Kirk

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[–] Kirk@startrek.website 29 points 1 month ago

It honestly sucks that the #1 requirement to being an effective FOSS maintainer (above even coding talent) is the skill of enforcing healthy emotional boundaries.

[–] Kirk@startrek.website -1 points 1 month ago (15 children)

I don't see anyone here quietly hoping

[–] Kirk@startrek.website 16 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (52 children)

I'm no fan of vibe coded apps but rsync is literally free software with a free licence... forking it seems like less work than harrassing the guy who maintains in the hope that he capitulates.

[–] Kirk@startrek.website 2 points 1 month ago

Good point! It's probably some weird A/B testing.

[–] Kirk@startrek.website 22 points 1 month ago (3 children)

This is hilarious, why didn't get just use the many existing original posters?

[–] Kirk@startrek.website 12 points 1 month ago

That sounds correct to me but I don't have have enough evidence at present to say for certain

[–] Kirk@startrek.website 36 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I'd think the data center would win

[–] Kirk@startrek.website 1 points 1 month ago

Matell is a public company but if it were taken private the accountants (or CEO) would still not require a deep knowledge of Barbie family relationships.

[–] Kirk@startrek.website 8 points 1 month ago

One could make the argument that short term gains protect against future downturns, but yes you are exactly correct it's not any deeper than that.

The job of being a CEO does not even involve an understanding of the product beyond an ability to connect it to future stock speculation.

[–] Kirk@startrek.website 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (4 children)

CEOs have a fiduciary duty to act in the best interests of shareholders. That's literally it. If "Metaverse" or "AI" makes line go up, they are legally obligated to talk about it.

The actual technology or product has nothing to do with the job of being a CEO the same way Mattel's accounting department doesn't need to understand where Skipper fits in the Barbie family tree.

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