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FOSDEM 2027 will take place on 30 & 31 January 2027 in Brussels, Belgium ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช (fosdem.org)
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[โ€“] 2 points 18 hours ago (7 children)

Was it the case last year? I haven't been in a while, but last time I was there it was definitely more people running Arch on Thinkpads than MacBooks.

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  • [โ€“] 0 points 13 hours ago (6 children)

    My experience was turning around while sitting at the front and seeing nearly exclusively CrApple logos. I left the event with he impression that the only people being able to pay to show up to the event were Mac owners.

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  • [โ€“] 2 points 13 hours ago (4 children)

    But Fosdem is free and Brussels is a cheap city, so I don't see why people would have to "be able to pay to show up"?

    In my experience there are very wide differences in audience between sessions, and I mostly see people with beards and ThinkPads, for my part.

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  • [โ€“] 0 points 13 hours ago (3 children)

    Not everybody lives in Brussels?

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  • [โ€“] 2 points 12 hours ago (2 children)

    Well of course, but it's probably one of the easiest cities to reach for the most people, given its location. It's not like it was in Perth or Irkutsk, Brussels is not per se an expensive place to reach, and most visitors are probably just from France, Benelux or Germany.

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  • [โ€“] 1 point 12 hours ago (1 child)

    Easy doesn't mean cheap. And not everybody can take of work to visit. I know I can't.

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  • [โ€“] 2 points 12 hours ago

    I know but... Fosdem is still one the cheapest conferences to attend all things considered, and on a weekend so most people don't need to take time off, so I just don't get your comment about having money. It's clearly not targeted at rich people is what I mean, and not attended especially by people who can afford a mac. But some sessions are probably more attractive to a certain type of attendee than others.

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