Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 27th Jan 2009 09:36 UTC, submitted by davidiwharper
Adam Williamson, who was let go from Mandriva at the end of last year, has announced that he has been hired by Red Hat as a Senior Quality Assurance Engineer. I'm sure everyone who has benefited from Adam's patient support over the years will wish him success in his new role. A sincere congratulations from the OSNews team, Adam! Update: Adam mentions that Red Hat has also hired Mandriva alum Vincent Danen.
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RE[2]: I said I wouldn't buy if they didn't keep him
by armbase on Wed 28th Jan 2009 11:38
in reply to "RE: I said I wouldn't buy if they didn't keep him"
Member since:2007-11-27
Yes you have a very good point. However, many of us were so P(*&^ed off that they got rid of the main front man, that we added to a pettition to keep him. We said that if they kept adam then we would buy powerpack.
I have to say I was a bit rash there. We all do things in the heat.
I'll still buy PP now Adam has a Job. However, I will email them to say that I seriously considered not doing so..
That way, I let my feelings known and still contribute.
PS thanks for bringing me back to my senses. :-)
All the best
Bob; Sunny Scotland
Member since:
2008-04-18
First off: Congratulations Adam and RedHat. I'm happy for both of you.
I'm going to mail them to let them know why.
Why would you do that? That doesn't make any sense. Mandriva is struggling financially and couldn't afford to pay Adam. And your reaction is to punish them financially? OK, so the remaining developers at Mandriva will be fired too. I guess that's what you had in mind, right?