@aral @nekohayo FOSDEM's closing talk made a point (right after they bragged about being "the largest conference in the world") about how they prefer donations which would "keep them independent from corporate sponsors".
(I laughed a bit and specifically thought of you, @aral... I do agree with you.)
Sadly, it's hard to avoid FOSDEM in some form with so many people pouring so much time and effort into the talks. So I did watch the talks... safely from home.