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> Generally, anonymity in the free software sphere is a good thing: software is inherently based on accomplishment and merit, and there is no reason to know any
by lenerdenator 3y ago
> Generally, anonymity in the free software sphere is a good thing: software is inherently based on accomplishment and merit, and there is no reason to know anything about a person’s identity.
This is an interesting take. Most software engineers I know love to show off their FOSS contributions. It's a place to do what _you_ want to do, free of budgets and MBA interference. I guess in certain parts of the world you probably want to keep that sort of skill set under wraps, though.
- gmassman 3y agoI think personality matters a lot here. One person may flaunt their open source contributions to their colleagues because they like the kudos. Another person may quietly commit and never publicize themselves because they don’t like being the center of attention. Both can even be true of the same person at different points in their careers!