February 13, 2008 6:30 AM PST
Todd Barr leaves Red Hat - Why wasn't I given a chance to hire him?
I was just reading Todd Barr's blog this morning, only to discover he has left Red Hat and joined FiveRuns. I know Red Hat. I know FiveRuns. I even know Todd ([former] director of product marketing at Red Hat and a super-sharp guy).
But I didn't know Todd had left Red Hat to join FiveRuns, an open-source systems management company for monitoring Rails applications.
Funny enough, I was thinking of pinging Todd yesterday but forbear because I didn't want to annoy Red Hat by hiring out of its ranks...Todd, if you decide to change jobs again, I'd appreciate a call. :-)
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Their product monitors some open source technologies (ruby inclusive), but they themselves do not distribute any code, nor is there a project for open development of the technology.
"Funny enough, I was thinking of pinging Todd yesterday but forbear because I didn't want to annoy Red Hat by hiring out of its ranks"
Theres so many different ways to answer this. I'll pass. ;-)
- by tbarrfiveruns February 13, 2008 1:04 PM PST
- Thanks guys! To answer your question, once I understood Rails, I was blown away by the possibilities, and I think FiveRuns has a great start at helping commercial Rails users in a big way (while being a good community citizen). Plus, I love Austin - you should all join us at SXSW in March!
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- by botchagalupe February 14, 2008 2:52 AM PST
- "while being a good community citizen"
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(4 Comments)How?
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