On 2023-05-19 19:17, Andrea Rossi wrote: > Hello everyone, > Here are some thoughts after the search and subsequent appointment of a > developer to work in a GNU-oriented workplace. > > > On 28/02/23 14:50, Tobias Geerinckx-Rice wrote: >> Hi Andrea [on-list], >> >> So, good news. >> >> A majority of maintainers has awoken, and all agree that job searches are >> welcome on guix-devel@ as long as they: >> >> 1. are related to Guix, obviously not an issue here; >> 2. do not promote non-free software. >> >> Promotion would include applicants being ‘encouraged’ or required to produce >> non-free software to get (or increase their chances of getting) the job. >> >> Certainly not the vibe I got from your company, so if you/Gio' can vouch for >> that, feel welcome to share your post! >> >> Best of luck, >> >> T G-R >
I absolutely agree with the above decision anyway. Those two requirements are entirely sound. Good to see people posting job adverts for Guix. Loving it. ~vidak > > 1) TOOLS AND MINDSET GO HAND IN HAND > > People who adhere to the Unix philosophy [0] (to name one of the pillars > of our approach) are more likely to use tools that are consistent with > it. At the same time, people who prefer different approaches tend to use > different tools. > Track record is important in the selection of candidates, but their fit > with the culture of the workplace is also important and in the long run > a major success factor. > > > > 2) MINDSET AND VALUES ALSO GO HAND IN HAND > > Although this is a statement based on anecdotal experience rather than > statistical evidence, we believe that mindset is related to values. More > specifically, we believe that the technical mindset we value most is > related to the hacker ethic. > > > > 3) A COMMON SET OF VALUES COULD FORM THE BASIS OF A "GNU WAY OF DOING > BUSINESS" > > In the spirit of reproducibility, we are trying to express every aspect > of the business in code form: from accounting to project management to > contracts, we are migrating everything into a text format that can be > managed with a version control system. > > We do this because we see reproducibility as both an obligation and an > opportunity: > > - An obligation to our stakeholders, who must be able to rely on the > reproducibility not only of the software we deliver, but of the entire > context in which that software can be run, maintained and used. > > - And an opportunity for us, because it allows us to scale the > organisation at the only cost of bringing new people on board (hackers > are welcome - as stated in point 2). > > > > 4) DIVERSITY AND OPENNESS PREVENT FANATICISM > > The above is nothing new: in addition to the many open source companies > scattered around the world, there are also a handful of theoretical > contributions (the Wikipedia article 'Commons-based peer production' [1] > is a good starting point to delve into the topic). > > The problem is that all of this is struggling to break the glass ceiling > beyond which mainstream business dominates our lives and conditions our > future. Until the "GNU way of doing business" contaminates a critical > mass of corporations, government agencies, and non-profits, we will have > to contend with being weird when we are probably just pioneers. > Contamination is the key word, and while we are aware that contamination > is often mutual, we will have to face the market to make a difference. > > Regards, > Andrea > > > [0] Which, by the way, should be kept up to date. Should we perhaps call > it "re(GNU)wed Unix philosophy, or just "GNU philosophy? > > [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commons-based_peer_production
