DevConf.CZ 2025

František Lachman

Principal Software Engineer and Packit Product Owner at Red Hat.

Member and instructor of scout leaders. Python and non-formal education enthusiast. On the way to automate all the boring tasks in Fedora and life in general.


Company or affiliation

Red Hat

Job title

Principal Software Engineer and Product Owner


Sessions

06-12
14:45
35min
Kanban, our way
Laura Barcziova, František Lachman

Agile workflows aren’t one-size-fits-all. Our team moved from Scrum to Kanban and shaped it to fit our needs, constantly refining the process as we go. In this talk, we’ll share how we’ve customized it, from structuring our GitHub board to shaping our meeting cadence and rotating Kanban Lead role.
We’ll dive into how tasks move across columns, how retrospectives help us adapt, and the lessons we’ve learned along the way. Expect practical tips on planning, prioritization, labelling, triaging, and - most importantly - the art of asking the right questions to keep work flowing smoothly.
The key takeaway? Agile should work for your team - not the other way around. Join us to see how flexible Kanban keeps us efficient, adaptable, and always improving!

Agility, Leadership, and DEI
D0207 (capacity 90)
06-13
12:30
35min
Breaking Barriers: Cross-Distro CI/CD with Packit and OBS
František Lachman, Dan Čermák

The Linux ecosystem thrives on collaboration, yet distribution-specific tooling often creates silos. Packit, originally designed as a CI/CD solution for Fedora, is now bridging these gaps by expanding support to other distributions. Thanks to contributions from Google Summer of Code, Packit now integrates with the Open Build Service (OBS), bringing seamless automation to openSUSE and beyond.
In this talk, we’ll explore how OBS integration unlocks new capabilities for openSUSE developers and demonstrate how Packit streamlines package maintenance and CI/CD workflows across distributions. Whether you're a Fedora maintainer, an openSUSE contributor, or an upstream developer looking to automate your builds, you'll gain practical insights into Packit's growing toolset and how it can enhance your workflow.
Join us to see how Packit is breaking down barriers and making cross-distro CI/CD a reality!

Linux Distributions, Operating Systems, and Edge
E105 (capacity 70)