Attend Foss.in, Get Proprietary Software
I am participating in foss.in along with Prasad who spoke about contributing to Spicebird. I was disgusted when along with the delegate kit, I was given a CDROM containing proprietary software from VMware.
Organisers, perhaps, are doing that because VMware is a silver sponsor. They are, in effect, trapping people into proprietary software. I have come to think that the organisers don’t give a rat’s ass about Free Software philosophy or at least the spirit of open source development communities. This is what happens when people get involved for petty/wrong reasons.
I returned the CDROM at the delegate kit distribution desk as soon as I found it in the kit. I even got some objection from across the desk when i was doing that. Next time, however, I will mostly certainly refuse Foss.in itself.
Update: If you happened to visit the VMware stall and give your contact details out of courtesy, you will also receive a recruitment offer from VMware. So, now, FOSS developers have cool venue to turn into proprietary software developers.
