In comp.os.linux.advocacy, Roy Schestowitz
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on Wed, 30 Aug 2006 19:46:53 +0100
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> __/ [ Rex Ballard ] on Wednesday 30 August 2006 19:03 \__
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>> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>>> Linux and Open Source: How They Affect HR Professionals
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> http://www.redorbit.com/news/technology/637577/linux_and_open_source_how_they_affect_hr_professionals/index.html?source=r_technology
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>> Roy, this is an excellent article. I'd love to see it republished
>> verbatim an a major business periodical like Business Week or Time.
>>
>> It does a great job of stating the case for open source fairly,
>> accurately, and briefly.
>>
>> Highly reccomended reading.
>>
>> Rex
>> http://www.open4success.org
>
> Other sources that I read indicate that there is a /serious/ shortage of
> Linux skill. Departments separately seek someone who is proficient with
> Linux so that acquisition, running and maintenance costs are lowered (not to
> mention better security and stability in the enterprise space).
>
> I've noticed that HR folks are no longer intimidated by CV's that spell out
> "Open Source". It no longer means communism, as Microsoft would like IT/HR
> trainers to believe. There has been a lot of character assassination through
> stereotypes by those who resist change, but Linux has broken through. It no
> longer intimidated. It's admired.
Maybe it's just the matter that it took time to adopt;
after all, Linux was only initiated 15 years back. :-)
There's still a fair number of issues, though -- like
DRM -- that could bite it in the ankle, if not the entire
leg off.
It might even be required that Linux servers *support* DRM.
Now that to me looks like a very weird position to take --
but when money is involved, weird things tend to happen,
and the more money, the more quickly they happen... :-)
Ow...where's the aspirin?
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Roy
>
> PS - I still can't believe that I managed to keep the pace up today. Thesis
> draft is due tomorrow and I'm scared.
>
Oooh. Good luck. Hope they like it. :-)
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