NetBSD Server and Family Business Infighting: A Battle of Trust and Technology
Sixteen years ago, the author was asked by a friend to help a family business establish an IT system to address its chaotic financial situation. He built a NetBSD-based server to integrate company data, but faced strong opposition from someone within the company who attempted to erase server data to cover up financial problems. The author ultimately uncovered the conspiracy through past connections, but the server was still destroyed. Despite this, the author protected company information through early backups, but ultimately decided to leave the family business because management was unable to resolve internal corruption. This story tells of conflict involving trust, technology, and ethics, and the frustrating reality that some problems simply cannot be solved.