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Author's note: Many readers, understandably struck by the severity of the events, have speculated about the involvement of organized crime. I want to clarify th
by draga79 1y ago
Author's note: Many readers, understandably struck by the severity of the events, have speculated about the involvement of organized crime. I want to clarify that, while the situation was extremely problematic and dishonest, that wasn't the case. The "worst parts" I alluded to referred to other internal dynamics, abuses of trust, and improprieties that I prefer not to detail further for privacy reasons and to avoid weighing down the narrative.
- Boogie_Man 1y ago[flagged]
- theandrewbailey 1y ago> I even worked on translating Archivista’s interface into Italian, since it wasn’t yet localized, just to make it easier for users. A certain Italian-speaking area is legendary for its organized crime syndicates. Would anyone be surprised if that was the case here? Kinda hard to imagine it not.
- draga79 1y agoNo, It wasn't organized crime.
- johngalt 1y agoOrganized crime would be more... organized. There would be servers, infrastructure and documentation. Designed to say exactly the right thing to whoever was looking. This is garden variety, SMB fraud. "We trust Tim, and never had a problem so we don't need to invest in all these controls. Tim is really vehement that the controls are useless and he's refusing to participate. No we won't make him comply. No we don't see any conflict here. Please continue to fix the problem anyway."