Re: Fastest Growing Market Segment (was: linux jobs?)

2005-06-29 Thread Kenneth E. Lussier
On Sun, 2005-06-26 at 14:18 -0400, Jon maddog Hall wrote: > I would like to discuss this with the group: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: > > The trade rags are all stating that Linux as the fastest growing market > > segment but > > What I really see is that while Linux is eating into the commerc

Re: Fastest Growing Market Segment (was: linux jobs?)

2005-06-29 Thread Jon maddog Hall
[EMAIL PROTECTED] said: > Please understand that there were many job postings in 1997 requiring 5 > years of Java programming experience. In a big company the HR department > takes the job requirements that come in from IT and 'fixes them'. So, if > you see a job you might be good at, find out

Re: Fastest Growing Market Segment (was: linux jobs?)

2005-06-28 Thread Bill McGonigle
On Jun 27, 2005, at 13:34, Frank DiPrete wrote: That seems to be the case. All postings now require a specific mix of expert/experience in 3 or more specific technologies. Please understand that there were many job postings in 1997 requiring 5 years of Java programming experience. In a big c

Re: Fastest Growing Market Segment (was: linux jobs?)

2005-06-27 Thread Frank DiPrete
On Sun, 2005-06-26 at 14:18 -0400, Jon maddog Hall wrote: > I would like to discuss this with the group: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: > > The trade rags are all stating that Linux as the fastest growing market > > segment but > > What I really see is that while Linux is eating into the commerc

Fastest Growing Market Segment (was: linux jobs?)

2005-06-26 Thread Jon maddog Hall
I would like to discuss this with the group: [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: > The trade rags are all stating that Linux as the fastest growing market > segment but What I really see is that while Linux is eating into the commercial Unix, proprietary system space and staving off Microsoft servers a b