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   Garrett LeSage (garrett@mastodon.xyz)'s status on Friday, 17-Jan-2025 21:13:24 JST Garrett LeSage

   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

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     Garrett LeSage (garrett@mastodon.xyz)'s status on Friday, 17-Jan-2025 21:13:22 JST Garrett LeSage

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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 videos

     And 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 ventilation

     And promotes:

     - cryptocurrency
     - billionaires

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     jahway603 :archlinux: (jahway603@social.linux.pizza)'s status on Saturday, 18-Jan-2025 13:13:32 JST jahway603 :archlinux:

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     @garrett it was upsetting to hear that the keynote this year was Dorsey - he's never done anything for the free or open source communities.