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Layoffs at OSDL

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the everyone-used-to-want-to-work-there dept.

daria42 writes "Open Source Development Labs - which employs Linus Torvalds - has apparently cut nine of its fifty-seven staff (although Linus has retained his job). The cuts come as the organisation re-structures. It will establish a European office and expand into Asia. "We're a small enough organisation that what would be a small change in focus for a bigger company has a large effect on us," said a spokesperson."

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  1. 'Center of Gravity' by thouth · · Score: 5, Funny

    "The organisation, which calls itself the "centre of gravity" of the Linux movement" How can they possibly be serious? Judging from the average weight of people at a LUG...

  2. Balance? by toupsie · · Score: 3, Funny
    The organisation (sic), which calls itself the "centre of gravity" of the Linux movement, made the cuts as part of a plan to rebalance its work force


    Wow, they cut workers on both sides of the fulcrum. Sweet!


    On a side note, doesn't ZDNet have a spell checker?

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    1. Re:Balance? by Felonious+Ham · · Score: 1, Funny

      Valid, and wrong.

  3. Outsourced by dan14807 · · Score: 2, Funny

    It will establish a European office and expand into Asia.

    Lets be honest here. They are outsourcing those jobs. Hey, I'm not complaining. Hooray for the Europeans and the Asians. But the US is slipping further and further behind in the world of techonology.

  4. Re:Most typical line ever by gimple · · Score: 2, Funny

    Or how about:

    "We had some dead weight around here, and we wanted to avoid lawsuits for firing them. So, we decided to call it a layout due to restructuring."

  5. Re:Outsourced ?. by NCraig · · Score: 2, Funny

    Congratulations on creating the ultimate Slashdot Moderator's Dilemma. Your deft combination of hippy manifestos and racism is guaranteed to confuse!

  6. Re:Where's my scissors? by Short+Circuit · · Score: 1, Funny

    It's OSS. I think you mean a ".org" bubble burst.

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