Re: [GMG-Devel] Apply to work on MediaGoblin for GSoC 2015!

[Dave Crossland]

Hi

I see no problem with that whatsoever, and I have been doing full time
contracting for Google for years.

But I recommend to look at Tom Lord's posts on the GNU GSOC list a few
years ago if you want to dig into that.

On 26 March 2015 at 12:08, fr33domlover <address@hidden> wrote:
> On 2015-03-24
> Christopher Allan Webber <address@hidden> wrote:
>
>> Hello all,
>>
>> Are you a student?  Interested in working on MediaGoblin this summer?
>> Maybe consider applying for a summer internship through Google Summer of
>> Code 2015!
>>
>>   https://wiki.mediagoblin.org/GSOC_2015
>>
>> Only two days left to apply!  :)
>>
>>  - Chris
>
>
>
> The idea is really cool and I'd more than happy to apply, so many cool 
> projects
> including MediaGoblin!
>
> But somehow, I feel very uncomfortable to take money from g00gle, considering
> their position regarding freedom and privacy, which is huge unethical
> irresponsibility. Or to participate in this kind of events they organize.
>
> I'm not coming to criticize (this time), I just wonder and would like to ask:
>
> Does anyone else have this feeling?
>
> I'd prefer to code for nothing in return, that take their m0ney earned by
> secretly recording people's online activity and selling/sending to 3rd 
> parties /
> NSA ...
>
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Cheers
Dave