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Interview With Eric Allman And Kirk McKusick

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the out-and-about dept.

Sygnus writes "An online gay youth resources community recently managed to secure an interview with Eric Allman and Kirk McKusick. The questions range from personal ("What was your motivation to raise children?") to technical ("What are your opinions of Darwin and MacOS X, which are based on your work?")."

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  1. Re:why so many computer innovators gay? by lupercalia · · Score: 5
    I suspect that there is no correlation between homosexuality and high tech. Rather, it is much easier for gays who work in tech to come out than it is for some others.

    1. Some admitted generalities that may have something to do with it:

    2. We work with intelligent, well educated people who think outside the box.

    3. We are very much in demand, and firing (or not hiring) because of someone's sexual orientation hurts the employer more than the employee.

    4.We tend to live in metropolitan high-tech areas that are more progressive than rural areas.

    I am gay, and as a contractor I have lots of interview experience. I often out myself during an interview, because if they have a problem with it I'd rather find out then and not later. I haven't missed a job opportunity yet because of it. Now, back in the 80's, I was fired from two jobs. Times, they are a changing'.