Re: Working on a FOSS project (was: Finding a linux related job)

2007-03-11 Thread Danny Lieberman
Geoff OK - so you have a negative attitude to programming excellence and managers, maybe you just need a vacation. Let me rebut your points one by one on your own ground: 1) The suits have taken over. It's a well documented fact... - So what. The better the company - the higher the standards

Working on a FOSS project (was: Finding a linux related job)

2007-03-09 Thread Aviram Jenik
On Friday 09 March 2007 01:43, Geoffrey S. Mendelson wrote: Personaly I would not waste any time on a FOSS project. Most managers won't care, it has no relevance to their world, and many startup managers will take it that you are more interested in the work than the money and if they do hire

Re: Working on a FOSS project (was: Finding a linux related job)

2007-03-09 Thread Geoffrey S. Mendelson
On Fri, Mar 09, 2007 at 08:48:56AM -0500, Aviram Jenik wrote: I call double bullsh*t. You called it all right Talented developers look to hire developers that have a passion. This is what separates a dot-net-john-bryce-graduate programmer from a real programmer. It's not the degree,

Re: Working on a FOSS project (was: Finding a linux related job)

2007-03-09 Thread michael
On Fri, 9 Mar 2007, Geoffrey S. Mendelson wrote: On Fri, Mar 09, 2007 at 08:48:56AM -0500, Aviram Jenik wrote: I call double bullsh*t. You called it all right Talented developers look to hire developers that have a passion. This is what separates a dot-net-john-bryce-graduate