{"id":121,"date":"2006-12-04T22:33:39","date_gmt":"2006-12-05T06:33:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/outflux.net\/blog\/archives\/2006\/12\/04\/osdl-drops-staff-coders\/"},"modified":"2006-12-04T22:46:49","modified_gmt":"2006-12-05T06:46:49","slug":"osdl-drops-staff-coders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/outflux.net\/blog\/archives\/2006\/12\/04\/osdl-drops-staff-coders\/","title":{"rendered":"OSDL drops staff coders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>News clippings about <a href=\"http:\/\/www.osdl.org\/\">OSDL<\/a>&#8216;s <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Reduction_in_Force\">RIF<\/a>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.com.com\/Linux+lab+cuts+staff%2C+focuses+on+legal+issues\/2100-7344_3-6140514.html?tag=st_lh\">first official report<\/a>, <\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eweek.com\/article2\/0,1895,2067433,00.asp\">another other early report<\/a>,<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.linux.com\/article.pl?sid=06\/12\/04\/194206\">as seen on Slashdot<\/a>,<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.infoworld.com\/article\/06\/12\/04\/HNosdl_1.html\">some more details<\/a>, and<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theregister.co.uk\/2006\/12\/04\/osdl_cuts\/\">the most brutal<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Two months ago, I jumped on a fantastic opportunity and took a job with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.canonical.com\/\">Canonical<\/a> (leaving OSDL none too soon, it seems).  I&#8217;m disappointed that OSDL laid off so many of my friends.  I had been visiting the office on and off so I could continue to participate in the daily lunchtime board games.  It&#8217;s the end of an era.<\/p>\n<p>Games played during lunch:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/UNO_%28game%29\">UNO<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.boardgamegeek.com\/game\/339\">Quiddler<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.boardgamegeek.com\/game\/4390\">Carcassonne: Hunters and Gatherers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.boardgamegeek.com\/game\/553\">Chez Geek<\/a> (and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.boardgamegeek.com\/game\/2797\">2<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.boardgamegeek.com\/game\/2741\">3<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.boardgamegeek.com\/game\/6250\">Chez Grunt<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dominos\">Dominos<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.boardgamegeek.com\/game\/3076\">Puerto Rico<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.boardgamegeek.com\/game\/1927\">Munchkin<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.boardgamegeek.com\/game\/116\">Guilloitine<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.boardgamegeek.com\/game\/258\">Fluxx<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.boardgamegeek.com\/game\/2204\">Kill Doctor Lucky<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.boardgamegeek.com\/game\/9825\">Early American Chrononauts<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Texas_hold_%27em\">Poker<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.boardgamegeek.com\/game\/380\">Polarity<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.boardgamegeek.com\/game\/859\">Illuminati<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.boardgamegeek.com\/game\/14996\">Ticket to Ride Europe<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.boardgamegeek.com\/game\/2455\">India Rails<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.boardgamegeek.com\/game\/21790\">Thurn and Taxis<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.boardgamegeek.com\/game\/5457\">Dread Pirate<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.boardgamegeek.com\/game\/98\">Axis + Allies<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.boardgamegeek.com\/game\/2689\">British Rails<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.boardgamegeek.com\/game\/19671\">BattleStar Galactica<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style='text-align:left'>&copy; 2006, <a href=\"https:\/\/outflux.net\/blog\/\">Kees Cook<\/a>. This work is licensed under a <a rel=\"license\" href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0\/\">Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License<\/a>.<br \/><a rel=\"license\" href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"CC BY-SA 4.0\" style=\"border-width:0\" src=\"https:\/\/i.creativecommons.org\/l\/by-sa\/4.0\/88x31.png\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News clippings about OSDL&#8216;s RIF: first official report, another other early report, as seen on Slashdot, some more details, and the most brutal. Two months ago, I jumped on a fantastic opportunity and took a job with Canonical (leaving OSDL none too soon, it seems). 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