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Re: Disney Open Source

#12
The DIY style management software for OS X/macOS[1][2] is interesting. I knew commercial packages existed for this sort of thing (and more), but I'm fascinated that Disney admins & engineers chose to implement their own Software Update Servers.

[1]https://github.com/munki/munki [2]https://github.com/wdas/reposado

Re: Disney Open Source

#13

Steps: 1. Fire all the old programmers 2. Make them train their cheap H-1B visa replacements 3. Open source some code 4. Have a magical day! http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/04/us/last-task-after-layoff-...

Did the NYTimes actually do any research for that piece? H1Bs are required to have a higher salary than average precisely to avoid that from happening

Re: Disney Open Source

#14
post #2

Good. I have downloaded and viewed a lot of WD movies with torrents (I'm a near homeless man in Italy, no money to buy/rent DVD). Now I can give back something contributing to the open source project.

Can I ask you why you're near homeless? It's because you find hard to find a job?, or you've accumulated debt you're struggling to exinct?

I'm from Italy too but I'm a student and I'm curious: what are the troubles a hacker has in Italy? — assuming you worked in tech.

I know it's rude to ask, I understand if you don't mind to answer. :)

Re: Disney Open Source

#15
post #13

Steps: 1. Fire all the old programmers 2. Make them train their cheap H-1B visa replacements 3. Open source some code 4. Have a magical day! http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/04/us/last-task-after-layoff-...

Did the NYTimes actually do any research for that piece? H1Bs are required to have a higher salary than average precisely to avoid that from happening

It's calculated of some predefined averages that are way lower than actual market rates. Most H1B's I know are making pretty much market rate or within 5-10% of market rate though. How do they find people to work for about half I have no clue.

Re: Disney Open Source

#16
post #13

Steps: 1. Fire all the old programmers 2. Make them train their cheap H-1B visa replacements 3. Open source some code 4. Have a magical day! http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/04/us/last-task-after-layoff-...

Did the NYTimes actually do any research for that piece? H1Bs are required to have a higher salary than average precisely to avoid that from happening

I believe it is based on the average for the country, which is much lower than the average in certain areas, like California.... But I may be wrong.

Re: Disney Open Source

#17
post #13

Steps: 1. Fire all the old programmers 2. Make them train their cheap H-1B visa replacements 3. Open source some code 4. Have a magical day! http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/04/us/last-task-after-layoff-...

Did the NYTimes actually do any research for that piece? H1Bs are required to have a higher salary than average precisely to avoid that from happening

FTA "H-1B immigrants work for less than American tech workers, Professor Hira said at a hearing in March of the Senate Judiciary Committee, because of weaknesses in wage regulations. The savings have been 25 percent to 49 percent in recent cases, he told lawmakers."

Re: Disney Open Source

#18
post #13

Steps: 1. Fire all the old programmers 2. Make them train their cheap H-1B visa replacements 3. Open source some code 4. Have a magical day! http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/04/us/last-task-after-layoff-...

Did the NYTimes actually do any research for that piece? H1Bs are required to have a higher salary than average precisely to avoid that from happening

More precisely even H1Bs are also required not to replace domestic workers, but somehow I must have missed seeing Disney execs being charged?

Re: Disney Open Source

#19

Just an FYI: Always be careful! I opened up a couple of these repos and some seem to have modifications on their licenses. Some like OpenEXR say "BSD" but don't actually have a license file. Others like, Ptex and Partio, have no mention of a license at all. Edit: For anyone wondering why this is an issue. From a legal standpoint, there is a huge difference between being able to read the code, and being able to use th…

> why this is an issue

The fact that this comes from Disney does not help, too.

Re: Disney Open Source

#20
post #16
post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Did the NYTimes actually do any research for that piece? H1Bs are required to have a higher salary than average precisely to avoid that from happening

I believe it is based on the average for the country, which is much lower than the average in certain areas, like California.... But I may be wrong.

Pretty sure the labor certification and prevailing wage requirement is on a county / city basis (i.e. somewhat related to the actual local wages), see also https://www.dol.gov/whd/immigration/h1b.htm
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