Article:		My Fabulous Geek Career
Subject:		Oh, Brother!
Date:		2007-09-24 18:50:40
From:		mejarc-for-real
Thank you for reminding me about the Brother device-- I had one too, and count it as my first encounter with markup languages. How much landfill space contains those proprietary diskettes?! I appreciate the graceful phrasing of your description of FOSS community dynamics. I've observed similar types and behaviors, but haven't managed to talk about them in so even-handed a manner.

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• Oh, Brother!
  2007-09-29 10:44:49  Carla Schroder | [View]
  
  
  It's interesting, in retrospect, that I found a home in the FOSS world where I couldn't in the "traditional" world. Part of it is I'm a misfit maverick myself. I loathe working the traditional 8-5 schedule, I hate being stuck in an office with equipment I didn't choose, and and I absolutely detest being trapped in buildings full of sick people who have accumulated decades of sick leave because THEY NEVER STAY HOME!!
  
  I have been given substantial help from a lot of talented, generous people. That combined with my own stubborness and thick skin has kept me going. My dream is to see FOSS mature to where you don't need a high tolerance for flames, trolling, and hostility to survive, but can simply focus on the work.