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Open source tries to make collaboration the differentiator
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| As the economy slips further into a recession, companies looking for ways to
| keep IT spending in check will begin to take a closer look at open-source
| alternatives. InfoWeek has a good story on how two open source packages,
| Drupal and Alfresco, are hoping to gain more market share in the coming year
| by providing advanced collaboration tools as part of the standard offering.
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http://www.fiercecontentmanagement.com/story/open-source-tries-make-collaboration-differentiator/2008-11-19
Got a pink slip? Write more open-source software
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| These are anxious times, but good things will come from the recession. Let's
| hope that one of those "good things" is more open-source software written
| by...you.
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http://news.cnet.com/8301-13505_3-10102198-16.html
Many companies cannot afford proprietary software anymore. They need people who
can operate a Free software and GNU/Linux environment.
Recent:
Are certifications worth the money?
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| Once you know Linux - and I don’t mean from a book, a class, or your own PC;
| I mean in real, live, working environments with the usual random surprises -
| moving up to Solaris is pretty easy. Start by using it at home, and then grab
| the training credits your employer gets, or can get, with almost any
| significant purchase from Sun.
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http://blogs.zdnet.com/Murphy/?p=1249
Hot skills: Bash
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| What's coming up?
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| Bash 4.0, which Chet Ramey promised for this summer, is due any time.
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| Rates of Pay
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| Linux systems administrators earn £30,000 to £45,000.
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http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/09/22/232382/hot-skills-bash.htm
SAP certifications boosting pay, but others still falling: survey
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| For instance, IT certifications among those with the largest market value
| declines in the past 12 months included Microsoft Certified
| Professional+Internet (MCP+I) with a 40% decrease. Pay for IBM Certified
| Advanced Application Developer -- Lotus Notes/Domino, Novell/Certified
| Internet Professional (CIP) and Novell/Certified Novell Engineer (CNE) each
| shrunk by 25%.
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http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/091208-sap-cert.html
5 best-practices of a successful Linux user
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| Do not run away from CLI: You’ve not got hold of quite a few ways to fix
| things on your Linux machine. You may be happy using the GUI window to
| install new apps. This may be synaptic, yum, yast or whatever. But having a
| good hand at the terminal is never a waste. If you can accomplish some basic
| tasks on the terminal, I am sure you’ll be far more confident and proud than
| you were without this ability. Hacking into or tweaking you machine is
| definitely fun but do not intend to just copy-paste commands from the
| Internet cloud. Try using the man page to know what each of the commands do,
| so that next time you know what you’re doing before you hit the return key on
| the terminal.
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http://brajeshwar.com/2008/5-best-practices-for-linux-users/
VMware seeks "a skilled Open Source/Linux expert"
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| VMware, perhaps recognizing its exposure from open-source virtualization
| solutions, is looking for an open-source expert to help with a range of
| things, including help to create "a test framework for a custom Linux
| distribution." VMware is seeking a "Senior Software Reliability Engineer," as
| noted on an open-source group on LinkedIn, but perhaps it should be looking
| for an open-source savvy IP attorney?
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http://news.cnet.com/8301-13505_3-10046396-16.html
IT needs to retool tech workers for Linux growth
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| Are there enough Linux experts to go around? Here’s an interesting article in
| ComputerWorld from this week: “Linux unchained.” Author Mary Pratt
| investigates the claim that Linux growth is outstripping the supply of actual
| Linux-proficient techs.
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| [...]
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| Now, having said that and for those of you who are following my Mandriva
| experiment on VirtualBox, I’m finding that I really like it. I’ve managed to
| get myself hung up on some annoying hiccups (not being able to get one app do
| something I want it to), but overall, everything else just works! No problems
| surfing, getting sound and video playback on the Web, etc. I was able to use
| my production tools just as well in Mandriva as in my regular Windows
| environment.
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http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/opensource/?p=258
Free software can do many jobs
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| As times get tough and people look for ways to save money, computer
| consultant Michael Camodeca reminds bargain hunters, students heading off to
| college and small business owners that there are legal alternatives to paying
| for software.
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http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/sfgate/detail?blogid=19&entry_id=29138
The open source jobs boom
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| Demand for Linux server skills grew by only 18 percent -- but as you'd expect
| that segment has far more postings than any other. Similarly, JavaScript and
| Perl, which have been popular for some time, grew slowly but from a large
| base.
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http://weblog.infoworld.com/tech-bottom-line/archives/2008/07/open_source_job.html
Australian open source workers earn more money
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| IT workers who specialise in free and open source software are earning more
| than the national average for IT, according to the results of Australia's
| first open source census.
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http://www.itnews.com.au/News/69448,open-source-workers-earn-more-money.aspx
Report: Open Source Adoption Increases App Dev Pay
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| A report from New York City-based consulting company Bluewolf says IT
| salaries across the board will continue to rise in 2008, with application
| developers leading the pack with 7.6 percent salary growth. The increase
| brings application developers' salaries to between $112,500 from $80,250.
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http://www.crn.com/it-channel/206900235
Investment banks turn off IT recruitment
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| The financial crisis is starting to take its toll on the jobs market for IT
| staff, with investment banks cutting back on recruitment as the credit crunch
| forces them to reduce costs.
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http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c9a35eee-1a06-11dd-ba02-0000779fd2ac.html?nclick_check=1
Bank of America seeks to patent abandoning America
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| Bank of America believes Americans to be overloaded with "a high salary, good
| benefits, a good work environment, vacation time, and other job-related
| perks." For shame!
|
| But have no fear, Bank of America has submitted a patent application that
| will help companies find places to get work done where such pesky things as
| nice salaries, good benefits, good work environments, and vacation time are
| abandoned.
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http://www.cnet.com/8301-13505_1-9935876-16.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=TheOpenRoad
Related:
Wipro Microsoft alliance is a shame for all Indians – alliance or slavery?
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| The alliance uses Microsoft technologies instead of challenging Gates in his
| own game. Wipro is just a servant of Microsoft facilitating Indian cyber
| slavery under the American corporate banners.
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http://www.indiadaily.com/editorial/19365.asp
Linux Job Market Trends: Galloping Forward
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| If you’re a Linux specialist looking for the best paying area of the country,
| your best bet is – no surprise – Silicon Valley, where Linux pros make
| $96,578 (but a cup of coffee costs $11.25). Other top-paying Linux areas are
| Washington, D.C. ($86,882), Los Angeles ($86,618), and New York ($86,305).
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http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/career/article.php/3697896
2007: Where the Tech Jobs Are
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| ...open source and Linux skills are very hot. "Linux is one of the fastest
| growing, if not required, then recommended skills that most of the
| sysadmins and operations people have," Melland says. "If you're a systems
| administrator and you don?t have Linux experience, you might want to seek
| that out."
|
| [...]
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| All this migration to Linux and open source means that job openings are
| zooming. Based on Dice statistics, Linux as a recommended skill is up 51%
| this year, and roughly 150% in the last two years.
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http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/career/article.php/3649436
Linux and Open Source: How They Affect HR Professionals
http://www.redorbit.com/news/technology/637577/linux_and_open_source_how_they_affect_hr_professionals/index.html?source=r_technology
Linux kernel developers have tripled in number
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| The Linux Foundation (LF) has published a study on Linux mainline kernel
| development. According to LF, the number of Linux kernel developers has
| tripled since 2005, with many more companies contributing to the process
| (including, potentially, the latest new LF member, Adobe).
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http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS6925891609.html
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