Jack f*ing Dorsey having the keynote at FOSDEM is a disgrace.

phoenix🐧🏕🏞🚀🍝

Jack f*ing Dorsey having the keynote at FOSDEM is a disgrace. He has made no meaningful contributions, is a no-one in this space and wants to talk about Open Source culture? Are you kidding me?!??

Why are we allowing this to happen? He should not be welcome as a speaker, let alone holding the keynote.

phoenix🐧🏕🏞🚀🍝

Why is this such a problem?

Because like all tech billionaires he has an agenda which is incompatible with the ideals of open source. Giving him a platform where be can speak about his interest, despite not having contributed to the community is acting against the interest of the open source community as a whole.

You wouldn't invite a fossil fuel lobbyist to a renewable energy panel either, would you?

phoenix🐧🏕🏞🚀🍝

I realize money plays a role. A big role. But don't make the mistake of taking tech bro's as our friends.

The relationship is utilitarian at best. Tech bro's don't "invest" in open source because they believe in its ideals, they do it because it gives them the means to do whatever they like. And this is seldom something good or desirable.

Those are the same people that do one mass layoff after the next one whenever it suits them.

They are not our friends. Jack Dorsey should not be welcome.

phoenix🐧🏕🏞🚀🍝

In the age of misinformation and "bought public perception" giving him this stage is both morally and politically wrong and damaging to the philosophy of open source.

End of thread.

phoenix🐧🏕🏞🚀🍝

Even FOSDEM reviewers were against it

phoenix🐧🏕🏞🚀🍝

Sorry I forgot to mention also @sir excellent blog post about it: https://drewdevault.com/2025/01/16/2025-01-16-No-Billionares-at-FOSDEM-please.html.

Natasha Nox 🇺🇦🇵🇸

@phoenix @sir Uuuh, if I was there I would sit with them.

Eloy

@phoenix huh, didn't know reviews were public

or was this leaked?

phoenix🐧🏕🏞🚀🍝

Even FOSDEM reviewers were against it