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Richard Hartmann is about to give the #Fosdem opening keynote.

I'm in the talk on Sound Open Firmware (SOF). Didn't know it was based on #Zephyr...

https://fosdem.org/2024/schedule/event/fosdem-2024-2859-introducing-sound-open-firmware-project/

Nice architecture! My laptop's speakers and microphones are in good hands...
#alsa #sof #fosdem #linux

The speaker just said:

"...Mediatek helped us [NXP], because until then we were the only ones using ARM [for audio DSP], and when they jumped in we could discuss ARM-specific problems with them."

This is what a healthy open source.project.looks like

Oh no, the room for the gccrs talk is already full and they're kicking out anyone who is standing by the wall

https://fosdem.org/2024/schedule/event/fosdem-2024-2207-the-plan-for-gccrs/

#FOSDEM has grown huge and needs larger rooms at this point...

The rivalry between Linux desktops is a thing of the past. Now the #KDE and #GNOME booths coexist side by side; I've seen users pass to both desks and pick up stickers for their laptops.

The KDE booth was out of t-shirts my size, so instead I decided.to become a supporter with a recurring donation

https://kde.org/fundraisers/plasma6member/

The upcoming #Plasma 6 release took an incredible amount of work, the #KDE foundation deserves our support and gratitude!

Crowded food trucks...

I should have packed a sandwich and, more importantly, a bottle of water. #FOSDEM

Finally got into the #Rust devroom. There are lots of interesting talks this afternoon.
https://fosdem.org/2024/schedule/track/rust/

My favorite #FOSDEM talk so far is "The Four Horsemen of Bad #Rust Code"

The 4 horsemen of bad #Rust code are: Ignorance, Excessive Abstraction, Premature Optimization and Omission.

This entertaining talk contains useful design advice applicable to any programming language, so you should watch it even if you're not planning to learn #Rust.

https://fosdem.org/2024/schedule/event/fosdem-2024-2434-the-four-horsemen-of-bad-rust-code/

#Servo, the web rendering engine written in #Rust that was orphaned by #Mozilla in 2020, is still alive and working on its 2024 roadmap

https://servo.org/

#Thunderbird is also embracing #Rust

Integrating #Rust with the huge, aging C++ codebase of #Thunderbird is not free of challenges...

Also note the person drinking beer in the corner. Yes, that's a common sight at #FOSDEM

Aha! Found the outlet that's spreading all those Belgian beers

Of course the Free University of Bruxelles would serve beer on campus! #FOSDEM

The campus pub has plenty of beer options. Which one should I choose?
#FOSDEM

Someone who seemed knowledgeable recommended this beer

Good morning from #FOSDEM. Today I'm in the #RISCV room, but they're having trouble with the projector