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FOSSY 2023, Portland: Free and Open Source Software Yearly conference

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Re: FOSSY 2023, Portland: Free and Open Source Software Yearly conference

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Post by chrchr »

ksimukka wrote: post #19
rapnie wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

In my country it is like covid never happened. Yet, there are quite a few people for whom covid is still a threat. People with long covid for instance or respiratory illnesses. There are Free Software conferences that take that into account, as part of inclusion.

I hear what you are saying. IMO, the mask and covid measures in Portland feels to me to be more political based. I really don’t understand the logic in America when it comes to the current thinking about covid measures. You could say I have a Scandinavian perspective to this, but here in Norway everyone listened and trusted to what the government recommended and/or mandated. It has been a little more than a year sinc…

There are no government mandates in effect here in Portland either. Any masking/testing rules in place for the conference are due to the event’s policies.

Re: FOSSY 2023, Portland: Free and Open Source Software Yearly conference

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Post by phkahler »

detaro wrote: post #8
phkahler wrote: post #7

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>> the first instance of this conference, which they intend to run yearly. Yeah but the F is FOSSY stands for First. Either they change the name next year or it doesn't make sense. As someone mentioned Fossdem, the is also the LibreGraphics thing, and perhaps some other smaller ones. The name is IMHO a very poor choice. My suspicion is they actually thought this would be a first of its kind, but that would mean they…

> Yeah but the F is FOSSY stands for First It clearly stands for "Free", where do you get that idea?

Hahha, yes! That was really stupid on my part:

>>The first Free and Open Source Software Yearly conference

Sure the word "first" is in there but it doesn't even have the capital F like Free....

Bows head in shame....

Re: FOSSY 2023, Portland: Free and Open Source Software Yearly conference

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Post by ghaff »

josephcsible wrote: post #20
pantalaimon wrote: post #6

Still requiring masks & tests is kind of odd in 2023

I'm glad they're at least being honest in advance about it, so I didn't have to waste any time thinking about attending. What really stinks is when conferences pretend to be normal in advance but suddenly spring insanity like this on everyone the day they start.

The opposite has happened as well, perhaps through no fault of the event, when they decide government mandate changes meant they could no longer require vaccinations.

But, in general, I have no problem with events laying out clear policies in advance which allow potential attendees to attend or not attend either because they don't want to wear masks/be vaccinated/be tested or because they feel the event isn't being cautious enough.

Re: FOSSY 2023, Portland: Free and Open Source Software Yearly conference

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Post by dangerwill »

pantalaimon wrote: post #6

Still requiring masks & tests is kind of odd in 2023

A hundred people per day are still dying of covid in the US, and even if you don't die from it, every fresh covid infection is rolling the dice with long covid. Masks and testing for a mass gathering involving lots of out of towners is obviously still appropriate.

Re: FOSSY 2023, Portland: Free and Open Source Software Yearly conference

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Post by anon291 »

ghaff wrote: post #24
josephcsible wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm glad they're at least being honest in advance about it, so I didn't have to waste any time thinking about attending. What really stinks is when conferences pretend to be normal in advance but suddenly spring insanity like this on everyone the day they start.

The opposite has happened as well, perhaps through no fault of the event, when they decide government mandate changes meant they could no longer require vaccinations. But, in general, I have no problem with events laying out clear policies in advance which allow potential attendees to attend or not attend either because they don't want to wear masks/be vaccinated/be tested or because they feel the event isn't being c…

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Re: FOSSY 2023, Portland: Free and Open Source Software Yearly conference

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Post by chaosharmonic »

phkahler wrote: post #23
detaro wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Yeah but the F is FOSSY stands for First It clearly stands for "Free", where do you get that idea?

Hahha, yes! That was really stupid on my part: >>The first Free and Open Source Software Yearly conference Sure the word "first" is in there but it doesn't even have the capital F like Free.... Bows head in shame....

I've had a similar joke whenever I try to describe patent trolls, about how normally standards-essential patents are expected to be widely accessible, and the terms that satisfy these expectations are typically described as FRAND -- Fair, Reasonable, AND.

(...Non-Discriminatory)

Re: FOSSY 2023, Portland: Free and Open Source Software Yearly conference

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Post by away271828 »

dangerwill wrote: post #25
pantalaimon wrote: post #6

Still requiring masks & tests is kind of odd in 2023

A hundred people per day are still dying of covid in the US, and even if you don't die from it, every fresh covid infection is rolling the dice with long covid. Masks and testing for a mass gathering involving lots of out of towners is obviously still appropriate.

It's honestly not clear to me at this point to what degree you can mitigate risks associated with air travel and large gatherings. In late 2021 I finally caught COVID attending an international event with a vaccination and mask requirement. And then it turned out that, in spite of testing negative twice, my very slight cough was in fact COVID when I tested again a week later after attending another event.

Re: FOSSY 2023, Portland: Free and Open Source Software Yearly conference

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Post by away271828 »

anon291 wrote: post #26
ghaff wrote: post #24

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The opposite has happened as well, perhaps through no fault of the event, when they decide government mandate changes meant they could no longer require vaccinations. But, in general, I have no problem with events laying out clear policies in advance which allow potential attendees to attend or not attend either because they don't want to wear masks/be vaccinated/be tested or because they feel the event isn't being c…

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We also seem to be in almost the talismanic phase of the pandemic. By all means, most should IMO get vaccinated to reduce the risk of serious disease. But I'm unconvinced that other mitigations for large indoor events are appreciably more effective than wearing an energy crystal around your neck.

Re: FOSSY 2023, Portland: Free and Open Source Software Yearly conference

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Post by josephcsible »

away271828 wrote: post #28
dangerwill wrote: post #25

Earlier quoted context omitted.

A hundred people per day are still dying of covid in the US, and even if you don't die from it, every fresh covid infection is rolling the dice with long covid. Masks and testing for a mass gathering involving lots of out of towners is obviously still appropriate.

It's honestly not clear to me at this point to what degree you can mitigate risks associated with air travel and large gatherings. In late 2021 I finally caught COVID attending an international event with a vaccination and mask requirement. And then it turned out that, in spite of testing negative twice, my very slight cough was in fact COVID when I tested again a week later after attending another event.

> my very slight cough was in fact COVID

If that's all COVID is anymore, then why do we still need to mitigate the risks?

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