The Valve Way: Gabe Newell And Erik Johnson Speak
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I rather enjoyed it, so I figured I'd give it another stab.
One-page is here: http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/6471/the_valve_way_gab...
Favorite part: "Premature monetization is the root of all evil."
The hacker eventually contacted Valve himself, and expressed interest in working for the company. Valve then staged a fake job interview, and tried to trick him in to coming to Seattle. There, they waited with FBI agents, and prepared to arrest him.
Fortunately, he was detained in Germany.
That story, combined with this story, raises my eyebrows, especially because Valve is trying to show off "The Valve Way".
That’s the truly disgusting part. Valve wanted to destroy his life.
As for the magnitude of what Valve was seeking? Among other things, they were probably scared; not every hacker is a friendly, innocent curious kid working alone. They should have taken his word for it? Hah, since when is it a good idea to trust criminals?
"No -- we don't recruit for games. We recruit people..."
Replace 'games' with 'products'.