DFS wrote:
High Plains Thumper wrote:
Roy Schestowitz wrote:
Open source developers face H1-B visa puzzle
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Many very capable open source developers don't have a
college degree and the program does not easily
accommodate them.
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http://www.linuxworld.com/news/2007/082007-open-source-h1-b.html
Certifications are an American fetish. Lost are ability to
accomplish work, 8-for-8, IMHO. Creativity cannot be
measured by a piece of parchment.
Talking of lost creativity, I found this comment
interesting. Having used Office 4.3 for Win 3.1, Office 95,
Office 97, Office 2000, Office 2003, this is certainly an
understatement:
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1935649,00.asp
[quote] Let's get real for a minute. There has not been a
significant upgrade in Office suite functionality, from
anyone, since, oh, Office 97. [/quote]
Much of this is due to IMHO, lack of competition. One
supplier requires less of a development staff compared with
many competitors for the same functionality. Thus, the
remaining links from the monopoly are pointless.
It's pathetic how you cola idiots try to morph a post about
H1-B visas into an anti-MS spiel.
http://www.faqs.org/faqs/linux/advocacy/faq-and-primer/
[quote]
7.6 Trespasser Disinformation Tactics
This is a list of the disinformation tactics that the that
the anti-Linux propagandists who post in COLA have been using.
All of these tactics have been used in COLA by the anti-Linux
propagandists against the Linux advocates and the rest of the
COLA readership to further the cause of the anti-Linux
propagandists. This list has been worded as though you are one of
them, so that you can better see through their eyes how they think.
2. Distract your opponent from the issues at hand by accusing
your opponents of being "petty", "pathetic", "childish" or any of
a number of other such terms.
3. Put your opponent off guard by insulting him. The liberal use
of profanity and vulgarisms can be very effective, particularly
when used against you more dignified opponents. Your experience
as a school yard bully can be handy here.
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HPT
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