Collect evidence and publish once you are out isBob. Nothing revealed so far is an NDA violation but publication should be anonymous to protect against retaliation. M$ has ruined people for less and they will target you in the future regardless of what you do. Truth is the best weapon against evil and lies. Good luck and good cheer to you, Microsoft is a dying company and won’t be around too much longer.

And why remove the IP address from the IRC login message?

What a coincidence. What a wonderful piece of “evidence” that people out there are being “hurt” by the evil Mono. Waaay too convenient, especially coming in the heels of this just yesterday.

Here is “my” advice this morning.

I think oiaohm gave the best practical advice. It might be illegal or be bad for the reputation of the company to ask someone to say things that are significantly untruthful. I think, unless you want to risk losing your job (and in some countries you might be able to sue with a good chance of winning.. if you want to take that route), or outright quit, or ask to be moved around (risk job or bonus or something else), then you just need to try to keep to the truth and your conscience by being tactful over what you do say or not. oiaohm mentioned focusing on positives in areas where you can speak. Of course, if you do anything but kiss management’s hiney, you might be risking job, bonus, etc.

Companies flirt with lawsuits all the time I suppose.

I also wonder how many of Microsoft’s NDAs would be illegal because they involve illegal actions?

And the deeper you get into something, the more things you put in play (to risk losing).

Going along with dirtiness might be (a short-term) positive for your career. I wonder what fraction of management has sold out to even have had a chance to reach a certain position? At Microsoft, it’s tough for me to imagine that Ballmer (Gates, etc) works (worked) with any but those that had proven themselves to get dirty for the sake of the company (actually that would be different than here where perhaps a small number of management might have sold the company short).

IsBob should also consider going to authorities for advice… or to a lawyer. He might be able to work from the inside, but staying with the law and with law enforcement authorities aware.

In fact, anyone in a similar position should probably visit the local law enforcement agency. I don’t think they charge money for advice. I don’t deal with these issues, but, then again, I have taken myself out of certain markets.

You might find a way to communicate the opposite message through some other means (unofficially).

It’s a shame.

And why do I get the feeling so repeatedly that Microsoft …hmmm… I wonder how many vendors win major accounts by winning the bribing game? Forget about what is good for your company or for your constituents, users, employees, co-workers, stockholders, etc. Just sign us up and enjoy a much easier path than you might otherwise if you deal with an (more) honest company.

Glad IsBob spoke up about the issue. And, yes, IsBob might be pulling our legs, absolutely. I assume IsBob is representative of some that might be in such a position.

So IsBob’s company is migrating their code from Linux to Windows, how is that Mono’s problem?

And how does any other system (Java, PHP, Python) would have prevented this?

It seems like Mr IsBob is a troll.