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> Find a successful leader of a large-scale piece of software who doesn't have a reputation for being an asshole and use them for the comparison. So pretty muc
by sedachv 10y ago
> Find a successful leader of a large-scale piece of software who doesn't have a reputation for being an asshole and use them for the comparison.
So pretty much everyone except for Torvalds and de Raadt? Those guys are the exception and not the rule.
- merb 10y agodefine large-scale? used in large-scale or has a large-scale developer base? for used in large-scale I know some, but they don't have a large-scale developer base.
- scrollaway 10y agoBezos, Ellison. I agree, still the exception, but I feel like it's extremely unfair to say "everyone except" and forget the devil himself :)
- sedachv 10y agoFrom what I have read Bezos always had a minimal role in the technical management of Amazon other than yelling at people to work harder and micro-managing how amazon.com looked. I have not read anything about Ellison but cannot imagine he has been involved in managing Oracle the database vs Oracle the corporation since the late 1980s.
- vacri 10y agoNot to mention Jobs. Ballmer. Some would say Eich (on external politics).
- sedachv 10y agoSo more business managers? Why should the behavior of dysfunctional business managers be acceptable behavior in hobbyist free software projects?