OneAndOneIs2

Wed, Jun 27, 2007

An unusual event

I just got an email.

Please, try to contain your shock. It's not actually a very rare occurrence.

What's unusual is that this email was from somebody who grabbed my address from my website and was contacting me with what amounts to a job offer. The most pertinent passage:

We are looking for an author for a white paper that compares Linux Distros. The client for this white paper is Microsoft.

Isn't that interesting?

Sadly, it was scheduled for the period in which I'll be in the middle of that career change I've mentioned before - not a time in which I'll want the burden of writing a professional piece. For that and, admittedly, other reasons as well, I've turned the opportunity down.

But I'll keep my eyes out for this particular white paper, when it's written. My curiosity is most definitely aroused.

8 comments • Categories: Omni, FOSS, My Life

Comments:

Comment from: hari [Member]

· http://hari.literaryforums.org

You're sure it's not a scam or something?

Permalink 28/06/07 @ 05:25

Comment from: Mum [Visitor]

fame and glory beckon and you turn it down - you must take after your father!
the above comment made me laugh - obviously doesn't think much of your skills!

Permalink 28/06/07 @ 08:17

Comment from: oneandoneis2 [Member] · http://geekblog.oneandoneis2.org/

> You're sure it's not a scam or something?

Fairly - it's a well-known publisher and the email is from their domain. And it's a bit too targeted to be a 419-style scam..

>you must take after your father!

I thought that was well-established by now..? :o)

Permalink 28/06/07 @ 09:26

Comment from: Ray [Visitor]

· http://lostaddress.org

So what you're saying is that you went out of your way to prevent me saying "oh yeah, I know people who write white papers" in casual conversation? If that was the sort of conversation I have?

There are words I could use for people who do that, but your mum's around so I'll refrain :-)

Permalink 28/06/07 @ 19:12

Comment from: oneandoneis2 [Member] · http://geekblog.oneandoneis2.org/

Ah, but as an LQ admin, would you really want to admit that it was somebody who wrote a MS-funded white paper about Linux? ;o)

Permalink 29/06/07 @ 09:27

Comment from: ray [Visitor]

· http://lostaddress.org

Actually, yes. The ironing would be exquisite!

Permalink 29/06/07 @ 09:56

Comment from: oneandoneis2 [Member] · http://geekblog.oneandoneis2.org/

Lots of good sharp creases? :o)

Permalink 29/06/07 @ 11:07

Comment from: hari [Member]