Ex Red Hat CEO is now the interim CEO of Unity (unity.com)
from Chewy7324@discuss.tchncs.de to linux@lemmy.ml on 11 Oct 2023 20:57
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UndefinedIsNotAFunction@programming.dev on 11 Oct 2023 21:33 next collapse

That’s very fitting.

lps2@lemmy.ml on 11 Oct 2023 21:41 next collapse

Hmmm, we have a company who’s success has been largely due to it’s large network of developers and the outgoing CEO tried to destroy that community… Who should replace them? Oh, I know, someone who took another company who’s success was based on a large network of developers and successfully killed that community

ydieb@lemm.ee on 11 Oct 2023 21:54 next collapse

But he has worked as a ceo before and thus has ceo experience! /s and thus the circle (jerk) continues.

Cylusthevirus@kbin.social on 11 Oct 2023 22:18 next collapse

I bet if we mapped out the relationships between various CEOs and boards of directors we could predict these selections rather well...

lps2@lemmy.ml on 11 Oct 2023 22:21 collapse

Which I get - I’m starting the candidate gathering stage for a fairly senior role and the pool of candidates I have to choose from is already quite small given the requirements and niche product and of course I am going to defer to those I have worked with in the past as I know what they can do. I just find it funny that when faced with a very specific issue that unity picked someone who has a track record of fumbling that exact issue

gnate@lemmy.world on 12 Oct 2023 05:52 collapse

The role being filled must not be for CEO, as they rarely seem to care what their background is (or the track record, for that matter.)

p03locke@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 12 Oct 2023 00:17 next collapse

So, when this guy eventually fucks up the company even more, can they fire him and hire the ex-CEO of Quibi? Or maybe the asshole from Mattel who made that horrible D&D licensing agreement?

Oh, oh, I know… Steve Huffman! Perfect fit!

lps2@lemmy.ml on 12 Oct 2023 00:38 next collapse

It’s funny you joke about Quibi because those people all went over to Airtable and what do you know, they have turned a great product into a loser because they have no idea how to get their shit together and actually go public. They’re past their series F - they’ve got nowhere to go and the CFO only knows how to fund raise and she gutted their finance department that was actually working to get them compliant enough to go public. A couple years ago or so they fired their controller who specializes in taking companies public and it’s been downhill since.

Sorry for the rant but this is the world and people I work with and have had a front row seat to the shit show (well, more like a few rows back)

ikidd@lemmy.world on 12 Oct 2023 02:02 collapse

Nobody’s dumb enough to employ Huffman except Reddit.

Cqrd@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 12 Oct 2023 04:29 next collapse

This dude is just an interim CEO, and he’s only an interim CEO for Unity because he’s a special contractor for the largest investing company in Unity. He’s only there to do normal duties while the board looks for a full time CEO.

lps2@lemmy.ml on 12 Oct 2023 04:33 collapse

It’s just funny given the community backlash both companies have faced in recent days

DieguiTux8623@feddit.it on 12 Oct 2023 06:12 collapse

You literally stole the words from my mouth. If the board of directors appointed him it must have been for his “glorious” curriculum. He is very qualified indeed to continue the work of his predecessor.

epicsninja@lemmy.world on 11 Oct 2023 21:51 next collapse

Luckily he’s just an interim CEO.

germanatlas@lemmy.blahaj.zone on 11 Oct 2023 21:58 next collapse

Until we welcome the next CEO: Elon Musk

brax@sh.itjust.works on 11 Oct 2023 22:23 next collapse

“Introducing the X Engine (XE) - the free-speech, anti-woke gaming engine formerly known as Unity! To show our dedication to anti-wokeness we will only allow String and Long variable types, and to show my dedication to being a free-speech edgelord, functions will now be referred to as fucktions. Professional access to XE will be $420.69 monthly, with additional fees added on based on the success of the product you created.”

