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+# Two DevRooms for FOSDEM 2012
+
+I am really excited to be part of two DevRooms for [FOSDEM
+2012][fosdem]: Free Java and Legal Issues.
+
+I first participated in the [Free Java][free_java] DevRoom
+in 2007 just after Sun announced the liberation of Java.
+This was an amazing time to be able to represent Sun
+and meet the developers who had actively sought open source
+Java for so many years. Just after FOSDEM 2008 I left Sun, but
+I got involved in the the Free Java DevRoom again last year
+and had a blast. From the interest so far I suspect we will
+have even *more* great speakers this year!
+
+Having been part of Sun's team that navigated tricky
+copyright, patent and trademark issues in publishing [OpenJDK][openjdk]
+I cultivated an appreciation and fascination for the legal
+frameworks that make FLOSS possible. The obvious success
+and growth of software in our everyday lives makes
+the vitality of software freedom a huge concern.
+This year "legal geeks" will be thrilled to learn that
+we have just proposed a new
+[[Legal Issues DevRoom|/fosdem/LegalIssuesDevRoom]] for FOSDEM.
+This is a "Saturday Only" DevRoom which will culminate in
+a one hour interactive panel with all our speakers.
+
+Of course the big challenge with FOSDEM is there are far too
+many DevRooms to go to *at the same time*. I apologize
+in advance for making your decisions even trickier!
+I can assure you that the FOSDEM "hallway track" will
+be better than ever....
+
+So please check out the CFP's for each DevRoom and submit
+a talk idea *or* share the pointer with someone who
+would be a great speaker.
+
+Merci!
+
+[fosdem]: http://fosdem.org/2012/
+[free_java]: http://wiki.debian.org/Java/DevJam/2012/Fosdem
+[openjdk]: http://openjdk.java.net/
+
+[[!tag FOSDEM FreeJava Java OpenJDK LegalIssues]]
+
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