https://www.linkedin.com/in/owen-thomas-84564a13b/ I think will be me.
On 8 March 2018 at 11:32, John Muczynski <johnst...@gmail.com> wrote: > There are 933 Owen Thomas in LinkedIn ! > > > -- > Johnny Muczynski > 734-262-2045 > > On Wed, Mar 7, 2018 at 7:20 PM, Owen Thomas <owen.paul.tho...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> I've been unemployed since 2008. It seems that the industry is blind to >> people who want to contribute in a way that does not see them ensconced in >> a nomadic lifestyle where the contributor must move involuntarily at the >> whims of employers. I've hence resolved only to contribute time voluntarily >> when (or indeed if) I find an employer who understands that I can make a >> contribution without having to consider relocation. >> >> If you know anyone who will let me work this way, then let me know. >> You'll find that I have a LinkedIn profile. >> >> On 8 March 2018 at 10:46, Frank Burough <frankburo...@icloud.com> wrote: >> >>> Owen: >>> >>> I am a currently unemployed software engineer myself. I have been in the >>> industry in various roles for well over 30 years but am not ready to >>> retire. However, I look at my current time of unemployment as an >>> opportunity to pay back to the NetBeans community some of what I have >>> gained from it. Until the recent emails about joining the NetCAT 9.0 effort >>> I had not considered volunteering for the work. However, after completing >>> this email to you I will sign up to put my time where my mouth is. I can >>> afford the time now, once I am employed again I will not be able to. >>> >>> I don’t mean to be critical of you, just trying to offer a different >>> viewpoint on being unemployed at the moment. >>> >>> Take care, >>> >>> Frank Burough >>> >>> > On Mar 7, 2018, at 6:27 PM, Owen Thomas <owen.paul.tho...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> > >>> > I quite enjoy NetBeans, and I would like to aver my wishes for it's >>> ongoing success. I am looking at contributing to this thread with some >>> hesitation, so I'll put my statements forth, and then see what becomes of >>> what I say before I venture more. >>> > >>> > Contributing more than "anonymous usage data" is a contentious move >>> for me because I am somewhat sore over the fact that I cannot secure a paid >>> job in an industry which I have sought contribution since I was 15 (29 >>> years' ago). I don't find the proposition encouraging of my offering my >>> time for nothing in an industry (a wider context than just NetBeans) too >>> conceited to pay for my time as a contributor who would work in a part-time >>> capacity and from a place of his own choosing. >>> > >>> > Although I appear to gain from the voluntary contribution of others to >>> this extent, I want someone to start paying me for the skills I have honed >>> over nearly three decades in such a way as I can make a sustainable >>> contribution. I don't want to give my time freely within this industry >>> unless I first derive an income with the skills I have. >>> > >>> > Sorry that I cannot contribute any more than usage data. >>> > >>> > Owen. >>> >>> >> >
