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.
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 May I remind you who hosted the last global environmental conferences and where they took place?
And yes, FOSDEM should know/do better.
@grootinside i brought this up intentionally because case on point