Re: Redhat Job(s)

["Mike A. Harris" <mharris opensourceadvocate org>]

On Wed, 28 Feb 2001, Chris Kloiber wrote:

>> I know a few or lot of people on this list, sort of or do work for redhat.
>>
>> What exactly do you do if your not actually at the company itself?

I do the same thing I'd do if I were down in NC more or less.
Work work work.  ;o)  Seriously, I spend a _lot_ of time working
on XFree86 currently, 7 days a week pretty much.  I think if I
were actually down there that Trond might con me into spending
time playing Quake though.  ;o)

>The usual things- watch TV, eat, laundry...

TV?  Not I.  No time.  I eat in front of the computer (as many
perhaps could have guessed).  Laundry?  You only need that if you
have a need to go out into the big blue room.  Internet + credit
card alleviates that.  How is Sol these days anyway?

;o)

>> Do you have to do something linux related or could/can it be something like
>> helping in some way or another.

I guess it would depend on one's exact position.  Most of the Red
Hatters you see posting to the list here are Systems
Engineers/Developers (package monkeys)  ;o)  or technical
support.  Any participation helping people on the lists is free
will more or less.

Nobody is paid (to my knowledge) to work the lists if that is
what you're curious about.  I think the lists have good
participation from Red Hat, as well as the rest of you all out
there too.  Myself, I try to keep up with the list when I can,
but don't have quite the time to spend here like I did in the
past before I worked here.  XFree86 is a huge undertaking to say
the least...


>Linux experience helps alot. We don't _do_ Windows.

I live in a steel town, and the local steel plant (Algoma Steel)
spews graphite and other um.. 'stuff' into the air.  Our windows
are covered with some film.. pointless trying to clean it off
though, it will be back in a week.  ;o)  So from where I'm
standing, you're correct - we do not do windows at all.  ;o)




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