CfP: Microkernel and Component-based OS Devroom at FOSDEM 2022

[Martin Decky]

Microkernel and Component-based OS Devroom at FOSDEM 2022
CALL FOR PARTICIPATION

    On-line version of this CfP: http://fosdem.microkernel.info/

    The developers and users of several free and open source
    microkernel-based and component-based operating systems will meet
    on-line as part of FOSDEM 2022 [1] and will share a developer room.
    The devroom is currently looking for content in the form of talks and
    activities related to the area of microkernel-based, unikernel-based,
    component-based operating systems and similar topics.

    The devroom has been preliminarily scheduled to Saturday February 5th
    2022. The devroom will take place during European day hours.

    Possible topics of the devroom include, but are not limited to:

      * introduction of a specific OS or framework
      * design of subsystems and the general architecture of an OS
      * languages, tools and toolchains used
      * enabling support for hardware (architectures, device drivers) and
        programming languages
      * development processes, debugging
      * maintenance, testing and release engineering
      * safety, security and robustness
      * trends and challenges
      * research and open questions
      * community and governance
      * use cases, experiences and status updates
      * best practices and lessons learned
      * demos

    This is a call for your participation. We kindly ask you to submit
    your proposals no later than on December 28th 2021. Please use the
    Pentabarf web site [2] to submit your proposals. If you already have
    a user account in Pentabarf, please do not create a new one.

    Addtionally, make sure to select the Microkernel and Component-based
    OS Devroom as the track when submitting your talk and include at
    least the following information in your proposal:

      * title of your talk
      * your full name
      * short abstract of your talk (one or two paragraphs)
      * duration of your talk (at least 20 minutes and no longer than 50
        minutes)
      * your short bio
      * your photo

    The talks will be pre-recorded in advance in January and streamed
    automatically during the event. This means that you will need to
    complete and submit your talk recording by January 15th 2022.
    However, each speaker should be also present on-line just after the
    streaming of their talk for a live Q&A. You can specify your prefered
    time slot of your talk. The communication language of the devroom is
    English.

    The official devroom schedule (along with the accepted talks) will be
    announced on December 31st 2021 on the devroom's mailing list [3] and
    the speakers will be notified via e-mail. The schedule will also be
    published on the FOSDEM web site.

    For any comments, questions and suggestions (e.g. suggestions for a
    different type of event during the devroom), please do not hesitate
    to use the devroom's mailing list [3].

  About the Devroom

    Since the first Microkernel OS Devroom at FOSDEM 2012 [4], this
    devroom has been a part of each following FOSDEM (with slight
    variations of the name). The focus gradually widened to include
    component-based, unikernel-based and other operating systems. By now,
    it has become a somewhat institutionalized tradition for the open
    source operating systems community and it is one of the few places
    where microkernel enthusiasts and people with different views on how
    operating systems should work meet regularly.

    To this date, over a dozen projects have participated in one way or
    another. Many of the projects face similar challenges but come up
    with partially different solutions. Therefore, the goal of the
    devroom is to bring the various projects together, let them exchange
    ideas, cross-pollinate and socialize.

  Extraordinary Circumstances in 2022 (Again)

    Due to the extraordinary mode of organization of FOSDEM 2022 (being
    an on-line event again), the devroom talks will be required to be
    pre-recorded in January and streamed during the event (with a live
    Q&A).

    The talk videos will be published under Creative Commons license by
    FOSDEM. By submitting a recorded talk, the speaker agrees to have it
    made available publicly indefinitively. For organizational purposes,
    we also need contact information of the speakers of accepted talks.

    Please check the official CfP page [5] of the devroom regularly. We
    will keep updating it as technical guidelines will be set by the
    FOSDEM organizers.

  Microkernel Dinner

    Sadly, it will not be possible to arrange our traditional microkernel
    dinner and other in-person social gatherings in Brussels this time
    again. However, we plan a closing event of the devroom as a loose
    approximation of the microkernel dinner. The details will be
    announced later. We encourage the on-line participats to bring their
    own food and beverages.

  About FOSDEM

    FOSDEM [6] is a two-day event organized by volunteers to promote the
    widespread use of free and open source software. FOSDEM is widely
    recognized as one of the best such conferences worldwide. FOSDEM
    covers a wide spectrum of free and open source software and hardware
    projects and offers a platform for people to collaborate.

    To this end, FOSDEM has set up developer rooms (devrooms) where teams
    can meet and showcase their projects. Devrooms are a place for teams
    to discuss, hack and publicly present latest directions, lightning
    talks, news and proposals. Besides developer rooms, FOSDEM also
    offers main tracks, lightning talks, certification exams and project
    stands.

    In recent years, FOSDEM has been hosting more than 5000 developers
    annually at the ULB Solbosch campus. Due to the circumstances, FOSDEM
    2022 will be organized as an on-line event. The participation in
    FOSDEM is totally free, although the organizers gratefully accept
    donations and sponsorship. No registration is necessary, but
    attendees are expected to follow the FOSDEM's code of conduct [7].

  Important Dates Recap

    * 2021-12-28: Deadline for talk proposal submission
    * 2021-12-31: Schedule published and speakers notified of acceptance
    * 2022-01-15: Deadline for talk pre-recoding submission
    * 2022-02-05: Devroom taking place on-line

  Contact

    In case of any comments, questions and suggestions, please do not
    hesitate to contact the devroom organizers via the devroom's mailing
    list [3].

    The primary organizers of the devroom in 2022 are:

      * Sebastian Sumpf
      * Martin Decky

  Links

    [1] https://fosdem.org/2022/
    [2] https://penta.fosdem.org/submission/FOSDEM22/
    [3] https://lists.fosdem.org/listinfo/microkernel-devroom
    [4] 
https://archive.fosdem.org/2012/schedule/track/microkernel_os_devroom.html
    [5] http://fosdem.microkernel.info/
    [6] https://fosdem.org/
    [7] https://fosdem.org/2022/practical/conduct/