FOSSY 2026 toolchain track North America, Aug 6-9

Project / Subsystem

gcc / gcc

Date

2026-04-17

Proposer

Mark Wielaard <[email protected]>

Source type

public_inbox

Consensus

Proposed

Sentiment

9/10

Technical tradeoffs

  • In-person only conference limits participation to those who can travel.
  • Talks may be recorded and published, increasing accessibility but potentially reducing in-person attendance.

All attributes

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gcc
subsystem
gcc
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discussion_id
[email protected]
source_type
public_inbox
title
FOSSY 2026 toolchain track North America, Aug 6-9
headline
FOSSY 2026 to host toolchain track in North America
tldr
FOSSY 2026 in Vancouver, Canada will feature a toolchain track for GCC, Binutils, GDB, glibc, and related projects; talk proposals are due June 1st.
stakes
This event provides a venue for toolchain developers to collaborate, share knowledge, and discuss future directions, potentially influencing the evolution of GCC and related tools.
proposer
Mark Wielaard <[email protected]>
consensus
Proposed
outcome
proposed
sentiment_score
9
sentiment_rationale
Announcement of a positive event, suggesting enthusiasm and community engagement.
technical_tradeoffs
  • In-person only conference limits participation to those who can travel.
  • Talks may be recorded and published, increasing accessibility but potentially reducing in-person attendance.
series_id
series_role
standalone
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[]
tags
  • conference
  • toolchain
  • GCC
  • FOSSY
  • GDB
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date
2026-04-17T00:00:00.000Z

FOSSY 2026 toolchain track North America, Aug 6-9

The Free and Open Source Software Yearly conference (FOSSY) 2026 will host a toolchain track in Vancouver, Canada. The track will feature talks by developers of GCC, Binutils, GDB, glibc, and other core toolchain components. The call for proposals is open until June 1st.