Re: Linux as a career path

1997-11-24 Thread Brandon Mitchell
Last spring when I was looking for a summer job, I received a call from one place that I applied. It was basically a surprise interview. After talking for a minute, the interviewer asked how much unix experience I had. I mentioned that I ran linux. He sounded impressed, didn't have many other q

Re: Linux as a career path

1997-11-24 Thread Bruce Perens
From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I suspect that Linux would be very useful in getting an entry > level or lowerlevel position. And personally I would go out of my way for > someone who supports or develops Linux. A Linux developer would often qualify for a high-level position that another candidate m

Re: Linux as a career path

1997-11-24 Thread tmalloy
In my work as corporate technical recruiter I see thousands of resumes and lots of job requests. I have yet to see linux on any of them. ( except my own resume) Most people in the industry, with the exception of some nt drones, think linux is an excellent os. The only reservation they have is the

RE: Linux as a career path

1997-11-23 Thread George Bonser
Well, we have a Linux machine on our network at work. It is a print server on a network that serves both NT and Unix workstations. The linux box runs samba and LPRng with bounce-queue filtering through magic filter to handle the office printing. As a matter of fact, since I set it up, it even run

Linux as a career path

1997-11-23 Thread butch
Hi, this may be a side issue,however, it seems that the world is starting to really notice linux. it seems that there is a movement afoot for recognizing the expertise of linux pros. the day may be coming when ,linux will be used in more commercial establishments. i have been studying for a ms n