[01:43] <lotuspsychje> good morning
[13:16] <lotuspsychje> https://9to5linux.com/firefox-105-is-now-available-for-download-brings-better-performance-on-linux-systems
[18:16] <rpnx> Does anyone work for Canonical? What is it like?
[18:17] <leftyfb> rpnx: I used to. I enjoyed it very much
[18:21] <rpnx> 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] <rpnx> 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] <rpnx> Like, is it more developer driven or is it more bureaucratic?
[18:25] <rpnx> Do you get to work on small codebases or only large ones?
[18:25] <leftyfb> rpnx: to be clear, I'm not a developer and wasn't really part of that process. I certified server hardware
[18:26] <rpnx> ah
[18:27] <rpnx> Was the company competent at providing work laptop/etc
[18:27] <rpnx> my company im at now seems to be unable to provide working infrastructure
[18:28] <rpnx> I spend a lot of time dealing with problems cause by their bloatware and network mangement
[18:28] <rpnx> Which is really unfun
[18:28] <leftyfb> 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] <rpnx> 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] <leftyfb> rpnx: it wasn't provided by the company. I bought it with I think some discount and loaded it up myself
[18:31] <rpnx> 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] <leftyfb> this was over 6 years ago though so things could have changed
[18:31] <leftyfb> they didn't install anything. I installed ubuntu on it
[18:31] <JanC> were you a contractor or an employee?
[18:32] <leftyfb> employee
[18:32] <rpnx> That's nice. My work only allows us windows/macos
[18:32] <JanC> seems weird that they wouldn't provide your work equipment then
[18:32] <rpnx> Even though 100% of the code I work on only runs on linux .-.
[18:33] <JanC> or at least pay for it
[18:34] <leftyfb> JanC: as mentioned after a certain amount of time working there, I recall getting some portion of the laptop paid for. 
[18:35] <JanC> it's still weird (and would be a violation of labour law in Belgium)
[18:35] <rpnx> I guess there isn't much need for security if you're working on open source projects...
[18:35] <JanC> assuming you need that laptop for work
[18:35] <rpnx> Oh no, the laptop was stolen and our source code was leaked... oh wait
[18:36] <leftyfb> I always FDE my laptops regardless. Always have even before working there
[18:36] <JanC> not everything Canonical does is open source of course, and there are DNAs for unreleased hardware & such AFAIK
[18:36] <JanC> NDAs
[18:39] <rpnx> Makes sense.
[20:18] <Bashing-om> UWN: Issue753 now available: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuWeeklyNewsletter/Issue753 :D
[20:20] <ogra> 👋/
[20:20] <ogra> yay