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New Series: The End of Sirius Open Source

Sirius: Open Source software, Stress free technology



Summary: The end of Sirius 'Open Source' is near; we shall explain what goes on there these days, as the company may only last weeks or months longer (with obligations to staff it robbed and potentially arrests of current and past managers)

MY wife and I resigned from Sirius 6 months ago (10 days ago it was exactly 6 months). We think we know what triggered a chain of events, but cannot definitively prove it at this point (maybe some other day, we're in no hurry with this investigation).



The company is in a state of disarray and since we left about 50% of the remaining staff also left. With staff fleeing, and the company unable to recruit the people it needs to fulfil obligations to remaining clients, it will soon have no clients at all, i.e. no source of revenue.

We are getting there with accountability. After fraud committed against Sirius staff, we're now successfully escalating to a political level (the company has a lot to do with political bodies in the UK). This will be a source of embarrassment to bodies and companies other than Sirius itself.

"What makes it relevant to this site isn't myself but the fact the company fancies itself or describes itself as a leader in "Open Source" (it used to also say "Free software") in the UK -- that's also the reason I joined this company 12+ years ago."While source protection is paramount, we are still able to share some details that highlight the chaos in this company, where things have never been the same since Microsofters and Bill Gates intervened, occasionally mentioning me by name as they tried hard to destroy my source of income. They've been doing this since 2005. This will actually be the subject of a separate series or article.

Sirius is a cautionary tale about companies that defraud their own employees. What makes it relevant to this site isn't myself but the fact the company fancies itself or describes itself as a leader in "Open Source" (it used to also say "Free software") in the UK -- that's also the reason I joined this company 12+ years ago.

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