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>I’m not in OSS but I hire technical people remotely, [...] interviews on Zoom. Different situations with different incentives and psychology: - potential to
by jasode 3y ago
>I’m not in OSS but I hire technical people remotely, [...] interviews on Zoom.
Different situations with different incentives and psychology:
- potential to receive money : job candidates are willing to get on Zoom calls or meet in person because they want a paycheck.
- no money involved & volunteer for free : potential open source contributors are not interested in getting on Zoom calls for $0 pay.
- lenerdenator 3y agoThat's when you dangle a grant in front of them.
- User23 3y agoAlso, while I'm not a lawyer, and in general the bar is very high to criminally prosecute an employee for doing "a bad job," I wouldn't be surprised if there are major jurisdictions where intentionally backdooring your employer's code could land you in prison.