Interoperability is why I’m here 🚀
https://sync.cypher.space/note/4f5d74c73e0cc41acc1240036b8a7326331ced5b7537fc32963a0d1eb38cca30
Owh damn mr fancy pants 😂 cool stuff thought it might be some mining gear 🚀 well technically it could be 😅
**My own stats on what I’ve done over the weekend:**
- Spoke to +100 developers, it was great seeing a couple of familiar Flemish faces and meeting some new ones but overall the crowd was extremely diverse.
- Ended up doing a short interview promoting the protocol and ended up going to 0 talks.
- Tried to evangelize by going booth by booth to distribute a Nostr flyer to other FOSDEM projects, with the hope that they would broadcast the info towards their SOME person to add Nostr on their list or to build out a library for the languages that were present ( This was a fairly slow approach )
- Kept it to Nostr protocol 95% of the time, the Bitcoin narrative is not always a good time to push and as a side note I’ve met more Monero users than in the last 5 years.
- Was able to convince some engineers to look into the #soveng endeavor.
**Small overview from the most common questions:**
- They have heard about Nostr but are not sure of the details. ( mostly through the bitcoin community )
- What is the difference with ActivityPub, Mastodon, Fediverse ?
- IOT developers, so questions regarding MQTT & Meshtastic integrations ?
- Current state of MLS on Nostr ?
- What are the current biggest clients / apps build on Nostr ?
- Will jack still give a talk ?
**Things we could improve:**
- Bring more stickers like loads more,
- Bring T-shirts, Pins… could be a good way to fund these adventures instead of raising funds.
( Most projects where selling something to help raise funds for projects )
- Almost no onboarding / client installs.
- Compared to the Nostr booth at BTC Amsterdam not a single person asked if they could charge their phone.
**Personal Note:**
The last time I visited was roughly 13 years ago and me being a little more seasoned I just loved the fact that I was able to pay some support to the open source projects I’ve been using for years ( homebrew, modzilla, Free BSD,.. ) and see the amazing diverse crowd that is the open source Movement 🧡
**Al final shoutout to our great pirate crew 🏴☠️:**
The Dutch Guard ( nostr:npub1qe3e5wrvnsgpggtkytxteaqfprz0rgxr8c3l34kk3a9t7e2l3acslezefe & nostr:npub1l77twp5l02jadkcjn6eeulv2j7y5vmf9tf3hhtq7h7rp0vzhgpzqz0swft ) and a adrenaline fueled nostr:npub1t6jxfqz9hv0lygn9thwndekuahwyxkgvycyscjrtauuw73gd5k7sqvksrw , nostr:npub1rfw075gc6pc693w5v568xw4mnu7umlzpkfxmqye0cgxm7qw8tauqfck3t8 and nostr:npub1r30l8j4vmppvq8w23umcyvd3vct4zmfpfkn4c7h2h057rmlfcrmq9xt9ma amazing finally meeting you IRL after close to 2 years since the Yakihonne hackathon 😀
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nostr:npub1zafcms4xya5ap9zr7xxr0jlrtrattwlesytn2s42030lzu0dwlzqpd26k5 on request the #FOSDEM debriefing 🚀✌️
FOSDEM Debrief 🫡
My own stats on what I’ve done over the weekend:
- Spoke to +100 developers, it was great seeing a couple of familiar Flemish faces and meeting some new ones but overall the crowd was extremely diverse.
- Ended up doing a short interview promoting the protocol and ended up going to 0 talks.
- Tried to evangelize by going booth by booth to distribute a Nostr flyer to other FOSDEM projects, with the hope that they would broadcast the info towards their SOME person to add Nostr on their list or to build out a library for the languages that were present ( This was a fairly slow approach )
- Kept it to Nostr protocol 95% of the time, the Bitcoin narrative is not always a good time to push and as a side note I’ve met more Monero users than in the last 5 years.
- Was able to convince some engineers to look into the #soveng endeavor.
Small overview from the most common questions.
- They have heard about Nostr but are not sure of the details. ( mostly through the bitcoin community )
- What is the difference with ActivityPub, Mastodon, Fediverse ?
- IOT developers, so questions regarding MQTT & Meshtastic integrations ?
- Current state of MLS on Nostr ?
- What are the current biggest clients / apps build on Nostr ?
- Will jack still give a talk ?
Things we could improve:
- Bring more stickers like loads more,
- Bring T-shirts, Pins… could be a good way to fund these adventures instead of raising funds.
( Most projects where selling something to help raise funds for projects )
- Almost no onboarding / client installs.
- Compared to the Nostr booth at BTC Amsterdam not a single person asked if they could charge their phone.
Personal Note:
The last time I visited was roughly 13 years ago and me being a little more seasoned I just loved the fact that I was able to pay some support to the open source projects I’ve been using for years ( homebrew, modzilla, Free BSD,.. ) and see the amazing diverse crowd that is the open source Movement 🧡
Al final shoutout to our great pirate crew 🏴☠️:
The Dutch Guard ( nostr:npub1qe3e5wrvnsgpggtkytxteaqfprz0rgxr8c3l34kk3a9t7e2l3acslezefe & nostr:npub1l77twp5l02jadkcjn6eeulv2j7y5vmf9tf3hhtq7h7rp0vzhgpzqz0swft ) and a adrenaline fueled nostr:npub1t6jxfqz9hv0lygn9thwndekuahwyxkgvycyscjrtauuw73gd5k7sqvksrw , nostr:npub1rfw075gc6pc693w5v568xw4mnu7umlzpkfxmqye0cgxm7qw8tauqfck3t8 and nostr:npub1r30l8j4vmppvq8w23umcyvd3vct4zmfpfkn4c7h2h057rmlfcrmq9xt9ma amazing finally meeting you IRL after close to 2 years since the Yakihonne hackathon 😀 
Because recursion is a powerful concept
Hope you a right, not sure how Guantanamo fits into this explanation and the current admin doesn’t seem to be fairly bothered by the constitution or deportation. But yeah not my country but hope your right 🙏✌️
El Salvador seems to be on a very different direction lately 🤨
https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/03/americas/el-salvador-migrant-deal-marco-rubio-intl-hnk/index.html
Some 😂 hopefully… difficult to validate in the long run
Some funds/grants will only give you money if you have wisdom and integrity 🧘 🧡
👀 nostr:note1kxrjrs9vmt2a95ewvgzxwu4y5huypxk9879jaj6ynfpvhvzfv49quu3g5q
I’d agree plus lnbits, cashu, .. a decent amount of projects in this space use it and if you like vanilla JS, TS,… all is allowed I would still recommend to use NuxtJS ( vue’s meta framework 🚀 )
I’d classify them more like misfits 😄
https://v.nostr.build/DoZ8gP2WsV92q7jt.mp4 nostr:note16nqq0mr3u7jt262uetyjwm84nhx4aea7alcsf6pn4hqyxx8g083sgk74k0
I’ll have a look over the weekend, still would love to see one of the posts doing a proper comparison ✌️