Post AqBKV5OnhqVrabNHSS by garrett@mastodon.xyz
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 (DIR) Post #AqBKUwdiH25sQFHYx6 by garrett@mastodon.xyz
       2025-01-17T09:08:41Z
       
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       Year after year, #FOSDEM continues to disappoint.The most relevant part of their keynote's description at https://fosdem.org/2025/schedule/event/fosdem-2025-4507-infusing-open-source-culture-into-company-dna-a-conversation-with-jack-dorsey-and-manik-surtani-block-s-head-of-open-source/ (purposefully taken out of context):"Block Founder and CEO Jack Dorsey"Yes, please do. (Block as a verb, not a "proper" noun.)More details: https://drewdevault.com/2025/01/16/2025-01-16-No-Billionares-at-FOSDEM-please.html
       
 (DIR) Post #AqBKUxuPYR2qMK6PcO by garrett@mastodon.xyz
       2025-01-17T09:19:49Z
       
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       #FOSDEM:is inaccessible for those with:- mobility issues- scent sensitivities (no policy against perfume, uses smelly soap in bathrooms); this affects around 30% of the population- who need/want CC for videosAnd refused:- to have a code of conduct for years; have no real means of enforcing the one they have now- to implement any kind of sickness mitigation (COVID, "FOSDEM Flu", or other), including encouraging masks and ventilationAnd promotes:- cryptocurrency- billionaires
       
 (DIR) Post #AqBKUycMv0CsYefW8O by jimsalter@fosstodon.org
       2025-01-17T18:43:28Z
       
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       @garrett sounds a lot like SELF here in the southeastern United States, on a larger stage.
       
 (DIR) Post #AqBKV5OnhqVrabNHSS by garrett@mastodon.xyz
       2025-01-17T09:26:04Z
       
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       #FOSDEM does do a lot of good too, bringing people together and promoting Free Software. And there are amazing people putting together the event every year — especially the tons of volunteers spending their time and effort to make this all happen.But promoting the ideals of Free and Open Source Software is all the more reason they should really respect their audience, be inclusive, and try to be better.(People critical of FOSDEM aren't attacking it; we all want it to be better.)