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By all means let them sponsor open source events, we’ll just take the benefits. If that means listening to their latest swindle then so be it, small price to pa
by JSR_FDED 2y ago
By all means let them sponsor open source events, we’ll just take the benefits. If that means listening to their latest swindle then so be it, small price to pay. Isn’t this what the phrase “useful idiots” was invented for?
- bogwog 2y agoSo conference organizers get in on the grift while the community is robbed by whatever crypto scam/other bullshit this guy sells on stage? I guess it's fine if they also add a large and prominent "THIS GUY IS TRYING TO ROB YOU" banner to the stage and livestreams.
- JSR_FDED 2y agoI think the people who attend open source conferences can spot the equivalent of the timeshare presentation.
- michaelt 2y agoIf you think that's bad, wait until you hear about how many unpaid volunteers are running FOSDEM as a "free and non-commercial event"
- whamlastxmas 2y agoI hope those volunteers decline to volunteer their time to setup and run jacks presentation then
- SpicyLemonZest 2y agoI hope that they do whatever they personally feel is an appropriate use of their time, and that know-it-alls in the crowd don’t try and ruin anything that the volunteers do end up deciding is worth working hard to set up.
- whamlastxmas 2y agoAgreed minus snark