Jan Ainali
Jan is an advocate for openness and collaboration. He is running the company [Open By Default](https://openbydefault.se) where he helps other organizations on their journey to becoming more open. He has a history of working with open source at the Foundation for Public Code, open knowledge at and with Wikimedia and open data at Creative Commons.
Sessions
Governance & Community
FOSS behind the scenes – the center stage is not enough
Talk
17. March 2026, 14:10 - 14:40
Auditorium
Your code is FOSS, but the project uses all the famous and fancy proprietary platforms. Does it matter? Yes. Relying on non-free tools contradicts open source values and hurts your project. This talk pulls the curtain from the damages it makes, busts myths and gives you a director's cut commentary on how to be the hero your story needs.