2026-06-14 –, Opal
Have you ever wondered how healthy your SIG actually is? Or wanted to know how to measure the impact of a recent Community Initiative? Data in open source can sometimes feel like a sensitive topic, but when it is built transparently and owned by the community, it becomes a superpower. The Fedora Data Working Group has been exploring new ways to understand our project's health, and we want to share what we've been building with you.
In this workshop, we are opening the doors to Fedora’s analytics ecosystem. This isn't a lecture—it's an open forum and hands-on hacking session designed to demystify how we measure community success.
What we will do together:
* Open Forum & Q&A: Bring your biggest questions about Fedora data. What do you want to know about our community that you currently can't see?
* The Current Landscape: A brief walkthrough of the analytics tools that currently exist within the Fedora community and how you can access them today.
* Exploring Hatlas: We'll introduce the new Hatlas data streams the Data Working Group has been incubating. We want your feedback on how these streams can best serve community needs (including how they might connect to things like Fedora Badges!).
* Hands-On Hacking: We are providing a "Data Bootstrap Kit" for all attendees. We will leave plenty of unstructured time for you to get your local environment set up, plug into the data streams, and start running your own basic queries right in the room.
Whether you are a seasoned data nerd, a Working Group lead looking for better insights, or just curious about how we measure the heartbeat of the Fedora Project, come grab a seat. Let's build a transparent, community-driven data culture together.
Justin is best known as an Open Source contributor and Free Culture advocate originally from the United States. Justin has participated in numerous Open Source communities and led different initiatives to build sustainable software and communities for over ten years.
In October 2022, Justin joined Red Hat as the fourth Fedora Community Architect (FCA). He works closely between the Fedora Project community and Red Hat to lead initiatives that grow the Fedora user and developer communities. He also helps make Red Hat and Fedora interactions more transparent and open.
Justin is also a contributor to the Fedora Project since 2015. In Fedora, he co-founded the Community Operations Team and Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Team. He represented Fedora internationally at events and conferences, including FOSDEM, DevConf CZ, All Things Open, OSCAL, and others.
