Erich Eickmeyer

#UbuntuSummit was where community contributors were seen, valued, and celebrated. Moving 25.10 online-only erases that recognition. I won’t attend or speak because our work deserves more than a livestream. It's a regression at the community level.

https://ericheickmeyer.com/2025/10/09/why-i-wont-be-attending-or-speaking-at-ubuntu-summit-25-10/

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Why I Won’t Be Attending or Speaking at Ubuntu Summit 25.10

Ubuntu Summit’s decision to go exclusively online, with the exception of those speaking at the Summit in London, UK, is anti-collaborative and turns its back on the very people who make Ubunt…

Erich Eickmeyer
Oct 14 at 9:19pmWeb
Show threadLeniwcowaty Oct 14

@eickmeyer I fully agree. I was at 2024 summit, it was just a great experience. Opportunity to meet FOSS people from around the world in person, talk to them, touch the tech. It was like nothing I've ever seen.

And now they make a fucking livestream... This is so stupid, I cannot even comprehend how idiotic idea this is