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Events

In Berlin, we run an event series called Boiling The Ocean about a broad set of topics related to our work, from hardware enablement and low-level systems engineering to peer-to-peer networking and user experience.

Upcoming

An zoomed in section of an oil painting in the background. The foreground says 'Boiling The Ocean' and there is an oversized number 7. The corner says 'October 3-5, Berlin'.
3–5 October 2025

Boiling The Ocean 7

GNOME 49, Fairphone 5 hacking, GNOME OS, Reflection

Every day from 11:00
101LAB, Skalitzerstr. 100

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Past Editions

A zoomed in section of a fine arts painting of an ancient setting with a person in an orange dress in the bacgkound. The foreground says 'Boiling The Ocean' and there is a roman numeral VI. The bottom says 'August 9+10, 101LAB, Skalitzerstr. 100'.
9–10 August 2025

Boiling The Ocean 6

GNOME OS testing, p2panda access controls, GTK on Android, GNOME Shell Mobile, postmarketOS on MNT Reform

A zoomed in section of a painting of a Adriatic seascape in the background. The foreground says 'Boiling the Ocean 5' with the top and the sides of the test slightly cut out. The bottom says 'Saturday 24th, 101LAB, Skalitzerstr. 100 and Sunday 25th, X-Hain, Grünbergerstr. 16'.
24–25 May 2025

Boiling The Ocean 5

Aardvark testing, GNOME OS, systemd TPM, new Waydroid, GNOME MNT integration

A zoomed in section of an oil painting which seems to represent a hilly landscape. The foreground says 'Boiling The Ocean 4' with each word of the text slightly misaligned. The top says 'GNOME 48, Aardvark, New Structures'. The bottom says 'March 15+16 12:00, 101LAB, Skalitzerstr. 100'.
15–16 March 2025

Boiling The Ocean 4

GNOME 48, Aardvark, GNOME OS

An oil painting of the sea in the background with a small sailbot with orange sails. The foreground says 'Boiling The Ocean 3' as a title. The subtitle says 'An open discussion about peer-to-peer user interfaces and threat models.'. The bottom says 'January 27, 19:00, offline, Lichtenraderstr. 49'.
27 January 2025

Boiling The Ocean 3

Peer-to-peer user interfaces and threat models

A three dimensional computer graphic with round and oval shapes in the background. The foreground says 'Boiling The Ocean 2', the subtitle says 'Reasons to be Peerful'. The top of the image says 'The new p2panda, and our local-first future'. The bottom says 'December 7-8, Berlin, Weise7 & offline'.
7–8 December 2024

Boiling The Ocean 2

The new p2panda, and our local-first future

A three dimensional computer graphic with rounded triangles floating in the background. The foreground says 'Boiling The Ocean', the subtitle says 'Mobile Linux, Image-based, Local-first, More'. The bottom says 'Friday, Sep 27 - Tuesday Oct 1, Offline, JUCR, X-Hain'.
27 September – 1 October 2024

Boiling The Ocean 1

Mobile Linux, Image-based, Local-first