Q3 Calendar of Events
Hackathon
October 27–30, 2026
Oslo, Norway
https://wiki.freebsd.org/
The Oslo Hackathon brings together FreeBSD contributors to collaborate on open source projects and work across different areas of the FreeBSD ecosystem. Attendees can tackle PRs and code reviews, write tests, work on ports, improve documentation, or team up with others on shared interests.
Entersekt will host the hackathon at its office in central Oslo. October 27–30, 2026 | Oslo, Norway
Code & Compliance 2026
October 27, 2026
Brussels, Belgium
https://codeandcompliance.
Code & Compliance 2026 is a community event for open-source developers, project stewards, and industry stakeholders focused on software compliance, governance, and open-source security. The event will take place on October 27, 2026, in Brussels, Belgium. This gathering offers a platform for collaboration, sharing best practices, and discussing compliance challenges, an opportunity for the Open-Source community to strengthen trust, transparency, and long-term sustainability.
November 2026 FreeBSD Vendor Summit
November 5–6, 2026
San Jose, California (NetApp San Jose Campus)
https://freebsdfoundation.org/
Hosted by NetApp and sponsored by the FreeBSD Foundation, this two-day summit gives commercial FreeBSD users the chance to meet face-to-face with developers and contributors to get requested features, solve problems, and have needs met. Sessions will be livestreamed on the FreeBSD Meetings YouTube channel. Registration opens soon.
CHERITech’26
November 12–13, 2026
Munich, Germany
https://cheri-alliance.org/
Co-located with SEMICON Europa, this conference brings together researchers, technologists, cybersecurity experts, and product developers to explore advancements in CHERI technology and secure computing, with a focus on technical innovations shaping the future of security by design.