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| DATE | 2015-06-02 |
| FROM | Rick Moen
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| SUBJECT | Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] making money with open source - John Walker
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Quoting Ruben Safir (mrbrklyn-at-panix.com):
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> http://www.infoworld.com/article/2927573/open-source-software/red-hat-ceo-heres-how-you-can-foster-an-open-organization.html
Let's see:
> INFOWORLD TECH WATCH
> By Matt Asay
^^^^^^^^^
Well, that name's an incredibly bad sign. I would not recommend
trusting what that man says.
...
Progress report: I'm halfway through the article, and have encountered
nothing but platitudes.
'Projects... naturally emerge.... You make projects small enough that
they're not bet-the-company sort of endeavors.'
Wow, like, pilot projects. Gosh, who'd have thought?
"There's a mix of top-down and bottom-up," he stresses.
Both of two opposites! How novel.
'[T]hermostats are recognized leaders within an organization, even if
they don't carry a VP title.... Red Hat has found ways to promote
these thermostats without having to give them titles they may not want
or may be ill-suited for their abilities.'
One notes the absence of examples.
And another five or so paragraphs of platitudes, et finis.
What exactly about this article recommended it to you, Ruben?
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