[Fsuk-manchester] FOSDEM 09 Controversy

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Gyn Moody has written a quite level headed piece on a plea surrounding
Novell's sponsorship of FOSDEM 09.

http://www.computerworlduk.com/community/blogs/index.cfm?entryid=1730&blogid=14

It's interesting to see the two conflicting points of view...
http://static.1407.org/20090105-fosdem-2009-appeal.html
http://www.paeps.cx/weblog/fosdem/letting_the_community_help.html

On the one hand it's very easy to see the anti-novell point of view, if a
company was actively trying to stem the spread of free software, letting
them give you money could have negative consequences... T

On the other hand, perhaps FOSDEM should give space (in sponsorship as they
do in speaker slots) to people from both points of view...

Tim