[wellylug] Ok, that was dumb of me, but I do have a question. ..

[Peter Jones]

Unisys has a Linux team - One of their sites (IRD) loads a bit of Linux
before starting Windows 2000.
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bret Comstock Waldow [mailto:bwaldow at compuserve.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, 15 April 2003 18:31
> To: wellylug at lists.naos.co.nz
> Subject: [wellylug] Ok, that was dumb of me, but I do have a 
> question...
> 
> 
> Searching on Seek, and Dice, shows few opportunities to get 
> paid to know 
> Linux.
> 
> I'm quite in favor of Linux - both to have more understanding and 
> control of my own computing, and also to avoid helping what 
> are, after 
> all, convicted criminals (and I give credence to arguments M$ 
> has done 
> widespread harm in society).
> 
> But I haven't worked for a while, and I need to pick what to 
> study.  I 
> can work on Oracle and Java and PERL for Windows or for Linux.
> 
> Is anyone getting paid to work on Linux?  I don't mind 
> hearing variants 
> on "well, we should be", but please be clear whether you know 
> of someone 
> actually getting paid to work on Linux.  If I can find a solid enough 
> justification to "bet the farm", I would be happier to invest 
> that way 
> myself.
> 
> My own investigation to date, shows a solid employer bias for M$.  I 
> don't like it, but I'm not running those companies - I'm 
> trying to get 
> hired by one of them.
> 
> Cheers,
> Bret
> 
> 
> 
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