From owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Feb 11 13:44:34 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: chat@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 29C0416A408 for ; Sun, 11 Feb 2007 13:44:34 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from infofarmer@gmail.com) Received: from ug-out-1314.google.com (ug-out-1314.google.com [66.249.92.171]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B9D5213C471 for ; Sun, 11 Feb 2007 13:44:33 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from infofarmer@gmail.com) Received: by ug-out-1314.google.com with SMTP id 71so269221ugh for ; Sun, 11 Feb 2007 05:44:32 -0800 (PST) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=received:message-id:date:from:sender:to:subject:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:x-google-sender-auth; b=LpXeL5JZnxTWkIeZQMLXZKzCUXsckfjxJwDTMVOjn1m/73Mq5EDQM8vVi8trXJOb5gEc5KnqiHrjfl7ymJM9Fd3Yoxo/TqiPB7DEjuce8GaAz+2CANd4yh1YOAerhqqfXoKioBAErfqhkgg0VzEkXmgn7rhp7nY0U+HInAtgUjo= Received: by 10.78.203.13 with SMTP id a13mr1830603hug.1171201472250; Sun, 11 Feb 2007 05:44:32 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.78.164.20 with HTTP; Sun, 11 Feb 2007 05:44:32 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2007 16:44:32 +0300 From: "Andrew Pantyukhin" Sender: infofarmer@gmail.com To: "FreeBSD Chat" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline X-Google-Sender-Auth: a3c95c4bfbf3124e Cc: Subject: APC - Legendary Reliability X-BeenThere: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Non technical items related to the community List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2007 13:44:34 -0000 Ain't this cute: http://people.freebsd.org/~sat/abc/apc-20070211.jpg From owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Feb 14 10:21:04 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EDF7316A47C for ; Wed, 14 Feb 2007 10:21:04 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from sigexfoundry@gmail.com) Received: from nf-out-0910.google.com (nf-out-0910.google.com [64.233.182.184]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8B14513C46B for ; Wed, 14 Feb 2007 10:21:04 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from sigexfoundry@gmail.com) Received: by nf-out-0910.google.com with SMTP id m19so643408nfc for ; Wed, 14 Feb 2007 02:21:04 -0800 (PST) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition; b=CwX3OuGlnT1DgidX4aNnEAzyA/Jc8PWEwrD0yZd0Kfa5+qeriM6iIt0wzQ8jUjmz3L3k8C+IwO4w/1tlnDHQo5AaMbZocO9/vYxAuxMej+yCVmbWvO9L9YCschvk794W2Rw84JjJTuWFHlMJvG8xUTD/yfJ9o6K6fobYSwgRhdU= Received: by 10.49.93.13 with SMTP id v13mr147380nfl.1171448464145; Wed, 14 Feb 2007 02:21:04 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.49.60.11 with HTTP; Wed, 14 Feb 2007 02:21:04 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2007 12:21:04 +0200 From: "The Foundry" To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Subject: The truth about SigEx Ventures and the SigEx Foundry X-BeenThere: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Non technical items related to the community List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2007 10:21:05 -0000 First of all, I'd like to appologise for the noise and for cross-posting. This is my first and last e-mail on this list. As you may have noticed from the subject of the e-mail, I'm about to speak about the SigEx Ventures company, an organisation that appoints itself as the liaison between strategic investors and young tallented people in IT&C. It originates in the US but currently operates in Europe. Specifically in Pau, France. On their website (www.sigex.com, now www.thefoundryschool.tv) they speak fluent Corporatese. I must admit, I'm not a native English speaker, but even so my ear is trained well enough for me to be able to tell spam from ham. They present some glossy products, that nobody ever actually saw working. They're all vaporware. On the same website they speak about fantastic opportunities offered to young talented fellows in the IT&C field, in the shape of internship at their fantastic research centre in Pau. Unfortunately, it's all in the demo because the real deal is nothing like it. There's no such thing as opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies or leading researchers in the branch. It's all smoke and mirrors. As a former intern there, I feel that the truth should be made available, as neither of their statements really hold true. My best bet is that they attract investors and suck up their cash without ever producing anything. I'm gathering all sorts of information, starting with my own experience, on http://sigexfoundry.blogspot.com. Feel free to read more there. Why am I doing this? There is a term for my action, called whistleblowing. I'd like to underline the fact that I'm by no means affected by SigEx's past or current actions, I went there as an intern for merely satisfying my own curiosity about them. But I know that many of the subscribers of this list are scholars, professors, people with strong positions in the branch, most of which can easily pass as models for younger enthusiasts. They're the ones I'd like this mail to reach. It'd be a real pity if more people suffered from SigEx's dubious practices. Once again, here is the link to the blog: http://sigexfoundry.blogspot.com And, once again, sorry for the noise. From owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Feb 17 02:23:14 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DEC7516A400; Sat, 17 Feb 2007 02:23:14 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dan@langille.org) Received: from supernews.unixathome.org (supernews.unixathome.org [216.168.29.4]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CCE6413C441; Sat, 17 Feb 2007 02:23:14 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dan@langille.org) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by supernews.unixathome.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 89D4B1702A; Fri, 16 Feb 2007 18:23:14 -0800 (PST) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at unixathome.org Received: from supernews.unixathome.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (supernews.unixathome.org [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id UE16iQRbjfm1; Fri, 16 Feb 2007 18:23:11 -0800 (PST) Received: from bast.unixathome.org (bast.unixathome.org [74.104.199.163]) by supernews.unixathome.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9958C1701A; Fri, 16 Feb 2007 18:23:11 -0800 (PST) Received: from [10.55.0.99] (wocker.unixathome.org [10.55.0.99]) by bast.unixathome.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2F386B8D4; Fri, 16 Feb 2007 21:23:11 -0500 (EST) From: "Dan Langille" To: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2007 21:23:11 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-ID: <45D620BF.13795.3A6CCD87@dan.langille.org> Priority: normal X-mailer: Pegasus Mail for Windows (4.41) Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Content-description: Mail message body Cc: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: FreshPorts design contest X-BeenThere: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Non technical items related to the community List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 17 Feb 2007 02:23:15 -0000 I am pleased to announce a FreshPorts design contest. The prize? A trip to BSDCan 2007. Included are airfares, accommodation, and entry to BSDCan 2007, up to a value of CAD$1000 (actually, it was announced Jan 30th, but I'm spreading the word) Winner gets a trip to BSDCan 2007. Details here: http://news.freshports.org/2007/01/30/freshports-design-contest/ -- Dan Langille : Software Developer looking for work my resume: http://www.freebsddiary.org/dan_langille.php PGCon - The PostgreSQL Conference - http://www.pgcon.org/