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Re: GCC developers
Thank you for your honest feedback. I will use the Free Software Job Page at www.gnu.org as suggested by Jeffrey Law. Again, I appreciate your tolerance of my ignorance on this subject and your helpful reply.
Regards,
Shasta Halley
At 03:36 PM 1/19/00 -0800, you wrote:
>>>>>> "Martin" == Martin v Loewis <martin@loewis.home.cs.tu-berlin.de> writes:
>
> >> Is there an appropriate and acceptable forum in which to post
> >> job opportunities for GNU Compiler developers?
>
> Martin> My feeling is that gcc@gcc.gnu.org *is* the appropriate
> Martin> place to post such things.
>
>I disagree.
>
>Partly because we have already decided this -- in the past, I asked
>whether it would be appropriate to post such things, and it was
>indicated that it was not. I've come to agree strongly with that
>decision.
>
>There are lots of commercial interests present on this list. For the
>most part, we collectively do an *excellent* job of keeping those
>commercial interests out of the discussions here. That helps to keep
>everybody working as a team -- even if the commercial interests we
>work for are not necessarily working together. The less commercial
>content we can have here, the more we can keep that community
>atmosphere.
>
>In addition, these lists are a very level playing field. Anyone can
>join, and anyone can post. The SC ensures that everyone has a voice,
>and that people who can contribute get a chance to do so. They help
>to ensure that everyone knows this is a GNU project, not a
>CodeSourcery, CygHat, WindRiver, etc. project.
>
>Adding job listings here will confuse that issue to some extent. For
>one thing, that traffic doesn't directly pertain to GCC usage,
>development, etc; readers who just want to know what's going on don't
>care who's hiring. In addition, some companies will post a lot more
>than others, and that's not necessarily fair.
>
>And, the FSF benefits by having a job listings page for all kinds of
>jobs. It's appropriate for all of us to do a good turn for the FSF by
>using that service, thereby increasing their visibility.
>
>I do think it would be reasonable for the GCC home page to contain a
>link to the FSF jobs page to make it easier for people looking for
>jobs to find them.
>
>--
>Mark Mitchell mark@codesourcery.com
>CodeSourcery, LLC http://www.codesourcery.com
>
>
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