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I know you mean well, but i've tried so very very hard to work with Linux Foundation-driven projects like this. The lesson I learned was that as an independent
by the_biot 6y ago
I know you mean well, but i've tried so very very hard to work with Linux Foundation-driven projects like this. The lesson I learned was that as an independent developer, you simply have no place in an organization like this.
- scovetta 6y agoI'm sorry you had a bad experience with LF projects. We absolutely need independent developers in the OpenSSF - if the only voices that are heard are the "enterprise" voices, we're going to come up solutions that work primarily for enterprises. If you're willing to try again, I'd be happy to have a chat with you about where you could contribute/collaborate with us. You're also welcome to join any of the working groups (mine meets next on Wednesday, 3/31); calendar: https://calendar.google.com/calendar?cid=czYzdm9lZmhwNWk5cGZsdGI1cTY3bmdwZXNAZ3JvdXAuY2FsZW5kYXIuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbQ https://calendar.google.com/calendar?cid=czYzdm9lZmhwNWk5cGZ...
- bigiain 6y agoFrom my perspective, try sounding less like a uniform beige bureaucratic committee and meeting machine, and make it way more clear why some under appreciated oss project maintainer might see some worthwhile benefit from what you’re doing. Attending meetings with workgroups and advisory committees filled with people from Microsoft/Google/Redhat/JPMorgan is not the sort of thing that fills most oss devs I’ve ever met with joy...
- caniszczyk 6y agocan you give some examples All Linux Foundation projects separate business/funding governance (you pay to get a vote on how the money is spent) from technical governance (you do the work you get a seat at the table). If you show up and do the work, you should be fine.