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> Actually, this sounds exactly like working for free. You do some spec work and if they like it maybe they'll hire you. Except the difference is that the with
by cyphar 10y ago
> Actually, this sounds exactly like working for free. You do some spec work and if they like it maybe they'll hire you.
Except the difference is that the with your doing is also applicable to you (presumably that's the reason you decided to hack on it). I got my job at SUSE in a similar fashion, but I never assumed I would get a job out of my contributions -- I was just a high school student at the time, playing with container runtimes.
All of that being said, hiring people solely based on their online profile is a shitty idea. It might be useful to get leads that way, but if you have an applicant who has no online profile you should consider it an opportunity to convert them to a free software developer (not as a candidate who doesn't want to work in the open).
- emodendroket 10y agoWell, the thesis of the piece linked seems to be that we're entering a brave new world where this isn't just an option but the way to get a job.
- cyphar 10y agoSure. But I'm arguing that "contributing to free software is working for free for some company, in the hopes you get a job" is not really fair -- especially when you consider that many free software projects are run by the community (or that you might be a user of the project).
- emodendroket 10y agoI agree that there are other possible motivations, but they're beside the point given the article content.