Is anyone attending this conference? http://ncba.org/conf3/ July 19 - 21, 2002 University of Maryland College Park, Maryland It's near where I live, so I went...
This is a different question from my other post but the two could interact. I'm trying to get a handle on what RMPCP could do to do a better job of attracting...
... http://pub102.ezboard.com/fcomputerconsultantsthewatercoolerhereswheretoputoff ... Robert, I read your post. I think that the use of H-1Bs by U.S. firms...
Robert, I will respond to your post in detail in another post. I just wanted to say that I think there is a need for RMPCP to do just what it is doing at...
... I agree with this. Robert may argue that hiring highly qualified American programmers is more cost effective than hiring less qualified H-1Bs. The...
Thanks much for your replies and support. I agree that ultimately it'll take political action to stop the H1B program. I've been working for years to educate...
... I understand your point. It's basically what every programmer needs to do in their career if at all possible -- pick up some domain knowledge. Otherwise ...
... That's not really my point. One can pick up domain expertise anytime. What I meant is that one needs different skills in a company, like sales and...
... I am also a libertarian who would like reform some of the misguided pro-corporate views of the party someday (when I have more time). This is off-topic...
... I agree that there's been no effective action. IMO the reason is because software workers haven't formed small communities. The communities could be for...
... I don't know the answer to this question. Sales training for programmers? Maybe we should try to round out our personalities. I think this can be learned...
... What's wrong with having non-programmers in a company? All that matters to me is that employees, whoever they are, have control over the company. ... I...
I have replied on ezboard: http://pub102.ezboard.com/fcomputerconsultantsthewatercoolerhereswheretoputofftopicchitchat.showMessage?topicID=4610.topic&index=7 -...
... I think the main thing is what are we going to *do* about it? I always make sure to tell family and people that I talk to at social events about it. ...
From: "Doug" <doug07031863@...> ... Why? Just think of an idea, write the software and start a business. This group can be used as a sounding board for...
There has not been much activity in this group. The membership is up to 13, but most people have never posted any messages. The purpose of the group is to...
Hi. My name is Patrick Wright, and I'm the co-founder of Open Guild, LLC (http://www.openguild.net) a new programming/systems cooperative, located in Oakland,...
Neat. I've posted some here but have been busy. I set up a modular structure to help expand my firm and now it's easy for consultants to have their own ...
Robert I don't know if you were replying to my posting, but... ... In California there is an explicit type of corporation known informally as a cooperative...
Nice approach. In TX a co-op is organized somewhat like a nonprofit corp. except that it's allowed to make a profit and distribute it to its members, and...
On 18 Aug 2002 13:07:23 -0000 ... I've been programming for over 20 years, both as a contractor and an employee. From 1995 I was telecommuting from a home...
I'm a co-founder of DIG (http://www.digdb.com/) which has 2.5 members and will be structured on cooperative principles. We won't set up the formal structure...
... The new group is http://groups.yahoo.com/group/workercoop/ ... Patrick, if you don't mind me asking, how did you take the first step? Were the first...
As a new member of this group, I should say first how pleased I was to learn of its existence. Tim Huet, a San Francisco lawyer professionally active in...
Interesting - I checked out the book you mentioned below and have almost finished it, and I'm amazed at how much more like a co-op RMPCP is than I thought. I...
Thanks for the encouraging post. It's good to hear from someone who is doing something in this field. One thing that I always think about in our field is ...
Thanks for the reinforcement. We can all use some of that these days! :) Anyway, I had some more thoughts about this - I don't remember whether I posted here a...
Robert About LLCs, here's what we've found out so far. LLCs have a very open structure internally. Basically, the law in CA requires that an Operating...
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