Re:Dropbox is using an unsigned binary to install kernel ext...
by coldtea on Monday February 27, 2017 @12:58PM
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>And what would be the issue with factoring that into your choice?
Obviously that it would be an irrelevant criterion?
Besides you answer that yourself: "I guess lesson learned about thinking good people will work at places that align with their values."
Re:Dropbox is using an unsigned binary to install kernel ext...
by alphonsegaston on Monday February 27, 2017 @01:11PM
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I don't think that hoping for quality work and a promotion of good values from someone with a track record on those issues is an irrelevant criterion. I may end up being repeatedly disappointed, but I'd rather weigh it than not.
At the time I was choosing between these kinds of services, Dropbox and its competitors were all pretty comparable. I have great respect for the Python community and it's values, so when I learned that Guido was working there and that they were giving him time to work on Python, I thought it indicated a positive company culture. Why not go with Dropbox, all else being equal. Then they pulled this kind of BS repeatedly and appointed Rice to the board. I guess lesson learned about thinking good people will work at places that align with their values.