Speaker - Nicole Faerber

Nicole is a FOSS veteran, she started with the GNU C compiler and MicroEmacs on an Intel 80386SX laptop back in 1991, quickly moved on to Linux around 1992/1993 and submitted her first kernel patch some time in 1994. Nicole studied a mix of computer science and electrical engineering in Siegen Germany. In 1999 she co-founded a company for embedded Linux development services, she ran until 2014 when she joined Purism (USA) as CTO, where she headed the development of the Lbrem5 mobile phone. In 2024 Nicole joined Mercedes-Benz and is working in the FOSS compliance and governance team. Throughout her professional career in FOSS Nicole supported various FOSS projects and supports the Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) as a volunteer.