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Barcelona Free Software: Open Data, Open Problems: The Story Behind CityBikes
by Albert Astals Cid 07 May '25

07 May '25

CityBikes is the most comprehensive open access API for bike sharing information, with support for more than 700 cities all around the world. Less than 25% of CityBikes data comes from open data standard feeds—for every city in CityBikes publishing their bike sharing information in a reusable format, there are at least three more that do not use a standard format. CityBikes aims to change that by providing developers, researchers and organizations with a standard resource to bridge this gap … [View More]

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Barcelona Free Software: An introductory journey through Kubernetes networking
by Albert Astals Cid 28 Mar '25

28 Mar '25

At this point you probably know what a Kubernete is, but why and how do Kubernetes network? In this talk I will try to cover why Kubernetes needs a networking layer, what are Pod and Service IPs, how and where load balancing happens, how kube-dns works its magic, and how Kubernetes nodes communicate, among other things. Audience is expected to have basic, beginner-level knowledge about Kubernetes and IP networking, probably about as much as you would get if you have ever run kubectl and … [View More]

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Barcelona Free Software: KDE: Keeping at it after nearly 30 years
by Albert Astals Cid 07 Mar '25

07 Mar '25

Aleix Pol, the KDE e.V. president, will go over what KDE has been up to for the last years. KDE is a community developing Plasma, the desktop for Linux and hundreds of applications. We'll discuss different improvements we can find in the product line-up starting from Plasma and the apps. We'll end by taking a look at some incipient projects to look forward to in the coming years and see how they fit in our changing industry. https://kde.org/ Date: 14 March 2025 Agenda: 19:00 h: … [View More]

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Barcelona Free Software: KDE: Keeping at it after nearly 30 years
by Albert Astals Cid 07 Mar '25

07 Mar '25

Aleix Pol, the KDE e.V. president, will go over what KDE has been up to for the last years. KDE is a community developing Plasma, the desktop for Linux and hundreds of applications. We'll discuss different improvements we can find in the product line-up starting from Plasma and the apps. We'll end by taking a look at some incipient projects to look forward to in the coming years and see how they fit in our changing industry. https://kde.org/ Date: 14 March 2025 Agenda: 19:00 h: … [View More]

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Barcelona Free Software: KDE: Keeping at it after nearly 30 years
by Albert Astals Cid 07 Mar '25

07 Mar '25

Aleix Pol, the KDE e.V. president, will go over what KDE has been up to for the last years. KDE is a community developing Plasma, the desktop for Linux and hundreds of applications. We'll discuss different improvements we can find in the product line-up starting from Plasma and the apps. We'll end by taking a look at some incipient projects to look forward to in the coming years and see how they fit in our changing industry. https://kde.org/ Date: 14 March 2025 Agenda: 19:00 h: … [View More]

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Barcelona Free Software: KDE: Keeping at it after nearly 30 years
by Albert Astals Cid 07 Mar '25

07 Mar '25

Aleix Pol, the KDE e.V. president, will go over what KDE has been up to for the last years. KDE is a community developing Plasma, the desktop for Linux and hundreds of applications. We'll discuss different improvements we can find in the product line-up starting from Plasma and the apps. We'll end by taking a look at some incipient projects to look forward to in the coming years and see how they fit in our changing industry. https://kde.org/ Date: 14 March 2025 Agenda: 19:00 h: … [View More]

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Barcelona Free Software: I ♥️ Free Software Day 2025
by Albert Astals Cid 06 Feb '25

06 Feb '25

Us convidem a celebrar el "I ♥️ Free Software Day" del 2025 i a mostrar el vostre agraïment als col·laboradors del programari lliure, que fan una feina essencial per a la nostra societat. Junts, reconeixem la importància dels seus esforços i la seva dedicació en la creació d'un món digital lliure i obert per a tothom. Us esperem amb il·lusió :) Data: 13 de Febrer de 2025 Agenda: 19:00 h: Benvinguda 19:15 h: Breu introducció al Programari Lliure i Jocs sorpresa! 19:45 h: … [View More]

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Barcelona Free Software: Why Build a New Browser Engine in Rust?
by Albert Astals Cid 16 Jan '25

16 Jan '25

The number of web engines has decreased dramatically and the browser industry has consolidated into a small number of vendors. While the web is built on open standards and open-source software, third parties can only participate in its development within limits. The web is more important than ever, so web engine embedders seek a path through these contradictions. Servo is an experimental web engine under the umbrella of the Linux Foundation. Using the "fearless concurrency" and memory … [View More]

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raylib: A 11-Year Journey in Game Development
by Albert Astals Cid 19 Nov '24

19 Nov '24

Celebrate the 11th anniversary of raylib, an open-source graphics library that has transformed the game development landscape. Join us for an engaging session to explore how raylib empowers developers to create stunning graphics effortlessly. Discover its evolution into one of the most popular C graphics libraries and learn how to leverage its features to enhance your projects. Whether you're a seasoned developer or starting, this talk will inspire you to bring your game ideas to life! … [View More]

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