"But in the end, FOSDEM is not just about talks. It is about meeting people, rec...

jraph · 2026-02-02T11:23:57 1770031437

I suspect it would be true of most conferences or events like this. The presentations are mostly excuses to justify the event and perhaps to help gather and identify the people sharing the same topics.

pantalaimon · 2026-02-02T15:45:50 1770047150

> Maybe in the future, we will have more tables for hacking like at CCC...

Are they construction a new building for that? Or making used of the unused floorspace in the U building?

direwolf20 · 2026-02-02T12:14:20 1770034460

FOSDEM is simply not CCC. They are different events run by different people with different visions. If you want CCC you can (with good luck or a group affiliation) go to CCC. Or EMF — Electromagnetic Field.

zoobab · 2026-02-02T13:27:29 1770038849

BTW there were rooms in the past (2005 if I remember) where people could sit with their laptops and hack around.

direwolf20 · 2026-02-02T13:33:22 1770039202

There were at CCC in 2005, too, now it's all allocated to assembly groups.

zoobab · 2026-02-02T15:58:55 1770047935

"all allocated to assembly groups"

And they are all quickly booked as well, if you are not there when the registration process open, you can't have a table.

pantalaimon · 2026-02-02T15:43:54 1770047034

Registering an assembly is trivial, but yea you definitely want to associate with one just so you don't have to carry your bag around all day.