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

Sharepic with a stylized landscape in yellow, orange and purple in the background. In the foreground, there's the text: Boiling The Ocean 13, October 3-4, 2026. Amutable, Rudi-Dutschke-Straße 26.

3–4 October, 2026

Boiling The Ocean 13

Hacking after All Systems Go

Sharepic with a scientific-looking abstract illustration background, consisting of a concentric gradient from yellow to dark blue. In the foreground, there's the text: Boiling The Ocean 12, August 22-23. The number 12 is very large, using a thinner font weight, and centered behind the other text.

22–23 August, 2026

Boiling The Ocean 12

Summer weekend hacking at the Amutable offices (Rudi-Dutschke-Straße 26)

Program and Sign Up

Past Editions

Sharepic a painting of a park in the background. The text in the foreground says 'Boiling Le Ocean, June 20-21, Lyon'.

20–21 June, 2026

Boiling Le Ocean

Experimental p2panda sync in the Era calendar app, sysupdate updates in GNOME Settings, a new translations portal, and design discussions around clipboard UI integration

Sharepic with a dithered painting in the background, showing a potted plant in front of a green wallpaper. The text in the foreground says 'Boiling The Ocean 11, May 14 and 15'.

14–15 May, 2026

Boiling The Ocean 11

Complementary event to Linux App Summit 2026

Sharepic with a white background and a grid of pastel colored squares. The text in the foreground says 'Boiling The Ocean 10, March 28, Berlin'. The number 10 is huge, and consists of 3 overlaid copies of the digits 1 and 0.

28 March 2026

Boiling The Ocean 10

Fairphone 5, Reflection contribution workshop, GNOME Maps UX, GNOME 50 celebration

Abstract painting in pink and cyan, showing several people with hats and umbrellas. The foreground says 'Boiling The Ocean 9, February 13-15, Peer-to-Peer Identity and the Walkaway Stack'.

13–15 February 2026

Boiling The Ocean 9

Peer-to-Peer Identity and the Walkaway Stack

A zoomed-in section of an oil painting of a snowy landscape clipped by a huge, bold number 8 in the background. The foreground says 'Boiling The Ocean, November 29 and 30'.

29–30 November 2025

Boiling The Ocean 8

Reflection, TeamType, local-first system sync service, Flatpak, GNOME governance, focus stealing prevention, Dino on Android

A 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

Flatpak planning, GNOME OS planning, Fairphone 5 hacking, initial Modal presentation, DJ set by Jimmac

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