We're sad to hear that FOSDEM 2022 won't be f2f, or even hybrid, though it's totally understandable.

So we have an idea to test, particularly into the MariaDB and database communities at FOSDEM.

What if MariaDB Foundation organised an informal f2f event two weeks prior to FOSDEM? Not in competition with FOSDEM, but in support of it. We would do the recording of the videos for the MariaDB DevRoom (assuming our submission is successful), in front of a live audience – not the jam packed room in Brussels that we crave for, but at least the other presenters and their cousins! The presenters would get relieved of having to do their recordings, with the additional benefit of a serious deadline and the inspiration of an actual audience.

Who would care to join the FOSDEM fanboy filming festival for MariaDB devroom?

To avoid overloading this low-volume list, I'd suggest those interested respond at https://mariadb.org/fosdem-filming-party/, where you can read more about the idea as well.