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
#2What is meant by "the first"?
FOSDEM has been around for more than 20 years:
https://fosdem.org/2023/about/
FOSDEM 2023 happened in February. The recorded talks and slides are available:
https://fosdem.org/2023/schedule/events/
Previous years recorded talks and slides are also available:
https://archive.fosdem.org/2022/schedule/events/
https://archive.fosdem.org/2021/schedule/events/
Nevertheless, it is good to have more FOSS conferences.
Since FOSDEM usually happens in Europe, having a conference in North America is good.
Best of luck to FOSSY. I hope they post recorded videos and slides of the talks so that those who cannot attend in person can also participate.
Re: FOSSY 2023, Portland: Free and Open Source Software Yearly conference
#3What is meant by "the first"? FOSDEM has been around for more than 20 years: https://fosdem.org/2023/about/ FOSDEM 2023 happened in February. The recorded talks and slides are available: https://fosdem.org/2023/schedule/events/ Previous years recorded talks and slides are also available: https://archive.fosdem.org/2022/schedule/events/ https://archive.fosdem.org/2021/schedule/events/ Nevertheless, it is good to have…
the first instance of this conference, which they intend to run yearly.
Re: FOSSY 2023, Portland: Free and Open Source Software Yearly conference
#4What is meant by "the first"? FOSDEM has been around for more than 20 years: https://fosdem.org/2023/about/ FOSDEM 2023 happened in February. The recorded talks and slides are available: https://fosdem.org/2023/schedule/events/ Previous years recorded talks and slides are also available: https://archive.fosdem.org/2022/schedule/events/ https://archive.fosdem.org/2021/schedule/events/ Nevertheless, it is good to have…
the first instance of this conference, which they intend to run yearly.
Ah. That makes sense.
Maybe it would be more clear as:
"The first annual Free and Open Source Software Yearly conference"
Instead of:
"The first Free and Open Source Software Yearly conference"
Putting "annual" in the title makes that meaning / context more clear to me.
Re: FOSSY 2023, Portland: Free and Open Source Software Yearly conference
#5I'm happy to see this. OSCON was such an amazing conference, and FOSCON was such a lovely complement to it. I recall seeing DHH, Matz and _why all in the same room at free geek. I really hope this recaptures the ethos of open source in a way that feels like it has been somewhat lost.
Re: FOSSY 2023, Portland: Free and Open Source Software Yearly conference
#6Still requiring masks & tests is kind of odd in 2023
Re: FOSSY 2023, Portland: Free and Open Source Software Yearly conference
#7What is meant by "the first"? FOSDEM has been around for more than 20 years: https://fosdem.org/2023/about/ FOSDEM 2023 happened in February. The recorded talks and slides are available: https://fosdem.org/2023/schedule/events/ Previous years recorded talks and slides are also available: https://archive.fosdem.org/2022/schedule/events/ https://archive.fosdem.org/2021/schedule/events/ Nevertheless, it is good to have…
the first instance of this conference, which they intend to run yearly.
>> 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 are not the right people to do this.
Re: FOSSY 2023, Portland: Free and Open Source Software Yearly conference
#8Earlier quoted context omitted.
the first instance of this conference, which they intend to run yearly.
>> 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?
Re: FOSSY 2023, Portland: Free and Open Source Software Yearly conference
#9Still requiring masks & tests is kind of odd in 2023
Thanks for calling this out. I live right near by and was on the verge of payment, but I'm not wasting my time with that.
Re: FOSSY 2023, Portland: Free and Open Source Software Yearly conference
#10Still requiring masks & tests is kind of odd in 2023
Yeah it’s an interesting choice. I’ve not been to a conference in forever and have lost touch of what the norm is. I wonder whether the policy is a net up/downside as they try to build interest and get the thing established. My hunch is that it hurts them in attendance, but idk.