I hear this so much, sometimes in the most unexpected situations, and it's heart-warming. One day, I was having lunch with the family in a remote place in a restaurant in Serra da Estrela, and a random folk came to the table just to tell me how Codebits had shaped his life. I think I shed a tear righ there.
Anyway, yes, we have to find a comeback angle someday.
This makes me so happy to read! I'd donate and definitely travel to Portugal specifically just to attend (as I did with the last ones when I had already moved away). Codebits also shaped my life, got me my first job, new friends, etc, so here's a +1. I think there's at least a good few hundreds of people with the same story :)
Anyway, yes, we have to find a comeback angle someday.