Subj : [$] FOSDEM keynote causes concerns
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From : LWN.net
Date : Tue Jan 28 2025 17:30:08

[$] FOSDEM keynote causes concerns

Date:
Tue, 28 Jan 2025 17:28:07 +0000

Description:
This year's edition of the Free and Open
Source Software Developers' European Meeting (FOSDEM) begins on
February1 in Brussels. The event is widely regarded as one of
the most important open-source conferences. One of the reasons that
FOSDEM is held in high esteem by the community is its non-commercial
nature. It does accept sponsors , but
sponsorships come with few perks and no "pay-for-play" speaking
slots. Thus, the scheduling of a keynote by Jack
Dorseyprimarily known for his role in co-founding Twitter, and
currently CEO and chairman of FOSDEM sponsor Block,Inc. raised eyebrows and 
led to plans for a protest. The
keynote has since been removed from the schedule, but there are still
a number of lingering questions.

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Link to news story:
https://lwn.net/Articles/1006351/


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