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Are we doing all that we can?Are we doing all that we can?Posted Jul 27, 2012 0:46 UTC (Fri) by BrucePerens (guest, #2510)Parent article: RIP Andre Hedrick (Register) As a group, the set of Open Source / Free Software developers are not consistently civil to each other, and are subject to flamers from the outside as well. We lose all too many to suicide, and there are a few who have gone so insane as to be dangerous to others. I'm not saying that the mortality of our membership is our fault as a community. Smart people have their own vulnerabilities. There is enough that is depressing about the world around us, growing old and losing health, etc. But is there more that we can be doing to support our own people? I don't yet have an answer.
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Are we doing all that we can? Posted Jul 27, 2012 0:58 UTC (Fri) by daniel (subscriber, #3181) [Link]
Thanks Bruce. Exactly what I meant to say, but you said it better.
Are we doing all that we can? Posted Jul 27, 2012 1:43 UTC (Fri) by shanen (guest, #85975) [Link]
You and OSS need better funding models. I'm not saying that money can solve every problem, but lack of money is such a problem that it can drive someone to suicide, and a good supply of money from an effective funding model can sustain even such an incompetent company as Microsoft in good financial health. My suggestion would be based on reverse auction charity shares.
No, I don't know any of the details in this case, but even if money wasn't part of his personal problems, it's become a concern for his family now. I would probably buy shares in a project to help them.
Are we doing all that we can? Posted Jul 27, 2012 1:51 UTC (Fri) by BrucePerens (guest, #2510) [Link] Please drop an email to bruce at perens dot com, I'd like to leave this page for its intended purpose and discuss this elsewhere. Anyone else interested in the concept, drop an email as well.
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