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Re: Why I turned my back on FOSS

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Post by ab5tract »

pawadu wrote: post #9
flukus wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Well the writing style is nonsensical for one.

Reminds me of Terry Davis of TempleOS. With that said, some people just don't work in a team but on their own they can do miracles. I wish we could start a small pateron or flattr fund for these guys and let them do whatever they want. While there would be no immediate ROI, the world be a much more interesting and fun place to live...

We used to have a thing called welfare that would have done a decent job of taking care of him.

Re: Why I turned my back on FOSS

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Post by pawadu »

gcp wrote: post #5
0x00_ wrote: post #2

I recognize this github from some fun c puzzles! The developer is intelligent. What gives? I don't understand why it is difficult for someone like that to find employment. Could someone from the bay area give some insight into this kind of thing? The scene is different than that in Boston.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ellzey Summary seems to be that his open source libraries are very widely used but he couldn't find a job in the Valley and became homeless.

Had a good laugh reading his "skills" on his linkedin page.

I understand "Unicorn" and "Wizard", but what the hell is "Wheel Throwing"?

Re: Why I turned my back on FOSS

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Post by sreenadh »

gjjrfcbugxbhf wrote: post #8

Sounds like she should dual license AGPL/custom licence her code, require copyright assignments from contributes and charge companies for the custom licence. Then they would be forced to pay her if the work were truely vital to their bottom line. Sounds harsh but what I'm trying to say is you have to take care of yourself or no-one else will.

Kindly provide the details on how would one go about licensing the code. I am a developer with no knowledge about the law. How can I license my code so that non-profit & hobbyist can use it for free, while the ones earning money off the code has to pay me.

Re: Why I turned my back on FOSS

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Post by sreenadh »

dvko wrote: post #7

I don't know anything about the actual story here and the writing does not help either. Impossible to read, sorry author... He got turned down for a lot of jobs (in shitty ways) despite having published some reasonably successful open-source libraries? How is open source to blame for him not getting a job exactly?

What did he develop? How popular is his code?

Re: Why I turned my back on FOSS

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Post by arpa »

sreenadh wrote: post #14
dvko wrote: post #7

I don't know anything about the actual story here and the writing does not help either. Impossible to read, sorry author... He got turned down for a lot of jobs (in shitty ways) despite having published some reasonably successful open-source libraries? How is open source to blame for him not getting a job exactly?

What did he develop? How popular is his code?

libevent, as far as I can tell. The author seems to be in dire need of counseling I feel; problems he experiences with employment are most probably caused by his personality/mental state rather than particular technical skills...

Re: Why I turned my back on FOSS

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Post by Veen »

dvko wrote: post #7

I don't know anything about the actual story here and the writing does not help either. Impossible to read, sorry author... He got turned down for a lot of jobs (in shitty ways) despite having published some reasonably successful open-source libraries? How is open source to blame for him not getting a job exactly?

I wondered if this person had mental health problems. It reads like the ravings of a schizophrenic. It's possible they need help rather than a rational analysis of their claims.

Edit: Of course, I have no real insight into this person's mental state, it just pattern matched for me with long circuitous paranoid emails a schizophrenic friend of mine used to send me.

Re: Why I turned my back on FOSS

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Post by csixty4 »

pawadu wrote: post #12
gcp wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ellzey Summary seems to be that his open source libraries are very widely used but he couldn't find a job in the Valley and became homeless.

Had a good laugh reading his "skills" on his linkedin page. I understand "Unicorn" and "Wizard", but what the hell is "Wheel Throwing"?

It's a pottery technique

Re: Why I turned my back on FOSS

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Post by [deleted] »

pawadu wrote: post #12
gcp wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ellzey Summary seems to be that his open source libraries are very widely used but he couldn't find a job in the Valley and became homeless.

Had a good laugh reading his "skills" on his linkedin page. I understand "Unicorn" and "Wizard", but what the hell is "Wheel Throwing"?

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Re: Why I turned my back on FOSS

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Post by [deleted] »

Veen wrote: post #17
dvko wrote: post #7

I don't know anything about the actual story here and the writing does not help either. Impossible to read, sorry author... He got turned down for a lot of jobs (in shitty ways) despite having published some reasonably successful open-source libraries? How is open source to blame for him not getting a job exactly?

I wondered if this person had mental health problems. It reads like the ravings of a schizophrenic. It's possible they need help rather than a rational analysis of their claims. Edit: Of course, I have no real insight into this person's mental state, it just pattern matched for me with long circuitous paranoid emails a schizophrenic friend of mine used to send me.

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