In this talk at the FOSDEM conference, the speaker discussed the public money, public code campaign in Europe. They explained the campaign's focus on requiring legislation that demands public procurement of software for the public sector to be open source. The speaker highlighted the benefits of using open source software, such as tax savings, collaboration, transparency, and innovation. They mentioned some progress made in the European Commission and the European Parliament, but also pointed out the need for clearer and more consistent wording in legislation and a budget allocation for free software. The speaker emphasized the importance of community involvement in advocating for public money, public code and encouraged individuals and organizations to sign the campaign's open letter. They also mentioned the need to monitor the implementation of legislation and demand governmental budget allocation to free software.