AlmaLinux chair to speak at SFSCON 2026 in Italy

AlmaLinux OS Foundation chair benny Vasquez will speak Nov. 14 at SFSCON 2026 in Bolzano, Italy, with a talk on why many Codes of Conduct fail open source communities. The session comes as the foundation pushes a message about transparent governance and stronger community enforcement.

Why it matters: - The talk puts AlmaLinux OS Foundation leadership in front of one of Europe’s longest-running Free Software conferences. - Vasquez’s session focuses on governance, accountability and trust, which are central issues for open source communities. - The topic reflects a broader debate in open source about how communities handle conduct policies, enforcement and shared decision-making.

What happened: - The AlmaLinux OS Foundation announced that chair benny Vasquez will speak at SFSCON 2026 in Bolzano, Italy. - SFSCON runs Nov. 13-14 at NOI Techpark. - Vasquez is scheduled to speak at 9:20 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 14. - Her talk is titled “Your Code of Conduct Is Killing Your Community (And What to Build Instead).” - More information about the session is available here.

The details: - Vasquez plans to draw on five years leading the AlmaLinux OS Foundation and two decades in open source communities. - The session will examine why Codes of Conduct often fall short in practice. - The talk will also address how unclear enforcement processes and bad actors can undermine community trust. - Vasquez will argue for distributed authority, documented processes, transparent decisions and organizational accountability. - SFSCON is described as one of Europe’s most established annual conferences on Free Software. - AlmaLinux said Vasquez has experience leading commercial and open source communities, developers and high-performance teams at LiquidWeb, cPanel, Progress and Microsoft. - The foundation also said Vasquez has experience across product management and business strategy. - The organization described her as a leading voice in community-driven software.

Between the lines: - The message aligns with AlmaLinux’s community-governed model, which depends on clear rules and credible enforcement. - The talk title suggests a critical stance toward conduct policies that exist on paper but fail in real-world disputes. - AlmaLinux is using a major conference appearance to reinforce its identity as a community-led project with formal governance expectations.

What’s next: - Vasquez will be available for meetings during the conference by email at hello@almalinux.org. - More information about SFSCON 2026 is available here. - More information about AlmaLinux is available here.