-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Karsten Wade wrote: > On Tue, 2006-07-25 at 11:09 -0500, James McElhannon wrote: > >> I guess what I'm thinking about is an article whose link was distributed >> to the group. At the end of the article, Karsten's profile was given as: >> >> <quote> >> About the author >> Karsten Wade is the leader of the Fedora Documentation Project and a >> senior developer relations manager at Red Hat. Formerly a services >> consultant and Engineering technical writer, Karsten is now focused on >> bringing corporate developers the Red Hat world of content, community, >> and collaboration found in the best practices of free/libre and open >> source software. >> </quote> >> >> That sounds like someone whose job is based on Fedora. So, based on >> that, I would stand by my earlier statement (at least for Karsten): > > Rahul is correct. I've been a volunteer for the Fedora Documentation > Project for over two years and have given at least as much personal time > as any other individual involved. > > What you are quoting is a biography. I could have added, "Father of two > dancing, singing, acting, gardening, currently sleeping daughters," but > that doesn't mean I get paid by Red Hat to be a Dad. :) > >> <quote> >> For the folks on the list with redhat email addresses, isn't it your job >> to be participants in this and other related projects? Isn't it your >> job to increase the participation in such projects and to heighten the >> profile of Fedora? >> </quote> >> >> So, I take issue with criticism of those who are exclusively using their >> own precious time and effort without any job-related association. > > You have to accept that you are mistaken. No one at Red Hat is paid to > work on Fedora documentation, especially not myself. I am not rated on > my performance in Fedora. If my work output suffers because of working > on Fedora, that can affect my performance rating at work. If I have > two deadlines, one internal and one Fedora, I am in the same position as > every single one of you.[1] > > So considering that, do you understand my wondering what you all are up > to? > > Sorry if that wasn't clear. I know it is a common misconception that > everyone with an @redhat.com email address is paid to work on Fedora. > Unfortunately, it is just not true. > > - Karsten > > [1] Ironically, there is at least one jerk-of-a-manager out there who > looked at all my work in Fedora and figured that I must be shirking on > my for-pay work; how could I be doing so much of both? His mistake was > assuming that I clock only 40 hours of combined work. At about another > 20 hours a week on a regular basis, and now you can understand how I can > do a full-time job and a part-time volunteer job. > My apologies... James - -- James McElhannon jlm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx MagnifiSys, LLC www.magnifisys.com -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.3 (MingW32) iD8DBQFEyX8y9KWEMihy1VsRAhF7AJ48nUoANxAcnH21kRSEKjvarlTnAQCfRD4A lPQgkGE4+uY6r5Q6JSfZ++8= =WJij -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- fedora-docs-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-docs-list
