Hi Patrick, On Tue, 25 Mar 2025, Patrick Steinhardt wrote: > On Thu, Mar 20, 2025 at 10:09:29PM +0000, brian m. carlson wrote: > > On 2025-03-20 at 10:31:36, Patrick Steinhardt wrote: > > > given that this year is the 20th anniversary of the Git project it would > > > be great to host another Git Merge so that the wider community can come > > > together and celebrate. Taylor and I have been chatting about this > > > opportunity a bit to figure out what we're going to do this year. > > > > > > We have been discussing two different options: > > > > > > - Hosting in the US in San Francisco at the GitHub HQ. > > > > > > - Hosting in the EU in Amsterdam colocated with the Open Source > > > Summit Europe. > > > > > > Typically, the location is alternating on a yearly basis between the US > > > and the EU. So given that last year it was hosted in Berlin it would be > > > the US' turn. But given the recent political climate in the US I'm > > > afraid that many people would not feel comfortable traveling there right > > > now. So in the spirit of being inclusive I think we should at least > > > consider whether we may want to break the typical alternating cycle and > > > host in the EU again. > > > > Yes, I do think that given current circumstances the U.S. is not a good > > place to host events. Perhaps that will change in the future, but I > > don't think that would be a prudent choice right now. I've talked to > > several people who are uncomfortable traveling there, so we'd probably > > get better attendance hosting elsewhere. > > > > I would be fine with Amsterdam, and I might also suggest a major > > Canadian city (such as Toronto, Montreal, or Vancouver) if we preferred > > to do this in North America (since we've traditionally alternated > > continents). I can imagine other locations outside of the U.S. that > > might be fine as well, so I'm willing to keep an open mind if a good > > opportunity comes up. > > The only reasons why I proposed Amsterdam are the Open Source Summit and > that I have some ways to help out with organizing the event over there. Is there still a chance to have a Git thing alongside the Open Source Summit in Amsterdam? If so, I would be interested in going, as I -- like so many others already shared -- will not travel to the States this year. Ciao, Johannes
