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Talk at the Linux Days on April 11, 2026 in Graz at the TU Campus
On the topic: Legal aspects of developing FOSS software in an employment context - Presentation
Thanks for the positive feedback ""Super! Thank you! I really enjoyed your talk last year, and this year I was once again very impressed. I believe legal topics are often overlooked, which is why I find it extremely important that talks like this address them and highlight potential issues and pitfalls. Thank you for the great presentation :)"

We support your freedom - support the Licensing and Compliance Lab (Dec. 2025)
See new article about FSF Licensing and Compliance Lab: We support your Freedom

Talk at the Linux Days on April 26, 2025 in Graz at the TU Campus
On the topic: Legal aspects of using Open Source Software - Presentation
Positive feedback: "At the beginning, I wasn’t sure whether the topic might be too law-heavy, but Ms. Punz found a good balance between legal and open source aspects. Thank you for the great talk – I was able to take away a lot from it."

Interview mit der Free Software Foundation (Feb. 2025)
Eko K. A. Owen von der Free Software Foundation (FSF) hat mich in der Serie "Working Together for Free Software" über meine Beweggründe gefragt, warum ich Freie Software verwende. Hier geht es zum Interview FSF with Melanie Punz

Free and Open Source Alternatives for Video Conferencing
Since I now exclusively use open source-based systems and software, including my operating system and much more, I have naturally explored alternatives to proprietary video conferencing tools. Here are a few examples along with their licenses: Jami (GPL), Jitsi Meet (Apache License), BigBlueButton (GPL, LGPL).

Newsletter WKO
As part of the WKO series Styrian Companies in the Spotlight, there was a feature about my company in 2019 -Steirische Unternehmen im Rampenlicht.