[01:43] good morning [13:16] https://9to5linux.com/firefox-105-is-now-available-for-download-brings-better-performance-on-linux-systems [18:16] Does anyone work for Canonical? What is it like? [18:17] rpnx: I used to. I enjoyed it very much [18:21] I read some reviews of people going through the screening process at Canonical and they were very negative. But I am not sure that I agree, since I think there are a lot of less than stellar programmers out there, I feel more understanding of the review process. [18:22] But what I am curious about is, how is working there compared to elsewhere? Do you focus mainly on writing open source in areas that you like/enjoy? [18:23] Like, is it more developer driven or is it more bureaucratic? [18:25] Do you get to work on small codebases or only large ones? [18:25] rpnx: to be clear, I'm not a developer and wasn't really part of that process. I certified server hardware [18:26] ah [18:27] Was the company competent at providing work laptop/etc [18:27] my company im at now seems to be unable to provide working infrastructure [18:28] I spend a lot of time dealing with problems cause by their bloatware and network mangement [18:28] Which is really unfun [18:28] rpnx: when I was there, after a certain amount of time I was given the ability to upgrade my laptop. I forget the details though [18:29] Did it have a bunch of crapware installed on it? And did you regularly have issues with connectivity? Or did it "just work" most of the time. [18:30] rpnx: it wasn't provided by the company. I bought it with I think some discount and loaded it up myself [18:31] Hardware you buy, so they don't micromanage your machine for "security"? or do they install a bunch of stuff on it? I'm assuming you can work on a Linux laptop? [18:31] this was over 6 years ago though so things could have changed [18:31] they didn't install anything. I installed ubuntu on it [18:31] were you a contractor or an employee? [18:32] employee [18:32] That's nice. My work only allows us windows/macos [18:32] seems weird that they wouldn't provide your work equipment then [18:32] Even though 100% of the code I work on only runs on linux .-. [18:33] or at least pay for it [18:34] JanC: as mentioned after a certain amount of time working there, I recall getting some portion of the laptop paid for. [18:35] it's still weird (and would be a violation of labour law in Belgium) [18:35] I guess there isn't much need for security if you're working on open source projects... [18:35] assuming you need that laptop for work [18:35] Oh no, the laptop was stolen and our source code was leaked... oh wait [18:36] I always FDE my laptops regardless. Always have even before working there [18:36] not everything Canonical does is open source of course, and there are DNAs for unreleased hardware & such AFAIK [18:36] NDAs [18:39] Makes sense. [20:18] UWN: Issue753 now available: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuWeeklyNewsletter/Issue753 :D [20:20] 👋/ [20:20] yay