On second thought, I don't want to give the impression that I think FOSS event talk-selection committees pick speakers for the wrong reasons. That's definitely not true.
In fact, I got enough rejections over the years (including by GUADEC!) to prove it quantitatively.
That said, this is a situation where I have no financial backer to get me there if they don't like my proposal, which makes it feel more personal. In short, I'm just an independent, unemployed free-software hacker now; the conference world looks different from here.
In fact, I got enough rejections over the years (including by GUADEC!) to prove it quantitatively.
That said, this is a situation where I have no financial backer to get me there if they don't like my proposal, which makes it feel more personal. In short, I'm just an independent, unemployed free-software hacker now; the conference world looks different from here.