |
2026.09.08 |
2026.09.14 |
TBD |
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markj |
2026-09-08 |
2026-09-14 |
Hotel Barsey |
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mat |
2026-09-08 |
2026-09-13 |
Hotel Barsey |
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obiwac |
already there |
won't leave |
home |
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oh |
2026-09-08 |
2026-09-13 |
Adagio Access Brussels Delta |
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olce |
2026-09-08 |
2026-09-13 |
Speaker hotel |
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olivier |
2026.09.08 |
2026-09-13 |
TBD |
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rene |
2026-09-07 |
2026-09-14 |
speaker |
EuroBSDCon board |
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rodrigo |
2026-09-09 |
2026-09_13 |
Hotel Avenue Louise |
Absent on day 2 |
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sheda |
2026-09-09 |
2026-09-11 |
TBD |
New committer, mentored by des@ and imp@ |
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thierry |
2026-09-09 |
2026-09-13 |
Hotel Barsey |
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vishwin |
2026-09-09 |
2026-09-14 |
Speaker hotel |
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ziaee |
2026-09-09 |
2026-09-14 |
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Guest Attendees
Non-committers that want to attend he Devsummit must be sponsored by a committer. Guests need to also register and pay using the EuroBSDcon registration system by adding the Devsummit (see above). Afterwards, their sponsoring committer also adds them to this wiki page.
(Please keep alphabetically sorted by last name)
Name |
Host |
Affiliation |
Arrival Date |
Departure Date |
Hotel |
Notes |
Jakob Alvermark |
oh |
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bnovkov, 0mp |
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Atanu Biswas |
bofh |
Entersekt |
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Jan Bramkamp |
fuz |
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2026-09-08 |
2026-09-14 |
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Cosimo Cecchi |
lwhsu |
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Yan Ka Chiu |
lwhsu |
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Vanja Cvelbar |
bcr |
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Michael Dexter |
dch |
CallForTesting.org |
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Patrick M. Hausen |
bcr |
punkt.de |
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Philip Jocks |
lme |
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Christos Longros |
jrm |
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Marie Helene Kvello-Aune |
bofh |
Entersekt |
2026-09-08 (late) |
2026-09-15 |
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Santiago "Santi" Martinez |
dch |
TBD |
2026.09... |
2026.09... |
TBD |
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Kristen Nielsen |
obiwac |
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Eirik Øverby |
bofh |
Entersekt |
TBD |
TBD |
TBD |
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Varinka Ohanyan |
dch |
Armenia |
2026.09... |
2026.09... |
speaker hotel |
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Tommi Pernilä |
bofh |
Entersekt |
TBD |
TBD |
TBD |
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Polarian |
obiwac |
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Guido van Rooij |
rene |
EuroBSDCon |
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allanjude |
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2026-09-08 |
2026-09-13 |
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Youssef Sawaya |
oh |
ABB Ltd |
2026-09-09 |
2026-09-13 |
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Brenda So |
olivier |
Netflix |
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Alice Sowerby |
emaste/lwhsu |
FreeBSD Foundation |
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Antranig Vartanian |
dch |
Armenia |
2026.09... |
2026.09... |
TBD |
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Zhen-Rong Wu |
lwhsu |
NTNU |
2026.09.08 |
2026.09.14 |
speaker hotel |
Would like to discuss AMD SEV implementation |
Information on Prior Developer Summits
Information on prior Developer Summits is available from the DevSummit page.
Meal Requirements
Requirement |
Qty |
Vegetarian |
1 |
Vegan |
0 |
Diet drinks |
0 |
Meat |
1 |
Kosher |
0 |
Halal |
0 |
White Meat/Fish/Veg |
0 |
Dairy-free |
0 |
Fish/seafood-free |
2 |
Nut-free |
0 |
Gluten-free |
0 |
Low cholesterol |
0 |
Low sodium |
0 |
Feel free to add any missing ones.
IRC Channel
An IRC channel is available for contacting other attendees - #devsummit on EFnet.
Matrix room
A Matrix room is available for contacting other attendees - #devsummit
Pictures