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[News] Knowledge in GNU/Linux Pays Off

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IT skills that see pay hikes in spite of the downturn

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| Generally, noncertified skills in Linux, Apache, and Sybase saw an increase 
| of between 25 to 28 percent, while professionals with uncertified skills in 
| the areas of PHP, SAP and Unix saw their pay increase by more than 14 
| percent.   
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http://www.fiercecio.com/techwatch/story/it-skills-see-pay-hikes-spite-downturn/2009-04-24

Linux Training 

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| This three-day, intensive introduction to Linux includes hands-on exercises 
| covering these and other topics: Kernel modules, Userspace device drivers,The 
| new PWM API, Real-time Linux, Interrupt handlers and more.  
| 
| This advanced workshop is ideal for embedded developers who are responsible 
| for their application's firmware design and development. It presumes a 
| familiarity with basic C programming concepts and some prior embedded system 
| programming experience. Motivated students without previous embedded 
| experience are also encouraged to attend.    
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http://www.theopenpress.com/index.php?a=press&id=49046


Recent:

Open Source Toolkit for Job Hunters

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| Once you are in the interview process with an organization, you may be asked
| to do a presentation to prove your knowledge and skills. (Even if you're not,
| you might want to think about doing one.) KPresenter 1.6.1 is the open source
| presentations part of the KOffice suite. This project is excellent for
| combining text and graphics into slides either for on-screen presentation or
| handouts. If your potential employer has you interviewing with a globally
| dispersed team, you can use KPresenter to put your presentation online using
| the HTML slideshow functionality, allowing everyone to see your presentation
| easily.
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http://cms.sys-con.com/node/892783/print


Linux Courses Increase Job Options for Techs

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| For software programmers and developers worried about layoffs and job
| security in these tough economic times, the answer may be as clear as the
| screen on your cell phone. That's because manufacturers of small consumer
| equipment like cell phones and PDAs need programmers trained in embedded
| Linux to hand-tune the product's software code.
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http://news.prnewswire.com/ViewContent.aspx?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story/01-09-2009/0004952263&EDATE=


Where the Tech Jobs Are, Part 1

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| "In a recession, headcount looks like a cost center, but open source can turn
| employees into profit centers -- or, at worst, into less costly cost
| centers," he said.
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| "For example, let's say an enterprise needs [an enterprise content
| management] system, perhaps for outsourcing documentation or to build a new
| catalog system -- or perhaps for a workflow system around approval of
| executive documents. Traditional IT would invite vendors to do a dog-and-pony
| show," Asay explained, "ultimately culminating in a purchase of software
| licenses and services to make the licenses useful to the enterprise." The IT
| staffer is then mostly responsible for coordinating others' efforts, and the
| associated expenses.
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| An open source savvy IT person, by contrast, would download an open source
| ECM solution and tweak it to save the company license and services
| fees -- "and the risk that the software wouldn't work as advertised," said
| Asay.
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http://www.technewsworld.com/story/commentary/65705.html


Training program to create 100,000 jobs

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| LUPA (Leadership of Open Source University Promotion Alliance), a Chinese
| open source software community, plans to initiate a training project for the
| country's computer and software graduates as low-cost open source software
| development is gaining popularity in the current financial crisis.
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http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/bizchina/2008-12/19/content_7324052.htm


Linux and your worth in the Job Market

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| As bad as the economy is right now, there are quite a few jobs out there.
| Especially for Linux System Administrators/Engineers!
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http://www.linuxdynasty.org/linux-and-your-worth-in-the-job-market.html


Gameloft Moves 1,000 Desktops to Ubuntu Linux

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| “It’s been a pretty big deployment, well over 1000 desktops and it’s been a
| huge success,” crows the source. “Ubuntu does the same job [as Windows] for
| zero cash. The most painful thing about the change over was moving to
| Thunderbird from Outlook. No one has batted an eyelid about moving to Gnome.”
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http://www.thevarguy.com/2008/10/03/gameloft-moves-1000-desktops-to-ubuntu-linux/
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