[Video] Not Everyone Claiming to Protect the Vulnerable is Being Honest
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THE self-describing "Diversity" bursaries aren't always what they seem to be. They're painted as goodwill, whereas in practice they protect large corporations which also contribute the funds. Funny, ain't it? That much of a statement is hardly controversial; to many, it is just common knowledge.
In the video I mention this operating system. Someone asked me: "How much of this product line is built from stolen GNU utilities on top of stolen Linux?"
I cannot find any URL that resembles code, licence etc. and GPL enforcement isn't likely to come from SFC unless it agrees with you on politics. We've seen all this before. They seem to have built themselves around that in the HR sense.
In the video I express the unpopular opinion that in the realm of coding some interns are wasting time of productive volunteers as in our own experience they produce nothing and don't stick around when the Google cash runs out (or when there's no cash to get them going at all). An associate told me: "Most of the time that is probably true. The real benefit is the 1 out of 200 which actually produce something beneficial and get a foothold in the community as a result of their introduction through their work in GSOC" (Google).
In the case of time-wasting, there's probably no actual (real) damage, but a lot of people pretend to be interested but do not go as far as doing stuff.
Going back to GPL enforcement, we always judge people by their deeds and work (not what they claim about it). Torvalds too said things to that effect (too many posers wasting his time with bad "code" or "PRs" in GitHub - the platform where any spy can build "portfolio"). At SFC we have people who try to steal the name (and reputation) of the SFLC and they try to steal the FSF's lunch, too. The SFC's chief does not code, but she raised money from companies like Google in the name of diversity. Now she's just trying to ruin the original works and organisations (and destroy the "originals"). There's an old saying: "Empty vessels make the most noise."
People who are loud about how much they do usually do little because a track record speaks for itself, over time. A case of point: Fabrice Bellard. To me, Bellard is a hero; in his 20s DeVault was also very productive, but he hasn't done much in recent years. An associate told me that "Bellard is a genius and does amazing practical work at the same time."
A lot of what I have to say about rewarding actual merit is in the video above. People who are too busy coding don't have time to rave and celebrate themselves. █