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Ubuntu Developer Summit To Be Held Online, More Frequently (OMG Ubuntu)

Ubuntu Developer Summit To Be Held Online, More Frequently (OMG Ubuntu)

Posted Feb 26, 2013 20:07 UTC (Tue) by colo (subscriber, #45564)
Parent article: Ubuntu Developer Summit To Be Held Online, More Frequently (OMG Ubuntu)

I cannot help but wonder what Yahoo's Marissa Mayer would have to say about that (imho reasonable) proposition :)


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Ubuntu Developer Summit To Be Held Online, More Frequently (OMG Ubuntu)

Posted Feb 26, 2013 22:18 UTC (Tue) by geek (guest, #45074) [Link]

certainly conjures up the image of a world-wide congregation (so to speak) of linux geeks getting pie-eyed, beery and teary in their multimedia rooms...

Ubuntu Developer Summit To Be Held Online, More Frequently (OMG Ubuntu)

Posted Feb 26, 2013 23:13 UTC (Tue) by hummassa (subscriber, #307) [Link]

It is a layoff, under disguise. "Yahoo! asks employees to work at the office" does not drop the stock price as much as "Yahoo! lays 500 employees off".

Ubuntu Developer Summit To Be Held Online, More Frequently (OMG Ubuntu)

Posted Feb 27, 2013 11:40 UTC (Wed) by willnewton (subscriber, #68395) [Link]

Lay-offs usually increase the share price as it is seen as the management making a decisive move to cut costs. Whether it is actually good for the company or not is another matter.

Ubuntu Developer Summit To Be Held Online, More Frequently (OMG Ubuntu)

Posted Feb 27, 2013 19:00 UTC (Wed) by hummassa (subscriber, #307) [Link]

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