Mirko Boehm

Mirko Boehm

Mirko Boehm is a free and open source software contributor, community builder, licensing expert and researcher, with contributions to major open source projects like the KDE Desktop, the Open Invention Network, the Open Source Initiative and others. He has a PhD in innovation economics and is a visiting lecturer and researcher on free and open source software at the Technical University of Berlin. Mirko has a wide range of experience as an entrepreneur, corporate manager, software developer and German Air Force officer. He joined the Linux Foundation in June 2023 as senior director for community development for Linux Foundation Europe, where he focuses on driving engagement and collaboration between all European open source stakeholders. Mirko speaks English and German and lives in the Berlin area.

Sessions

Legal & Compliance

Implementing the EU Cyber Resilience Act

Talk
10. March 2025, 11:35 - 12:05
Auditorium
The Cyber Resilience Act establishes new stakeholder roles and responsibilities, based on which the Linux Foundation is reshaping the relationship between its upstream projects and downstream manufacturers. In this presentation, we provide an overview of our CRA compliance efforts and how upstream and downstream can work together in the future.
Economics

Toolkit for Measuring the Impacts of Public Funding for FOSS

Talk
10. March 2025, 14:35 - 15:05
Auditorium
Introducing a practical toolkit for measuring the impacts of public funding for FOSS development, based on firsthand insights from EU and German funding initiatives and methodologies developed by the CHAOSS project. Learn how to assess social, economic, and technological outcomes for evidence-based FOSS funding strategies in the public interest.