For latest news on this article check section at bottom.

F.O.S.D.E.M is about to start for the whole weekend, it's *the* European meeting of opensource projects, mostly held by communities but also corporations like nokia, sun or google....

Audio Video :

March 2009's Note that the event was broadcasted live, (not anymore)

Debian set up a live video stream, and it's working with vlc

vlc http://rzr.online.fr/tv.m3u

( on debian: sudo aptitude install mozilla-plugin-vlc icedtea6-plugin mozilla-plugin-vlc )

Conference selection:

This event will be hudge, so I selected some interesting topics :

* Nokia's Maemo5 :
http://fosdem.org/2009/schedule/events/emb_maemo_beagleboard

* Most open linux mobile :
http://fosdem.org/2009/schedule/events/emb_hackable_1

* The universal OS also embedded :
http://fosdem.org/2009/schedule/events/emb_emdebian_1_0

* Firefox on mobiles :
http://fosdem.org/2009/schedule/events/moz_mobile_fennec

* Java 3D convergence :
http://fosdem.org/2009/schedule/events/java_opengl_es

* Sun Open Sourced Java :
http://fosdem.org/2009/schedule/events/java_phoneme_vm

* Gnome on mobiles (olpc)
http://fosdem.org/2009/schedule/events/gnome_sugar_platform

* Debian phone :
http://fosdem.org/2009/schedule/events/debian_openmoko

* One big linux challenge :
http://fosdem.org/2009/schedule/events/emb_power_mgmt_omap3

* Mozilla phone ?
http://fosdem.org/2009/schedule/events/moz_embedding

* Curious protocol
http://fosdem.org/2009/schedule/events/openamqe

* Booting fast :
http://fosdem.org/2009/schedule/events/upstart

* Linux gateway :
http://fosdem.org/2009/schedule/events/emb_openwrt_uci

* Understanding from Scratch :
http://fosdem.org/2009/schedule/events/emb_ptxdist

* Atom Netbook, again
http://fosdem.org/2009/schedule/events/opensuse_netbooks

* the other web engine:
http://fosdem.org/2009/schedule/events/xd_webkit_ebook

* gentoo still in the run :
http://fosdem.org/2009/schedule/events/644

Rumors are spreading about a live video stream, anyway most of the conferences will be published online soon (so I plan to update this article later).

Side note:

Until the event occur, let's talk about this other mobile OS called "Mer" which is not programmed in conferences but not completely out topic. Hunt for fosdem's geeks armed with tablets is open.

Today mer is an alternative firmware to Maemo devices (n700, n8x0) , which are also supporting Android Port NITdroid

So far the project is still experimental, but usable see the following demo of what the community was able to release based on maemo, ubuntu and gtk/gnome code.

Next Event: MWC

So, now you're busy until "Mobile World Congress" in 16-19 Feb BCN Spain

Many announces will occur there, and until that event many rumors are spreading (Track forums : G2, HTC ...)

We'll enjoy your visit and hope you enjoy ours demos or play with our toys ...

More:

* video : theora/flv : http://en.theorasea.org/story.php?title=Mer--Linux-OS-mobiles-devices
* Live streaming: vlc http://rzr.online.fr/tv.m3u
* License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/

Updating:

* http://www.linux.codehelp.co.uk/fosdem/
* http://syslinux.zytor.com/fosdem2009.pdf
* https://garage.maemo.org/docman/view.php/880/370/maemo-beagle-fosdem2009.pdf
* http://meetings-archive.debian.net/pub/debian-meetings