SFP#52: Policy and EU: Insights from the T-DOSE conference and the Dutch community

In our 52nd episode, we turn our attention to the European stages, this time going to the Netherlands. There, on 6 and 7 June, Dutch volunteers and Free Software enthusiasts came together for the 2026 T-DOSE conference, the heart and soul of the local community.

The FSFE’s Dutch team not only supports the FSFE, but is also involved in organising a local conference on Free Software. On this Software Freedom Podcast episode, Bonnie speaks to Nico Rikken, a long-standing FSFE volunteer and coordinator of the Dutch team. Through his voluntary work, Nico is a strong advocate for Free Software and is also part of the core team organising the T-DOSE conference: a Dutch nationwide annual conference dedicated to Free Software. Like many local conferences, T-DOSE has that special atmosphere, that sense of belonging and community. Join us to get to know the Dutch Free Software hackers!

In this episode, Nico and Bonnie discuss the Dutch Free Software community, with a particular focus on the T-DOSE conference. Together, they discuss the challenges facing local conferences and how the team behind T-DOSE plans to tackle them.

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Show notes

• Support our work for Free Software
• Stay up-to-date and join our Newsletter
• T-Dose, official webpage
• T-Dose on Mastodon
• Nico Rikken, Mastodon
• Nico Rikken at FSFE
• hpr4641 :: Technical Dutch Open Source Event (T-DOSE)
• T-DOSE @ peertube
• We promote and talk about 'open', but are we actually -doing- it enough?
• Linux voor een beginner (Dutch only)
• FSFE @ T-DOSE, 2014
• T-Dose Live Stream
• SFP#50: Policy and EU: How NGI wants to save the Internet and what's next?
• FOSDEM conference
• Angry Nerds Podcast at T-DOSE 2026 deel 1

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