For those who don't watch his YouTube channel or read his blog, Jeff is a fantastic spokesperson for for everything self hosting (enjoying the NTP binge of late!). I really hope this is a success as he's an excellent advocate for a healthy and positive community and framework of understanding this stuff, not to mention his quality as an orator. It would be great to see a cultural push back against surveillance capitalism and centralization of compute and we need good voices and responsible advocates sharing their thoughts to those learning the ropes.
> he's an excellent advocate for a healthy and positive community
The reactions about this when announced on Reddit seem to contradict that:
> I'm a little disappointed that u/geerlingguy is the one running it, since he's posted some shitty beliefs about gay people that, to my knowledge, he has never retracted or disavowed.
> So he can tell all the women there they have no right to their own body?
> Hmmm I didn't know Jeff was anti-gay and anti-women's rights.
> Hi u/geerlingguy ! Are gay people allowed to attend your event?
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bramhaag · · focus · HN ↗
The reactions about this when announced on Reddit seem to contradict that:
etc.<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/homelab/comments/1wq04et/im_starting_homelabfest_and_youre_invited/" rel="nofollow">https://www.reddit.com/r/homelab/comments/1wq04et/im_startin...
<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/selfhosted/comments/1wq2orh/jeff_geerling_has_organized_a_homelabfest/" rel="nofollow">https://www.reddit.com/r/selfhosted/comments/1wq2orh/jeff_ge...
kortilla · · focus · HN ↗
A community can simultaneously be healthy and positive while being politically disagreeable to others.