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I guess it depends upon where in the world you go though my recent conference experience is definitely a post-COVID one. No rules, no masks, no social distancin

I guess it depends upon where in the world you go though my recent conference experience is definitely a post-COVID one. No rules, no masks, no social distancing etc (RISC-V Summit Europe, Barcelona). I went to the US RISC-V summit in December (San Jose) and they had little badges (red/yellow/green to indicate how comfortable you were with people getting close) and I think they asked people to wear masks but very few did. They also asked for a pre-conference test but I don't think they were checking up on results. Mandatory, proper face fitting N95 masks seems out of step there. Though I can appreciate it may aid some in attending it will certainly discourage others.

ghaff 3y ago
Basically, Linux Foundation events are back to “normal.” Kubecon in April said that they weren’t allowed by local law to mandate requirements but it was pretty clear that was a fig leaf for what they wanted to do anyway. They did have the comfort level stickers which seems very reasonable. I think you do still see some community oriented events feeling like they need to bend over backwards to accommodate anyone who still doesn’t feel comfortable around unmasked and unvaccinated people. That’s where the sentiment comes from IMO.