As a nepali free software user and a programmer myself, I'd totally
agree to Bibek's point.

The only reason I believe this discussion is happening in the first
place is because of D2H's name in the title of the even. My suggestion
is to have it under Gold Sponsor / Sponsored by: D2Hawke and keep the
event title as it should be :-)

Lot of free software meetups/events such as OSDC, Linux.conf.au, UDC
etc.. are sponsored by commercial companies(Google, Redhat etc..) yet
their name never appear on the title of the event itself because they
are exactly that - a sponsor; no more or no less ;-) and the event
serves a purpose to those organisation by making their name visible
and more marketable.

Suffice it to say they do get the visibility, credit and a name for
themselves by having it under Gold / Silver / Bronze sponsors. Let the
title remain intact (i.e., Software Freedom Day Nepal) because it is
exactly that; a celebration of free software; not a commercial one.
:-) Lastly, I believe free software isn't just about a libre software.
It's a community, a mindset that has to be honoured with time.

-- 
Regards,
Ishwor Gurung

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