●● IRC: #techbytes @ Techrights IRC Network: Monday, February 17, 2025 ●● ● Feb 17 [00:39] *jacobk has quit (connection closed) [00:46] *jacobk (~quassel@syp65ggum2ibk.irc) has joined #techbytes [00:48] *jacobk has quit (connection closed) [00:52] *jacobk (~quassel@syp65ggum2ibk.irc) has joined #techbytes [00:54] *jacobk has quit (connection closed) [00:58] *jacobk (~quassel@syp65ggum2ibk.irc) has joined #techbytes [00:58] *jacobk has quit (connection closed) ● Feb 17 [01:03] *jacobk (~quassel@syp65ggum2ibk.irc) has joined #techbytes [01:04] *jacobk has quit (connection closed) [01:09] *jacobk (~quassel@syp65ggum2ibk.irc) has joined #techbytes [01:10] *jacobk has quit (connection closed) [01:16] *jacobk (~quassel@syp65ggum2ibk.irc) has joined #techbytes [01:21] *jacobk has quit (connection closed) [01:26] *jacobk (~quassel@syp65ggum2ibk.irc) has joined #techbytes [01:27] *jacobk has quit (connection closed) [01:32] *jacobk (~quassel@syp65ggum2ibk.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Feb 17 [02:57] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jm6g9zx1 [02:57] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jm6g9zx1 ) [02:57] schestowitz[TR2] "" [02:57] schestowitz[TR2] Actually revenue is growing in SW group via buying innovation and taking on debt, but revenue is shrinking in legacy infrastructure. Consulting is a wash. Because SW group has 80% margins, Wall Street has fallen in love with IBM again. Can IBM keep it up? Most likely yes because the business cycle is turning to their favor (eg new mainframe and P11 in 2025) Business cycles in IBM tend to run hot for 6-7 quarters, thus IBMs FCF i [02:57] schestowitz[TR2] ncrease for 2025 and most likely for 2026. [02:57] schestowitz[TR2] " [02:58] schestowitz[TR2] " [02:58] schestowitz[TR2] Remember Disney replacing all their I/T folks with H1Bs? [02:58] schestowitz[TR2] Pepperidge Farm remembers. [02:58] schestowitz[TR2] " [02:58] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jm7ykxpj ● Feb 17 [08:45] schestowitz[TR2]
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    Open source maintainers are feeling the squeeze
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    Sophia Vargas, an analyst and researcher for open source programs and operations at Google, told The Register that "Absolutely" maintainers were under pressure. Vargas added that the pressure was "both systematically and at the individual community level.

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    "Many participants in open source feel that open source projects are chronically undersupported, especially given the growing appetite for using open source software.

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    • [08:45] schestowitz[TR2] [08:45] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.theregister.com | Open source maintainers are feeling the squeeze The Register ● Feb 17 [09:02] *jacobk has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [09:04] *jacobk (~quassel@syp65ggum2ibk.irc) has joined #techbytes [09:50] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techbytes ● Feb 17 [10:00] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [10:07] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Feb 17 [13:08] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@wdme6gwksagw4.irc) has joined #techbytes [13:21] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) ● Feb 17 [14:08] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@ne9ihm2w3ftv2.irc) has joined #techbytes [14:13] *x-amarsh04 has quit (connection closed) [14:16] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@h5zkbfemmwig6.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Feb 17 [17:57] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [17:58] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@h5zkbfemmwig6.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Feb 17 [18:52] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jm6g9zx1 [18:52] schestowitz[TR2] " I believe you are not taking into account IBMs SW strategy of buying innovation vs developing it. IBM has bought a pile of companies (approx 21) since the 2019 purchase of redhat, and they all compliment the strategy of growing SW group and its 90% margins. [18:52] schestowitz[TR2] Remember IBM is really [18:52] schestowitz[TR2] Consulting = find enterprise opportunities and cultivate and integrate IBM SW solutions [18:52] schestowitz[TR2] Infrastructure = provide unique enterprise HW solutions that IBM SW runs on [18:52] schestowitz[TR2] SW = provide unique enterprise SW solutions that make IBM money "