The FrOSCon (FRee and Open Source CONference) is an annual conference organized by the Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences and the FrOSCon E.V. The FrOSCon features a variety of lectures and workshops on free and

open source software Open-source software (OSS) is computer software that is released under a license in which the copyright holder grants users the rights to use, study, change, and distribute the software and its source code to anyone and for any purpose. Open ...

. The event takes place regularly at the end of August since 2006. It is considered one of the largest events of this kind in Europe and the largest in

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

, with the Chemnitzer Linux Days being second. A large range of speakers are part of the scene. Organizational work is done solely by volunteers. Since 2014 the FrOSCon E.V. decided not to charge anything for admission.

Topics

The FrOSCon has covered a wide array of topics over the years.

External links

* {{home page Free-software conferences