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by alphager 3y ago
https://discourse.nixos.org/t/nixcon-2023-sponsorship-situation-from-the-nixos-foundation/33583 https://discourse.nixos.org/t/nixcon-2023-sponsorship-situat...
TL/DR: they accepted sponsorship by Anduril, a weapons manufacturer and publicized that fact 3 days before the conference. The German scene is quite pacifistic and threw a fit.
- busterarm 3y agoWhile "threw a fit" is accurate, it really does downplay the level of hostility that was expressed in response to the situation. It was unbecoming of any group that wishes to call itself a community and it certainly has chilled participation from reasonable people.