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Re:A new upstream project to break up Docker into independent components on Thursday April 20, 2017 @11:36AM (#14157601)
Here is the initial Fedora/RH announcement, for reference:

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-list/2003-September/m...

Re:A new upstream project to break up Docker into independent components on Thursday April 20, 2017 @11:32AM (#14157556)
It's not the brand that is tainted. People simply cannot trust their projects on someone else's commercial objectives. There is no indication this is changing.
Re:A new upstream project to break up Docker into independent components on Thursday April 20, 2017 @11:30AM (#14157546)
It's time for a foundation if they are serious about this.
Re:A new upstream project to break up Docker into independent components on Thursday April 20, 2017 @11:14AM (#14157398)
I didn't know the animosity level was that high. This is disturbing.
Re:A new upstream project to break up Docker into independent components on Thursday April 20, 2017 @11:10AM (#14157357)
That's a great idea. I really trust Red Hat and they have consistently delivered.

I don't think the same applies to Docker Inc. so my initial reaction is step on the brakes here.

Re:3D support for X11 guests on Saturday April 08, 2017 @10:02PM (#14070074)
Never worked well and we turn it off in our Vagrant boxes.

If you need 3D support in a VM on your workstation, use VMware Workstation 12... it's awesome (but Vagrant support sucks).

Re:Why Isn’t OpenBSD in Google Summer of Code 2017? on Monday April 03, 2017 @11:49AM (#14023719)
Having been on the receiving side of GSoC students, I'd say 90% of them come from poor countries and are looking for the money. I've seen some that weren't students at all and seemed to be working for "consulting" companies already.
Re:Why Isn’t OpenBSD in Google Summer of Code 2017? on Monday April 03, 2017 @11:48AM (#14023701)
In my experience money is a key incentive for students in GSoC and that makes it hard to keep them as volunteers

I think this nails it.

Ask HN: Command line UX resources

Posted by tcrews on Tuesday March 07, 2017 @01:14PM
from the ask-hn dept.

While developing backend services and tools to be used by developers, it's often hard to decide what would be the most seamless experience.There are ton of resources on designing web sites. Is there something equivalent for command line interfaces and backend systems?

( Read More... | no comments | 2 points | on HN )
Re:Software engineers have figured out how to turn charts into music f... on Tuesday March 07, 2017 @12:56PM (#13812795)
The title is very clickbaity. Just search for "chart sonification" and see there is a lot of research in this area. Maybe they meant to emphasize that this is a browser extension?
Re:Working remotely with 150+ people on Thursday January 05, 2017 @10:17AM (#13327714)
I've been working remotely for 2 years now and my team has people from all over the world. People mostly talk on IRC but not a lot (about important stuff) and there is a HUGE number of periodic meetings. I can't stand them. What's worse, every time things start to appear to be going off track, the initial reaction is to always set up a new periodic meeting about topic X... this is supposed to bring people together but useful interaction never happens on meetings (too many people trying to save face). It's horrible.

When talking to external partners, our management brags about having a remote team with people from all over the world, but I don't think they understand how to make this work.

Sometimes I feel we should all be in a single office because of this, but then I remember other companies have figured this out so I don't have to feel bad about wanting to work remotely.

Re:Ask HN: If you targetting ES6 by default, how did you rationalize t... on Thursday December 22, 2016 @02:24PM (#13239611)
Exactly! Shipping ES6 code to browsers.
Re:Ask HN: HRs and Management are asking me to Not raise a concern any... on Thursday December 22, 2016 @11:47AM (#13238433)
That's unfortunate. Nobody likes to feel cheated at work.

I'd suggest to try and remediate the situation first. Try to cancel the insurance and get your money back if possible.

If that doesn't work and working there isn't that great anymore (no friends, not learning much, career dead-end, no perspective of higher salary, etc).. I would look for another job if I could afford that financially.

In big corporations, as much as your boss may like you and the work you do, his/her hands might be tied: no leverage with HR, they have a "problem" to deal with, since official channels have been used to complain.. now that might be making him/her look bad to other higher ups, etc.

Best of luck.

Re:Ask HN: HRs and Management are asking me to Not raise a concern any... on Thursday December 22, 2016 @11:17AM (#13238214)
Is the yearly increase substantial?

Do you still think the yearly insurance price is competitive with other offerings in the market?

Is the insurance price being adjusted for inflation only?

If so, is your salary adjusted for inflation?

Do you like working there?

Re:WeChat uses one censorship policy in China and another internationally on Friday December 02, 2016 @11:30AM (#13089943)
It seems like this matches my experience. My colleagues were directors at an American multinational with a presence in China. From what I could gather, they led a pretty sweet life there.
Re:WeChat uses one censorship policy in China and another internationally on Friday December 02, 2016 @04:44AM (#13087340)
Two years ago, two colleagues from China came to visit (South American country) on a business trip (mostly training and technical discussions).

I took them to a nice restaurant after a day of meetings. I said something about the censorship being bad after they said they couldn't access some websites I mentioned.

They answered a nervous "It's ok" and an awkward silence followed. I sensed they had a lot of things to say about that but even 6000km+ away from China, they still didn't feel comfortable voicing any concerns.

Re:Docker and Canonical Partner on Commercially-Supported Docker Engin... on Wednesday November 30, 2016 @11:09AM (#13071850)
"Keep a tab on these product updates and upgrade as frequently as when new security vulnerabilities are fixed."

https://www.docker.com/docker-cve-database

Re:Learning to Read X86 Assembly Language on Sunday November 27, 2016 @06:11PM (#13052194)
It helps to have actual real life experience under your belt when making such claims. You seem to be parroting what countless rants have already repeated without much content.
Re:Deleting the golang subreddit on Friday November 25, 2016 @10:59AM (#13037577)
Weren't they (Golang core team) only recently considering removing golang from StackOverflow like they own the thing?

It seems like a pattern of trying to enforce the unenforceable.

Re:Ask HN: How do you get hired without a programming interview? on Thursday November 24, 2016 @08:17PM (#13033823)
Citation needed.
Re:Doom on the MacBook Pro Touch Bar [video] on Monday November 21, 2016 @03:43PM (#13009017)
That has nothing to do with how efficient (or not) it is replacing actual keys with a screen. Try again.
Re:Quit Social Media, Your Career May Depend on It on Sunday November 20, 2016 @02:50PM (#13000765)
Indeed. The book is really good in the first half. The second half is a mishmash of common sense advice, but I still found it useful.

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