Google's influence over free software: threats, sanctions and bullying

https://debian.community/google-influence-free-open-source-software-community-threats-sanctions-bullying/

by josteink • 6 years ago

31 5 6 years ago

nanoscopic• 6 years ago

Is the Debian "we will not hide problems" a wide German thing? I noticed the same sort of behavior described in this article while working for SUSE.

At SUSE there was a meeting held ( in Germany ) where everyone from SUSE was encouraged to speak up openly about anything they were concerned about, and told that those issues would be addressed in an open and truthful manner for all to see.

I thought it was really great to have such a meeting and ask for everyone to be truly open. The reality I encountered after speaking up openly was quite different.

While everyone was allowed to speak out openly, the real answers to many of the "going ons" was hidden. Even in said "we are being totally open" meeting upper management directly lied about specific events. I confronted said manager, was told "it was none of my business" and then later terminated over it.

It's water under the bridge, and I am happy to be away from them now... my question is simply if this sort of "well you can speak up, and then we'll use that information against you" is a common thing in the German / western world of OSS.

alexandrerond• 6 years ago

While it is impossible to draw clear conclusions from clearly partisan accounts like this (who knows what really happened), it is true that just a glance of the FSFE donors page made me change my mind from becoming a member.

It's like taking money from an oil corp to fight climate change...

hlieberman• 6 years ago

debian.community is run by an expelled Debian developer as a grinding axe against everyone he delusionally perceives to be against him. We should treat Daniel with pity and concern, but that doesn't mean his accusations are meaningful in any way.

paultag• 6 years ago

Came here to post the same thing. This is a wildly bad site that's not affiliated with the Debian community.

kerng• 6 years ago

Is there a summary or further brief explanation? I'm confused and am not able to follow or understand this post.

Google's influence over free software: threats, sanctions and bullying

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