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Gentoo Founder Quits Microsoft

Posted by Zonk on from the employee-retention-problems dept.

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'"

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  1. Re:It probably went like this... by PornMaster · · Score: 1, Troll

    I think he may have asked when he'd get to -funroll-loops and they gave him a slinky to straighten.

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  2. Re:Bummer by bertramwooster · · Score: 1, Troll

    Sheesh, he didn't even have enough time to finish compiling Gentoo once.

    thats not coincidence.