Notices by david celis (davidcelis@xoxo.zone)

@jeff @left_adjoint Mastodon isn’t built only by a handful of unpaid volunteers; it’s owned and operated by Mastodon gGmbH, and it has salaried employees working on the software full time

@jeff my bad, you’re right that it’s a trademark ownership; but what do you mean it doesn’t fund the project or pay its developers? i’ve seen job listings for Mastodon gGmbH with salaries. you’re saying that money comes directly from crowd-funding and not from the non-profit?

@jeff that doesn’t negate what i’m saying though? the non-profit pays its employees. it’s an entity that holds money for that purpose. there are definitely unpaid contributors as with any large open source project, but you can’t say it’s built by a handful of unpaid volunteers, because it isn’t

@annika “hello, work? this is david. sorry, but i can’t come in today. i’m sick. sick of being behind on my XOXO reading material”

@clarity right??? i was so confused. and he had this look on his face like he was being so insightful too 😭 i wish i did more than just nod and walk away but my energy was SPENT

least favorite #xoxofest experience:

random dude mansplaining how important “marketability” is for software and offering unsolicited advice about how i should “only be building things for others, not yourself”

@clarity PLEASE THIS WAS SO FUNNY

@annika yessss see you there 🤩

@annika still plenty of time to catch each other!! any chance you’ll stop by the indieweb/mastodon/bluesky meetup? i feel obligated lol

it’s time to overcome social anxiety and impostor syndrome 😌 #xoxofest

📍Apex Bar / Portland / OR

@annika this is hilarious

i hit a big milestone today: 3 years at FireHydrant, my longest stint in tech! i’ve had the privilege of working at some _very_ cool companies, but something always gives. bad managers, uncaring leadership, burnout… this industry can really suck. but here, for now, i’m still happy and motivated 😌

i swear there are even fewer trash bins in Japan than the last time i visited 🥴

@annika yes