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Microsoft, Ubuntu and Social Networking
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| Because the Ubuntu users are voluntarily responsible for much of the
| operating system’s marketing, support and development, a sense of community
| is inherent in the Ubuntu experience. This strength puts Ubuntu and similar
| open-source projects at a strong advantage vis-à-vis Microsoft when it comes
| to building social networks.
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http://www.workswithu.com/2009/06/19/microsoft-ubuntu-and-social-networking/
Recent:
Need a new tech job? Learn Linux
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| So it is that the Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization dedicated to
| Linux's growth, has announced the Linux Foundation Training Program.
| According to the Foundation's press release, "It will kick off with courses
| taught at the Linux Foundation's Annual Collaboration Summit April 8 - 10,
| 2009 in San Francisco."
|
| [...]
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| The Training Program first classes will be Essential Linux Device Driver
| Development Skills; Creating Applications for Linux; and Kernel Debugging and
| Performance. Students who register for these first Program offerings will get
| an automatic attendee pass for the Collaboration Summit. If you go, for
| better or for worse, you'll also get a chance to network with yours truly.
| For more details, check out the Linux Foundation's Training page.
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http://blogs.computerworld.com/need_a_new_tech_job_learn_linux
Linux Foundation Launches Linux Training Program
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| The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating
| the growth of Linux, has announced the Linux Foundation Training Program. The
| Linux server market is predicted to reach $50 billion in three years, and the
| embedded and mobile Linux markets continue to explode, which increases the
| demand for developers and users with Linux expertise.
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http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Linux-and-Open-Source/Linux-Foundation-Launches-Linux-Training-Program/?kc=rss
Linux Foundation Announces Training Program to Meet Increasing Demand for Linux
Talent
http://linux-foundation.org/weblogs/press/2009/03/01/linux-foundation-announces-training-program-to-meet-increasing-demand-for-linux-talent/
Rotorua high school seeks Linux server supplier
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| St Michaels Catholic School in Rotorua wants to lease and install a Linux
| server. According to tender documents released this week, the supplier must
| have experience with installing Linux servers and associated hardware.
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http://reseller.co.nz/reseller.nsf/news/EA7D9B5BDDA7CE54CC2575600072A290
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.
|
| 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
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