During the last 2 days, I've been to IBM SHARE (similar to DECUS).
The hot sessions are Linux. The main announcements are around Linux
on S/390 (truly "iron penguin" stuff). A quick search of dice.com
turned up 503 jobs in MA with linux in the job description. And, with
Linux training, you actually get to understand what is happening.
Concepts, not just rote button pushing. Which means the skill today is
still the skill tomorrow.
Windows may have today, but Linux has tomorrow (and maybe even this
evening).
jeff
"jim t.p. ryan" wrote:
>
> Yeah, after giving it more thought, you may be right. Entry level is entry level,
>doesn't really matter.
>
> Sincerely,
> Jim Ryan
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tom Rauschenbach [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Wed, 26 Jul 2000 18:13:54 -0400
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED],
>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: 250 linux computers for the poor
>
> On Wed, 26 Jul 2000, jim t.p. ryan wrote:
> > Lori,
> >
> > True, but will it help them to get a job??? Probably not. I'd say go with
>Windows.
>
> I dunno. I've had no problems getting jobs in the Unix world. Throw a JVM, a
> JDK and a C compiler on those machines and I'd say they'd be VERY helpful in
> that regard.
>
> The missing piece then becomes educators.
>
> TomR
>
> >
> > Sincerely,
> > Jim Ryan
> >
> >
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jeff smith
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