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Zen and the Art of the Six-Figure Linux Job
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| You’ve heard the stereotypes and the misconceptions. Since Linux is free
| software, the developers who create it are paid next to nothing, right?
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| Wrong. Brent Marinaccio, the director of open source recruiting firm Hot
| Linux Jobs, has an insider’s view. The Savannah, Georgia-based job placement
| firm, founded in 2000, works exclusively with companies seeking open source
| experts.
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http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/career/article.php/3774811
Linux and FOSS in a Slowing Economy
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| In case anyone hasn't been paying attention, apparently the US economy isn't
| doing too well these days. There is a lot of news lately about banks failing,
| government bail-outs, and natural disasters that will cost us all a lot of
| money (thanks, Ike).
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| I start to wonder if small-to-medium or even larger organizations will begin
| to pay more attention to FOSS solutions during these belt-tightening times.
| Instead of upgrading a fleet of outdated hardware that could be renewed with
| a fresh Linux installation, or paying through the nose for 50 licenses for
| some expensive piece of proprietary software, will more businesses with their
| eyes intently focused on the bottom line look to free and open solutions?
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http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/linux-and-foss-slowing-economy
Funny picture:
http://beranger.org/index.php?page=diary&2008/09/26/07/58/36-bad-dubya-news-the-short-version
Recent:
Becta green lights open source software in schools, at last
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| The Sirius Corporation revealed yesterday that it was among 12 software
| suppliers to have been awarded places on the £80m Software for Educational
| Institutions Framework (SEIF) agreement.
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http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2008/09/23/becta_open_source_schools_at_last/
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