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So, here's the thing. It takes me about two hours to bike to work and change in the winter. Less so in the summer, and even less in the spring and fall, but that is time I could put back into the #FLOSS community. The truth is though that time will go to blocSonic, which isn't necessarily bad. I'm able to do things like #ccma and maybe some !freeculture stuff will come out of it. I could potentially use that time to bring back #MusicManumitExtra and I could have on more #freesoftware devs in the audio space. That's something that might actually happen. Perforce is just a few of blocks away. I'd be getting almost all of that time back. However, then I'd need to workout separately, but I could maybe start playing soccer again, or go for longer cycling errand rides on the weekend.
I never felt comfortable working for a wholly proprietary software company (www.epic.com), even if we used a lot of FLOSS internally.
One thing I don't know is how much it would pay. Perhaps the recruiter will get back with me about a range tomorrow.
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6 minute bike, 5 minute car, 13 minute walk, according to GOOG
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@pete @lnxw48a1 @craigmaloney thoughts? No one in my family and basically none of my friends not on the #fedeverse (#fediverse?) car about free software. I suppose there are varying degrees, but I guess ultimately I don't want to end up in a situation like at Epic, but things are so much different than they were in 2011. Epic had rural campus, and 1st Ave Minneapolis N is definitely as downtown as 1st Ave South (Hennepin is in between for those curious), but it's a far cry from being rural. This has a ton of benefits.
I guess the biggest thing is it feels like a step backwards to me. If I'm going to do it, someone needs to convince me it's one step back, two steps forward, or just not a step back.
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@craigmaloney also, let me know if the context is weird in mastodon, and I can send a direct link.
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@lnxw48a1 when I started, no. Neither was hitech. I don't think the aca changed things much. I was there when it passed. HITECH was a big deal (and was before ACA) but didn't make the company more open. Perforce is an order of magnitude smaller which makes me think the fact that I think what they are doing is immoral might stand out a bit more. Then again, I'm not really into non-coop based enterprises and that isn't much of a thing at Nagios...although things would be way different if it was worker-owned in some way. I guess the fact that I don't have a car and don't drink alcohol makes me stand out enough as it is. Maybe I just have to keep the weird factor high. :)
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it matters because I do not want to be perceived as supporting proprietary software, but it's obviously not the worst fate. I haven't been able to convince Tom to use FLOSS technologies for Music Manumit so we still use Skype/Hangouts/Facebook. I guess the real issue is people perceive your job as your identity in many cases. I'm ok making that sacrifice an hour a week, but 40 seems like a lot...but then again, my desktop is Windows now, which feels icky. I should ask Perforce if I have to use Windows. That would seal the deal.
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I mean, not having to use Windows. I just assume I'd have to currently.
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I don't think they do as a company, but I asked specifically if I could contribute to Apache, git, and the distros, and they said they don't limit any open source contributions. That might be different if they were talking to me about a dev position.
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I disagree with the statement "No harm in that" but perhaps it's semantics. 4 harms and 5 goods, is still 4 harms, but a net good. I think this is ultimately my hangup, and I know there's not a mathematical utilitarian formula...but it would be nice. :)
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for sure
Douglas A. Whitfield
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