Video by FOSSASIA via YouTube

Failure is inevitable in software—but learning from it is what drives long-term success. In this FOSSASIA Summit 2026 session, Antoine Martin shares hard-earned lessons from years of maintaining open-source projects, exploring how setbacks can become valuable opportunities for growth.
Drawing from real experiences with the Xpra project, Antoine discusses the technical and human challenges of open-source development, the importance of resilience, and practical strategies for turning failures into stronger communities and better software. An insightful session for developers, maintainers, and open-source contributors at every stage of their journey.
FOSSASIA Summit 2026 held in Bangkok, is Asia’s leading Open Source tech conference featuring sessions on #AI, #Cloud, #DevOps, #Open Hardware, #Security, #Web #Mobile Technologies, #Web3, and #Databases. Learn more: http://summit.fossasia.org
Session slides: https://eventyay.com/ev/88882f3e/talk/5B6U6BXAC149/
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