Name: Space Grade Linux: Building a Safer, Open Source Future for Space Systems - Ramon Roche, Linux Foundation
Start: 2025-08-25T13:30:00+0200
End: 2025-08-25T14:10:00+0200

25-27, August 2025
Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Monday August 25, 2025 13:30 - 14:10 CEST

Elicium 2

As launch cadence increases and development cycles tighten, the space industry turns to open source to meet the moment. Enter Space Grade Linux (SGL) — an initiative under the ELISA Project aimed at creating a reusable, safety-aware Linux foundation for spaceflight systems.

This talk will introduce the goals and current status of SGL, highlighting three foundational focus areas:
1. Kernel Configuration – Defining a shared starting point for space-focused Linux systems, emphasizing predictability, determinism, and traceability.
2. Booting into Linux: Exploring the safety-critical implications of system bring-up and strategies for improving reliability in space-grade deployments.
3. Userspace Strategy – Discussing early-stage decisions around minimal runtime environments, supervision, and what a safe, maintainable userspace might look like.

Attendees will get a hands-on overview of what’s already available in the GitHub repository, including a Yocto-based reference implementation and working kernel configuration. More importantly, they’ll learn how to get involved — through technical contributions, architecture discussions, or community collaboration.

Speakers

Ramon Roche

General Manager, Linux Foundation

Ramón Roche is General Manager of the Dronecode Foundation, an open-source project under the Linux Foundation supporting drone and robotics development. He leads a global ecosystem behind technologies like PX4 and Pixhawk, and has over a decade of experience in open source. Ramón... Read More →

Monday August 25, 2025 13:30 - 14:10 CEST
Elicium 2

Embedded Linux Conference

Audience Experience Level Beginner

Open Source Summit Europe 2025

Ramon Roche

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