What Hackers Yearn
| What Hackers Yearn | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Hacker con |
| Begins | August 8, 2025 |
| Ends | August 12, 2025 |
| Frequency | Quadrennial (every 4 years) |
| Locations | Oudkarspel, Netherlands |
| Inaugurated | 1989 |
| Previous event | May Contain Hackers (2022) |
| Next event | Name not yet announced |
| Attendance | 3753 tickets sold |
| Website | https://why2025.org/ |
What Hackers Yearn (WHY2025) was held on August 8-12, 2025 at Geestmerambacht, Oudkarspel (42km north of Amsterdam).
It was a nonprofit outdoor hacker conference and festival in The Netherlands. This conference was part of a sequence of quadrennial hacker camps that began with the Galactic Hacker Party in 1989, followed by Hacking at the End of the Universe in 1993, Hacking In Progress in 1997, Hackers At Large in 2001, What the Hack in 2005, Hacking at Random in 2009, Observe. Hack. Make. in 2013, Still Hacking Anyway in 2017, and May Contain Hackers in 2022.
The camp took place from 8 to 12 august at Geestmerambacht in Oudkarspel. More than 3750 hackers and technology minded people from 50 countries participated in workshops and discussions. During the camp, lectures and workshops were held in conference tents, with over 179 speakers presenting including Dutch Government employees.