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Since I had to look it up: Free Open Source Developers’ European Meeting (FOSDEM)

• myfavoritedog 5y ago
  You'd think that would be the first sentence on their landing or at least their about page.
  • detaro 5y ago
    Meh, what it is is way more important that what's behind the acronym that nobody ever uses written out.
  • toyg 5y ago
    Anybody in the FOSS scene in Europe already knows what it is, it doesn't really need more publicity.
    • johannes1234321 5y ago
      https://xkcd.com/1053/ https://xkcd.com/1053/
  • tremon 5y ago
    Why is the acronym more important than what is said in the first sentence on the landing page: FOSDEM is a free event for software developers to meet, share ideas and collaborate.
    • sundarurfriend 5y ago
      Because that sentence is so generic it could describe pretty much any developer event anywhere.
      • scrollaway 5y ago
        I've known and participated in FOSDEM for the past ten years and never even knew what the acronym stood for. The description is accurate and far more important.