winkydink's Journal: How to best volunteer PHB time?

Note: This was submitted to Ask Slashdot where it languished for two weeks in a Pending state before finally being rejected sometime yesterday

My former company has just closed its US operation (of which I was a part) and I find myself with a couple of months of downtime before starting work again. I'd love to put that time to productive use in the FOSS community, but to be honest, my coding skills are a bit rusty as I have primarily been a PHB for the past 14 yrs. Does anybody know of some good way to volunteer "PHB time" and if so, how?

bummer

[yagu]

Hey WD...

I don't know how rusty your skills are, but what I've done is put my name out there for all to know I'm available for ANYTHING. And I've done it all pro bono... Neighbors and friends found out quickly and I was able to fill much of my time getting other people's messes neatened. I also have taken a pet application I've nursed for years and have marketed it, I think I'm on the cusp of it becoming a success, even a big time success!

But while I was cooling my heels during down time, I chose a "pro

Re:bummer

[winkydink]

Thanks for the kind words.

We're a multinational company headquartered in the Caymans (tax reasons) with only a small admin staff here in San Jose (essentially the CFO and his direct reports). Our 1st quarter was a disaster and they decided that we couldn't afford to keep a US HQ office any more, especially now that any IPO looks at least 2 years off. So, my job moved to the PRC, I didn't. I have a generous severance, and something lined up, it just won't be there for a couple months.

Good luck with your n