FOSDEM 2023!

ยทClayton Craft
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This was my first time attending FOSDEM, and it was a really neat conference! I saw a few talks, though not as many as I had originally planned, because I decided to try and prioritize meeting people and hanging out with them over going to talks that I could watch online. So I ended up mostly attending talks with others I knew, as a workaround ๐Ÿ˜…

I don't have a many friends, so getting to see some for the first time in person was amazing. And I hopefully made some new ones too!

It was a fairly long trip for a 2 day conference, ~20 hours of travel to there, and ~24hrs of travel home. I added a couple of extra days afterwards to stick around Brussels and hang out with some friends, which was totally the right decision.

I'm looking forward to seeing folks again, and encourage others who are fortunate enough to have a chance to attend conferences/meet-ups to go, or consider doing it!

My talk

Here's a talk I did, my first one in a looong time. Link to description

Photos

most of the postmarketOS team in front of the Linux Mobile stand
most of the postmarketOS team in front of the Linux Mobile stand

group of mobile devices on the Linux Mobile stand (photo by: A-wai)
group of mobile devices on the Linux Mobile stand (photo by: A-wai)

recording postmarketOS podcast in person for the first time
recording postmarketOS podcast in person for the first time

aftermath of reaching #avocadosnumber (photo by: Caleb)
aftermath of reaching #avocadosnumber (photo by: Caleb)

Belgium waffles are something else... mmmmmmm
Belgium waffles are something else... mmmmmmm

scene from a 1 day 'pmOS hackathon'
scene from a 1 day 'pmOS hackathon'

labne w/ poached egg, starting a long layover
labne w/ poached egg, starting a long layover

view of St Helens as I'm coming home
view of St Helens as I'm coming home