SebTorres@lemmy.world on 11 Oct 2023 22:25 collapse

I mean, let’s be honest. Integers are just a waste of money and storage. I’ll go there myself and disconnect the integers from the engine.

walthervonstolzing@lemmy.ml on 12 Oct 2023 11:51 collapse

I mean, seriously; whoever uses integers in 2023? I mean, 2023.0?

KingThrillgore@lemmy.ml on 12 Oct 2023 04:45 collapse

You know what, I’m all for it. Nothing would sink Unity faster than whatever they pulled last than to appoint Elon.

[deleted] on 12 Oct 2023 04:08 collapse

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jsmith2@lemmy.world on 11 Oct 2023 22:31 next collapse

[Relevant concerns about board of directors] (reddit.com/…/i_know_people_dont_want_to_hear_this…)

That was posted before John’s departure. Here’s the current board

They’re all either board members of a set of companies aligned with Elon Musk, or they’re offering special experience.

thanksforallthefish@literature.cafe on 12 Oct 2023 06:54 collapse

Errm could you specify which of the board members of Unity are board members of a Musk company ?

Because none if those ring any bells for Tesla or SpaceX (and I assume the board of twitter is now half a dozen saudi princes given the own most of it)

vivadanang@lemm.ee on 11 Oct 2023 23:49 next collapse

I’ve posted this elsewhere but I’ll say it again: I nominate Keijiro Takahashi as the interim CEO. I don’t think there are many who understand unity at a 1:1 mindmeld level like that. Set a new set of goals, get LTS into actual LTS shape, unify the pipelines, restore confidence, save the princess, drive the darkness from the lands and forge a path to profitability that doesn’t alienate unity’s most valuable asset, the community.

UNITY MUST CLEAN HOUSE, NEW BOARD AND CEO. Otherwise we’re going to just cycle through this bullshit with different clowns at the wheel.

p03locke@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 12 Oct 2023 00:19 collapse

Otherwise we’re going to just cycle through this bullshit with different clowns at the wheel.

Why not pretend that Unity is a lost cause and move on? They have permanent lost your trust for life.

If you are still developing on Unity, it’s because you’re addicted to it. Switch engines now!

vivadanang@lemm.ee on 12 Oct 2023 00:44 next collapse

Yeah a few steps ahead of you bud, neck deep in openxr on godot now.

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tho thanks for the smarmy ‘you’re addicted’ - you realize people have projects in progress? that swapping engines isn’t trivial?

thanks for your silly concern tho. perhaps work on the way you talk to folks.

KingThrillgore@lemmy.ml on 12 Oct 2023 04:44 next collapse

“we should switch engines and impact morale and throw out all that money, were 90% from releasing with the last non-ass LTS release”

That’s what you sound like and I am a Godot advocate.

TheAnonymouseJoker@lemmy.ml on 12 Oct 2023 11:32 collapse

Switching to different foundations (game engines) of projects is not like swapping new $300 smartphones.

p03locke@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 12 Oct 2023 13:45 collapse

I understand that, but people who are stuck with Unity should work towards getting rid of it. Mostly finished games won’t be able to, but new games can.

TheAnonymouseJoker@lemmy.ml on 12 Oct 2023 15:43 collapse

Nobody (besides big corpos) with even a small scale sized project is adopting Unity in the future.

p03locke@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 14 Oct 2023 00:36 collapse

You say that, but we’ll see who’s still hooked on it in a few more years.

belated_frog_pants@beehaw.org on 12 Oct 2023 04:15 next collapse

Honestly its a lost cause. They got investment now its time to grip and squeeze.

Try godot.

KingThrillgore@lemmy.ml on 12 Oct 2023 04:56 next collapse

So basically the guy who sold Red Hat out to IBM. Yeah this is going to end well.

comrade_pibb@hexbear.net on 12 Oct 2023 05:29 collapse

the board demands tribute

makingStuffForFun@lemmy.ml on 12 Oct 2023 10:35 next collapse

Not the onion

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