Kyle Wiens

We've discussed and dissected how we can piggyback on the success of the Right to Repair movement to advance FOSS and take back control of the software in our stuff. Dialogue is important—but we'll need to take action to cement our ideas into concrete, lasting change. In this workshop, we'll discuss some of the first steps needed to build an effective campaign and equip attendees with the basic organizing and advocacy skills needed to start building a movement.

Other people: Kevin O'Reilly

Right to repair advocates built a grassroots movement around a problem that everyone has. For free software to go mainstream, we need to reach people where they're at. Let's discuss strategies that will work for any social movement. What social movements have been effective, and why? What tactics have worked particularly well? When has the internet rabble been best activated to agitate for political change? What problems do people have with the technology in their lives? What small, incremental FOSS-friendly steps forward are possible now? The internet of things is made up of outdated linux distros riddled with vulnerabilities. How can we solve this? How can we incentivize hardware manufacturers to contribute to FOSS communities?

Other people: Kevin O'Reilly

Join us for an engaging Right to Repair panel discussion with experts in the field! We'll talk with activists Kyle Wiens of iFixit, Juan Muro of Free Geek, Hilary Shohoney of Bonneville Environmental Foundation, and Denver Gingerich of Software Freedom Conservancy about current topics in Right to Repair and how they impact free and open source software communities, from participating in the "1201 process" for Digital Millennium Copyright Act exemptions with the US Copyright Office, to strategies that might work to increase Right to Repair legislation and bringing lawsuits to compel companies to respect consumers' rights."

Other people: Denver Gingerich Hilary Shohoney