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Statement on planned protests during the upcoming FOSDEM 2025

We were made aware of planned protests during the upcoming FOSDEM 2025 in response to a scheduled talk which is causing controversy. The talk in question is claimed to be on the schedule for sponsorship reasons; additionally, some of the speakers scheduled to speak during this talk are controversial to some of our attendees.

We were made aware of planned protests during the upcoming FOSDEM 2025 in response to a scheduled talk which is causing controversy. Open Source and Free Software are inherently political, and as such it is normal and expected that our attendees are more vocal about the wider world, and about FOSDEM in particular. We would appreciate if anyone organizing a protest would contact us in advance at info@fosdem.org so we can ensure that we’re able to meet our crowd control and fire safety obligations.

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