Re:A Short Rant About Working Remotely
by justincormack on Friday February 01, 2013 @04:54AM
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And then he goes and creates a version control system when you just wanted a kernel....
... and also he created the kernel, and a way to manage its development better.
I don't see the problem. People who make cool stuff and solve problems in their spare time are the ones you want working for you. Even if they waste time sometimes going off on tangents, it's probably honing their skills and improving something relevant to your company or their own work abilities. No problem, you want that. Trust them to do the right thing.
This leads to an interesting thought - if you hired Linus and he started spending all his time emailing sarcastic notes to the other developers, how quickly would he get fired for "not focusing on developing code"?
Perhaps the key for CEOs is not to grow culture but to hire people who will grow it for you. You dont get to choose the culture, or even direct it. The funny Finnish bloke will. You just pay him.