One of the #Drupal's biggest problems is attracting new and younger contributors to the project, and doing things like having a gala that costs $125 to attend seems antithetical to having an open and welcoming community.

[mikemccaffrey@drupal.community]

One of the #Drupal's biggest problems is attracting new and younger contributors to the project, and doing things like having a gala that costs $125 to attend seems antithetical to having an open and welcoming community.

Drupal 25th Anniversary Gala at DrupalCon Chicago

Dries is the Founder and Project Lead of Drupal and the Co-founder and Executive Chair of Acquia.

(dri.es)

Anyone interested in organizing a counter-event during that same time that is open to everyone and explicitly welcoming to new and casual contributors?

[jurgenhaas@fosstodon.org]

@mikemccaffrey That's only telling half the story, right? There are tickets for $25 as well, including food, drinks, music, and community. I'd say that's not a bad deal.

[jpoesen@drupal.community]

@jurgenhaas @mikemccaffrey The other half of the story is the DA and so many people finding it super normal to spend thousands to travel to a fascist shithole to go and party like nothing's wrong while the country that set itself on fire is also setting the world on fire.