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>I know people who have worked with Terrone. His reputation is not so great either, he is an arrogant dude. >So take this post with a grain of salt, it is part

>I know people who have worked with Terrone. His reputation is not so great either, he is an arrogant dude. >So take this post with a grain of salt, it is part of a smear campaign that Terrone is going about online. I could not disagree with this more strongly. I have exchanged emails with both Limor and Philip on many occasions, both are the most authentic advocates and supporters of Maker culture I have ever encountered. They are true believers and I have seen them consistently put those values ahead of business considerations. Federico Musto lied about his academic credentials and Limor made it very clear why she took that personally: To women in the maker movement, who are often accused of being fake geeks and frequently have their expertise questioned, Musto’s apparent lies are personal affronts. “When you go to MIT, there is always this murmur that they had to lower the standards for you,” Fried says. “And after you graduate, you get asked all the time if you were actually smart enough to have earned your credentials. It’s a little bit insane that this guy has gotten this far without ever being questioned.” So yeah, they have every reason to shut Federico Musto down and he in no way appears even remotely qualified to be in the position he is now. That's not a "smear" campaign- that's accountability and a community enforceing it's core values.

throwaway91111 9y ago
Perhaps i'm missing something, but who cares if Musto even blatantly lied about his credentials? It's not relevant to the project, except in terms of his credibility, and hopefully there are better guards against fraud than checking resumes. Caring about academic credentials in a non-academic (or otherwise certified) field seems exhausting, pointless, and only bolsters the military-industrial-academic complex.
- wanderingjew 9y ago
  Doghunter labs received funding from the University of Messina in part because Musto claimed IBM, Olivetti, an MIT doctorate and an NYU masters on his resume. This is fraud under Italian law, and now Musto -- and by extension Doghunter labs and now Arduino -- may face criminal and civil penalties. Musto is, simply, a liability to Arduino. Yet under last September's agreement, he controls 51% of the organization. Contextualizing that, Arduino is by far the most successful Open Hardware effort ever. Allowing Musto to continue his influence over Arduino casts a shadow over the entire Open Hardware movement.
  - kbart 9y ago
    Calling Arduino "open hardware" is a bit of a stretch. That's like calling Windows an "open source" because you can create and run your own programs on it.
- cycomachead 9y ago
  In addition to the aforementioned fraud, I think it's also about the fact that this was a lie, not necessarily that it's about the lack of credentials. Most people do not like being lied to.

throwaway91111 9y ago

Perhaps i'm missing something, but who cares if Musto even blatantly lied about his credentials? It's not relevant to the project, except in terms of his credibility, and hopefully there are better guards against fraud than checking resumes. Caring about academic credentials in a non-academic (or otherwise certified) field seems exhausting, pointless, and only bolsters the military-industrial-academic complex.

wanderingjew 9y ago
Doghunter labs received funding from the University of Messina in part because Musto claimed IBM, Olivetti, an MIT doctorate and an NYU masters on his resume. This is fraud under Italian law, and now Musto -- and by extension Doghunter labs and now Arduino -- may face criminal and civil penalties. Musto is, simply, a liability to Arduino. Yet under last September's agreement, he controls 51% of the organization. Contextualizing that, Arduino is by far the most successful Open Hardware effort ever. Allowing Musto to continue his influence over Arduino casts a shadow over the entire Open Hardware movement.
- kbart 9y ago
  Calling Arduino "open hardware" is a bit of a stretch. That's like calling Windows an "open source" because you can create and run your own programs on it.
cycomachead 9y ago
In addition to the aforementioned fraud, I think it's also about the fact that this was a lie, not necessarily that it's about the lack of credentials. Most people do not like being lied to.