Inside Ximian

An anonymous reader writes "Linux and Main is running a story of a visit to Ximian headquarters and a talk with Nat Friedman, Miguel de Icaza, and Jon Perr about GNOME2, Ximian 2, and getting Linux onto the corporate desktop. Interesting and funny, with lots of details about the place and the guys."

Let this be a lesson.

[Anonymous Coward]

If you kiss Microsoft's ass, you'll contract Mono.

Development isn't much different than Everquest

[jsonmez]

"Oh, yes! Writing code and squashing bugs. I usually get here at 7, 7:30 a.m., and I learned not to turn on the lights, because there are probably people who have been here all night coding, who are asleep on the couch or the floor."

Fenway neighborhood, huh?

[slagdogg]

Well, let's hope Ximian has a better year than the Red Sox ...

building

[manon]

Did you notice the building Ximian is located in? Looks so .gov to me... I'll better run a 'find / -name "gnome.nsa"' fast

Cool logo

[capnkid]

Well the project sounds ambitious and all... but I tend to gauge the success of a company such as this by how cool their logo is. I think these guys are going to have a great future. Anybody else as shallow as me?

Re:Why _do_ people buy Ximian?

[PD]

Thank you for not using the words "productize", "big picture", "methodology", "consumers", "leverage", "methodology", or "proactive" in your description of what your company does. I could actually understand every word of what you wrote.

Re:Let this be a lesson.

[Computer!]

"Microsoft really knows how to turn up the pain on its customers," says Nat. "It's like The Princess Bride, in the scene where he cranked up the pain."

Brazil Style

[Anonymous Coward]

I wonder where this guy experienced Brazil like that. No plumbing or air ductwork in sight from where i stand, in Brazil.

Re:Cool logo

[BlackBolt]

Please don't insult the monkeys. At least you could say that it's a Ballmerific! metaphor.

Oh, wait, that's a baboon. My bad.

BlackBolt

Hmmmm

[4of12]

I've seen a few movies.

I can tell you right away that hackers are easily identifiable as they wear all-black clothing with the top shirt button fastened - just like waiters at trendy restaurants.

If Nat or Miguel or the other Ximian developers don't adhere to that uniform, then I can't understand how they can expect to be taken seriously by the same CEO's that they're trying to impress.