Re:xz: A Microcosm of the interactions in Open Source projects
by nonrandomstring on Sunday March 31, 2024 @08:39AM
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Organisations shield moles and infiltrators very effectively. They are
rarely alone. It may be harder to get in as an outsider, but once in
they've protections a lone wolf does not enjoy.
You can save a lot of time reading John LeCarre novels and take a
short summary like this one of Adam Curtis [0].
If you watched the recent Oppenheimer film you'll know the name Klaus
Fuchs. But what about Guy Burgess, Kim Philby and Anthony Blunt? If
MI5, MI6 and GCHQ are. almost by tradition stacked to the rafters with
defectors and spies, enclaves of enemies within, and enemies within
enclaves of enemies... how does anyone expect a commercial company
motivated by money and with such a weak perimeter as a "job market",
to do better?
You can save a lot of time reading John LeCarre novels and take a short summary like this one of Adam Curtis [0].
If you watched the recent Oppenheimer film you'll know the name Klaus Fuchs. But what about Guy Burgess, Kim Philby and Anthony Blunt? If MI5, MI6 and GCHQ are. almost by tradition stacked to the rafters with defectors and spies, enclaves of enemies within, and enemies within enclaves of enemies... how does anyone expect a commercial company motivated by money and with such a weak perimeter as a "job market", to do better?
Trust does not have an organisational solution.
[0] https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/adamcurtis/entries/3662a707-0af9...