FUDCon: Fedora Users and Developers Conference
FUD: An acronym for Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt. A typical tactic used by the opponents of open source to prevent its widespread adoption.
Con: In opposition or disagreement with; against.
FUDCon is the Fedora Users and Developers Conference, a major free software event held in various regions around the world, usually annually per region. FUDCon is a combination of sessions, talks, workshops, and hackfests in which contributors work on specific initiatives. Topics include infrastructure, feature development, community building, general management and governance, marketing, testing and QA, packaging, etc.
FUDCon is always free to attend for anyone in the world.
Components of a FUDCon
A FUDCon typically includes some combination of:
They are usually scheduled over a weekend.
What is a FUDCon like?
These videos of past events give a idea of what a FUDCon is like:
Upcoming FUDCons
See Premier Fedora Events for the calendar of upcoming FUDCons and FADs.
Organizing a FUDCon
For organizers (or potential organizers), we have an FUDCon organization process with tips on how to plan a FUDCon.
There is a Trac issue tracker used by FUDCon organizers to plan these conferences (starting with the Tempe 2011 event).
Past FUDCons
2016
- Phnom Penh 2016 - Phnom Penh, Combodia, November 4–6 2016
- Puno 2016 - Puno, Perú, November 13–16 2016
2015
- Córdoba 2015 - Córdoba, Argentina, September 10–12 2015
- Pune 2015 - Pune, India, June 26–28 2015
2014
- Beijing 2014 - Beijing, China, May 23-25 2014
- Managua 2014 - Managua, Nicaragua, Oct 23-25 2014
2013
- Cusco 2013 - Cusco, Perú, September 26-28 2013
- Lawrence 2013 - Lawrence, Kansas, USA, January 18-20 2013
2012
- Paris 2012 - Paris, France, October 13-15 2012
- Valencia - Venezuela 2012 - Valencia, Venezuela, August, Aug 23-24-25 2012
- Kuala Lumpur 2012 - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, May 18 - 19 - 20, 2012
- Blacksburg 2012 - Blacksburg, Virginia - Jan 13-15, 2012
2011
- Pune 2011 - Pune, India - Nov 04 - 06 2011
- Milan 2011 - Milan, Italy - Sep 30 - Oct 02 2011
- FUDCon Panama 2011 - Ciudad del Saber - May 26 - 28, 2011
- FUDCon Tempe 2011 - Tempe, AZ - Jan 29 - 31, 2011
2010
- FUDCon Zurich 2010 - Zurich, Switzerland - September 17 - 19, 2010
- FUDCon Santiago 2010 - Santiago de Chile, Chile - Jul 15 - 8, 2010
2009
- FUDCon Toronto 2009 - Toronto, Canada - December 5 - 7, 2009
- FUDCon Berlin 2009 - Berlin, Germany - June 26 - 28, 2009
- FUDCon Porto Alegre 2009 - Porto Alegre, Brazil - June 24 - 27, 2009
- FUDCon Boston 2009 - Boston, MA - January 9 - 11, 2009
2008
- FUDCon Brno 2008 - Brno, Czech Republic - September 5 - 7, 2008
- FUDCon Boston 2008 - Boston, MA - June 19 - 21, 2008
- FUDCon Berlin 2008 - Berlin, Germany - May 30, 2008
- FUDCon Raleigh 2008 - Raleigh, NC - January 11 - 13, 2008
2007
- FUDCon Online 2007 - A virtual FUDCon - August 11 - 15, 2007
- FUDCon Berlin 2007 - Berlin, Germany - May 31, 2007
- FUDCon Brussels 2007 - Brussels, Belgium - February 23 - 24, 2007
- FUDCon Boston 2007 - Boston, MA - February 2 - 4, 2007
2006
- FUDCon Boston 2006 - Boston, MA - April 7, 2006
- FUDCon Delhi 2006 - Delhi, India - February 9, 2006
2005
- FUDCon London 2005 - London, UK - October 6, 2005
- FUDCon Karlsruhe 2005 - Karlsruhe, Germany - June 24 - 25, 2005
- FUDCon Boston 2005 - Boston, MA - February 18, 2005