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"But in the end, FOSDEM is not just about talks. It is about meeting people, reconnecting with friends, and having spontaneous conversations that no video strea
by zoobab 9mo ago
"But in the end, FOSDEM is not just about talks. It is about meeting people, reconnecting with friends, and having spontaneous conversations that no video stream can fully replace."
I don't go to the talks because they are recorded, it's more about meeting friends around a coffee or a beer.
Maybe in the future, we will have more tables for hacking like at CCC...
- jraph 9mo agoI suspect it would be true of most conferences or events like this. The presentations are mostly excuses to justify the event and perhaps to help gather and identify the people sharing the same topics.
- direwolf20 9mo agoFOSDEM is simply not CCC. They are different events run by different people with different visions. If you want CCC you can (with good luck or a group affiliation) go to CCC. Or EMF — Electromagnetic Field.
- zoobab 9mo agoBTW there were rooms in the past (2005 if I remember) where people could sit with their laptops and hack around.
- direwolf20 9mo agoThere were at CCC in 2005, too, now it's all allocated to assembly groups.
- pantalaimon 9mo agoRegistering an assembly is trivial, but yea you definitely want to associate with one just so you don't have to carry your bag around all day.
- zoobab 9mo ago"all allocated to assembly groups" And they are all quickly booked as well, if you are not there when the registration process open, you can't have a table.
- pantalaimon 9mo ago> Maybe in the future, we will have more tables for hacking like at CCC... Are they construction a new building for that? Or making used of the unused floorspace in the U building?