The usual calls for "transparency" when people disagree with decisions
The usual calls for "transparency" when people disagree with decisions
Posted Jan 29, 2025 9:08 UTC (Wed) by hailfinger (subscriber, #76962)Parent article: FOSDEM keynote causes concerns
It is somewhat puzzling that some people only call for transparency if they disagree with decisions. I didn't see any calls for transparency from the same people when they were happy with the decisions.
Last year, some people in the MySQL community complained loudly that there was no MySQL devroom at FOSDEM 2024 and called for transparency. The previous years, MySQL apparently had a devroom all the time.
Yes, FOSDEM rejections sting. Happens all the time, also to very deserving projects. I've witnessed that personally and saw it as a chance to improve the submission the following year.
I completely trust FOSDEM organizers to do the right thing.