Jan Ainali
Jan is an advocate for openness and collaboration. He is running the company Open By Default where he helps other organizations on their journey to becoming more open. He has a history of working with open source at the Foundation for Public Code, open knowledge at and with Wikimedia and open data at Creative Commons.
Sessions
Using content from Wikidata in your apps
Lightning Talk
16. March 2026, 17:25 - 17:30
Auditorium
Wikidata is a CC 0 licensed, semantic knowledge base of linked data. This talk argues for its use in apps, highlighting its diverse data types and strengths. It concludes with a showcase of existing applications to demonstrate Wikidata’s practical potential.
Governance & Community
FOSS behind the scenes – the center stage is not enough
Talk
17. March 2026, 14:10 - 14:40
Auditorium
Your code is FOSS, but the project uses all the famous and fancy proprietary platforms. Does it matter? Yes. Relying on non-free tools contradicts open source values and hurts your project. This talk pulls the curtain from the damages it makes, busts myths and gives you a director's cut commentary on how to be the hero your story needs.