Re: Conflict of interest in Debian

[Ric Moore <wayward4now@gmail.com>]

On 10/15/2014 07:08 AM, berenger.morel@neutralite.org wrote:
> Le 15.10.2014 12:09, Brian a écrit :
> > On Wed 15 Oct 2014 at 10:41:12 +0200, berenger.morel@neutralite.org
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Le 15.10.2014 09:11, Jonathan Dowland a écrit :
> > > >On Wed, Oct 15, 2014 at 12:51:07AM -0400, Steve Litt wrote:
> > > >>Check out what single company has 30% of the gatekeepers. Surprise,
> > > >>surprise.
> > > >
> > > >Damned for their success. We want Linux to be successful, but woe
> > > >betide any
> > > >company that actually gets us there...
> > >
> > > Maybe you want.
> > > But I think that most users just want it to work fine and
> > > efficiently, which does not necessarily imply being sold massively
> > > around the world.
> >
> > He's doing some of the work on Debian; others work with different
> > distributions. They get what they want. Users get what they want.
> > Everyone's a winner. :)
>
> Maybe. But, when someone tries to sell stuff a lot, to have a big market
> share, then that guy must take a large target, which leads to systems
> which might become less stable or less efficient. And if that guy want
> to keep his market, then he'll have to avoid people escaping his stuff,
> this is why vendor locks exists.
> Definitely, I hope that Debian won't take that road. It it does, then,
> I'll switch. I'm taking a look at netBSD, even if I guess that I'll have
> a hard time being successful in feeling as comfortable with it than with
> Debian.

I don't know what you all do to get paid in order to pay bills and/or 
raise a family, but working for Red Hat is not a bad gig. Not a bad gig 
at all. I'm sure some soreheads think that we debated WORLD DOMINATION 
during lunch, or how to screw over Debian, but sadly we mostly discussed 
what was the "Right Thing<tm>" to do there just as we do on this list. 
After all, everyone at RedHat had been a user first, before landing a 
paying job.

So, to everyone heaping scorn on RedHat, go here: http://jobs.redhat.com/
...and here:
http://jobs.redhat.com/life-at-red-hat/

If you really know your stuff and/or you fit a need, they might hire 
you. Secretly, I knew they paid me more than I was worth, which 
encouraged me to work my butt off in the support center. It was the 
saddest day of my life to have to quit for personal family concerns. Any 
of you should get paid to do what you love. :) Ric



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"There are two Great Sins in the world...
..the Sin of Ignorance, and the Sin of Stupidity.
Only the former may be overcome." R.I.P. Dad.
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