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Apple ?Tim Robinson wrote: In any case, who else would give you a job as an OS developer?
You might enjoy writing software for embedded systems. It's often the same sort of 'low-level' code.Tim Robinson wrote: In any case, who else would give you a job as an OS developer?
LOL, Maybe this is why there are so many that make shareware.Solar wrote: My last two jobs involved holding together hopelessly patched-to-death code where dozens of predecessors applied what they thought was a good idea / coding style. You never have the time to set things right, you never even get the time to do at least the new things right, you just build code you know that it's rotten on a heap of other rotten code.
It makes me sick.
No way I'm going to apply there. (And it has nothing to do with unwillingness to relocate to the US, promise.)
I wouldn't.Tim Robinson wrote: Right. It's harmless being anti-MS or anti-American, but if an American company (such as Microsoft) offered you a lot of money, I'm sure even the most principled OS developer would change their mind.
Well put darklife. BTW, welcome to big tokyodarklife wrote:
I wouldn't.
Like Linus Torvalds said- "Greed leads to no good". Isn't that what Microsoft is all about? Greed?
You couldn't pay me enough to work for them, but you wouldn't have to pay me anything to work against them. The world needs freedom. Microsoft is trying to take this from us. If they had it their way, there would be NO other OS, or game console, other.
If you want a paycheck but don't care how good your code is or how well the product is that's being sold, then go work for them. Even if you wanted to help them make better software do you think one man could help the millions working for them that slack?
at least type your url's rightmr. xsism wrote: I am at the point that i want to pick up speed with my OS; Halfix. You can check out how far i've gotten and my plans for it here. I am only at thedebug level of tasking, but i have some good ideas that need to materialize viacode.
They're about making money -- that is, they are about capitalism, and they're very successful capitalists. If you believe that capitalism and greed are bad, then fine. I only hope that you either change your mind, get money from charity, or find a commune before you starve.darklife wrote:Like Linus Torvalds said- "Greed leads to no good". Isn't that what Microsoft is all about? Greed?