desk

A conference dedicated to the real challenges faced by open source projects. We talk about the things that are usually left behind the scenes: conflicting pull requests, problems with maintainers, legal uncertainty, community burnout, and technical debt.

Our mission is to create a forum for frank dialog between developers, contributors, companies and researchers who work with open source. We want everyone who makes a pull request to feel like their voice matters.

Dates and venue

Dates: December 6 – 7, 2025

Address: 1533 Stockert Hollow Road, Lynnwood, Washington (WA), 98037, USA.