OffHeap 62. On Stallman, Apple and Basecamp
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Right, there were a good tricle of tech news like the release of Scala 3, and that now Microsoft is part of the OpenJDK (hm… we wonder if the JClarity acquision had anything to do w/that ;). But the Internet was rocked by a big tidal wave of D&I avoidance, Social pressure (but some would say Cancel Culture?) and selective historical facts. In that we dive to explore what has dominated the tech twitter feeds, facebook post, and essentially comment on the unbelievebable nuclear explosion (implosion in the case of Basecamp) that just happened. With the advent of Basecamp’s new policy (and the pyramid of hate), and the follow-up en-masse resignations, then Apple’s offer, twice rescinded to Antonio Garcia Martinez, to finally the Electronic Frontier Foundation inclusion of Dr. Stallman back on the board (on which, his past is either forgiven, or forgotten) this episode dives into how it got to here, and we piece together how these bungled-up situation blew up in the twittersphere Come take a listen and tour with us the reality of being in tech today! Start listening now for a riveting episode ride! http://www.javaoffheap.com/datadog We thank DataDogHQ for sponsoring this podcast episode DO follow us on twitter @offheap http://www.twitter.com/offheap Scala 3 https://docs.scala-lang.org/scala3/new-in-scala3.html https://scastie.scala-lang.org/?target=dotty https://index.scala-lang.org/ Microsoft OpenJDK: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/java/announcing-preview-of-microsoft-build-of-openjdk/ Oracle JDK 8 Support: https://www.oracle.com/java/technologies/java-se-support-roadmap.html Stallman back on FSF board https://www.fsf.org/news/statement-of-fsf-board-on-election-of-richard-stallman Apple Antonio Garcia Martinez https://www.businessinsider.com/apple-antonio-garcia-martinez-says-he-was-fired-over-backlash-2021-5 Basecamp – Employee rules update https://world.hey.com/jason/changes-at-basecamp-7f32afc5 https://world.hey.com/dhh/basecamp-s-new-etiquette-regarding-societal-politics-at-work-b44bef69      
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