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Gentoo Founder Quits Microsoft
ChocLinux writes "ZDNet is reporting that Daniel Robbins, the founder of Gentoo Linux, has left his job at Microsoft after only eight months. From the article: 'The reason I decided to leave had to do with my specific experiences working in Microsoft's Linux Lab,' says Robbins. 'I wasn't able to work at my full level of technical ability and I found this frustrating'"
What, did he have 2 different jobs at Microsoft?
It's a shame that he wasn't able to use his full skill set working for that company. Nothing worse than being at a job you're more than qualified for but not getting to use all you know.
"Welcome to america, where we drive on parkways and park on driveways."
I sent applied several times over the years to Microsoft. I think I got form-letters in reply, thanking me for doing so. I guess there just aren't many jobs for a UNIX systems administrator at Microsoft. Too bad, too, as I think I'd be able to help them, in some small way.
Zhrodague.net - I do projects and stuff too.
Sounds like they sucked his brain out and poured MS oatmeal in the hole. From TFA:
.NET on Windows.
Daniel Robbins has decided to leave Microsoft to pursue his passion for software development with an independent software vendor where he will be focused on building in
Just junk food for thought...
I'm shocked. Shocked I say!
I was so sure that the founder of Gentoo getting a job at Microsoft was going to end well...
after dodging chairs all day...
The reason I decided to leave had to do with my specific experiences..
:)
"Specific experience" with Microsoft eh?? I had one of those before! Like the time I switched over to that other non-really-real search engine company and the CEO started making monkey noises (something about "I love this company!!! RAWR!!") and throwing a chair around the room.
I love specifics
You should change your tag line and you'd have more luck. It all depends on attitude.
Hal Porter Consulting.
We'll debug your application at the weekend. Then we'll come in on Monday, find the halfwit employee that checked in the code that broke it, put a printout of the diff on his desk, hold his face very close to it and say "NO! BAD! DO NOT DO THIS AGAIN!". Employees can be trained, like kittens or puppies.
echo -e 'global _start\n _start:\n mov eax, 2\n int 80h\n jmp _start' > a.asm; nasm a.asm -f elf; ld a.o -o a;
Anyone suspect a plot just to remove him from a productive Linux project to a place he could do no harm? It might have gone like this:
Manager: So, here's your office.
Robbins: It's empty. I don't even have a computer.
Manager: That's okay. Look, here's a ball. You can bounce it off the wall all day.
Robbins: And I'd get six figures a year just for that?
Manager: Sure. Enjoy.
(Microsoft) Umm... NO!!!
(Dan) Later Fucktards!!!
Note: Joke leeched from Nucrash on ZDNet
"I wasn't able to work at my full level of technical ability and I found this frustrating"
Yeah, like porting Clippy isn't important...
"...has left his job at Microsoft after only eight months."
Sheesh, he didn't even have enough time to finish compiling Gentoo once.
Sorry man, but I followed the link in your sig. I am also interested in some of the things you seem to be, but your pages broke in my browser, so I decided to validate the page via w3c's html validator.
4400+ errors. You really should clean that up.
After an eight month study, Mr. Robbins concluded that TCO for Microsoft was significantly higher than Linux.
Mr. Robbins was overheard to say, "While Gentoo may cost countless hours of tweaking for bleeding-edge performance, Microsoft required the sale of one's soul to a man named Lucifer and yet resulted in only average performance."
When asked for their reply, Mr. Balmer cursed and threw a chair at this reporter. Mr. Gates only response was to place his fingertips together while saying, "Excellent."
No further comment was available.
"Kittens give Morbo gas!"
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Profit!
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Tomorrow on slashdot: "Wintoo Announced" "Win32 installation that compiles itself to the specific needs of the hardware upon installation. Developers for Wintoo are remaining anonymous for the time being."
How big is this jackpot you propose?
:)
p.s. GP poster's ID is not low, 4099 is damn high.
retrorocket.o not found, launch anyway?
In other news Google hires founder of Gentoo Linux, and Office Depot acquires new contract with Microsoft for office chairs.
//Nothing to see here, please move along.
I've been authorized to go as high as ONE dollar (Canadian) on behalf of my client(*).
(*) Who shall remain anonymous until bidding has ended.
Village idiot in some extremely smart villages.
>Hello. I am Ian D. K. Kelly, an English Computer Scientist with many and varied interests,
:o)
None of which include web design
Sounds like a good concept for a screensaver, instead of Flying Windows.
i'd be frustrated too after 8 months filled with days spent trying 'emerge longhorn'
1) Your analysis is based on bad assumptions so your result is way off. 2) You're a sick bastard for fucking a horse.
PHB: "So, you're persuing technical excellence today?"
DR: "Yep"
PHB: "Same as yesterday?"
DR: "Yep"
PHB: "Still compiling is it?"
He's a computer scientist... but he exported his website from WORD!!!!
*looks at source code*
*eyes burn out*
What else is the poor devil going to do apart from .NET coding? Imagine the interview if he went for a Linux job:
"Hi Daniel, so you're an expert Linux hacker, sounds great, just what we are looking for. Oh, by the way, where was your last job at?"
"Well, I worked for Microsoft."
"Hah, yeah, that's funny. A Linux hacker working for Microsoft! Seriously, where did you work?"
"Microsoft! I was head of their Linux department! Steve Balmer recruited me!"
"Oh, I see. Say, could you excuse me while I just make a quick call? Thanks. Security? Yeah, we got another code three here."
~~~~~ BigLig2? You mean there's another one of me?