[Leaplist] Linux Industry Certs... good idea?

[Jason Boxman]

On Tuesday 22 January 2008 00:01, Kevin Anderson wrote:
>  I agree and disagree.
>
>  Certs are generally useless.  That I agree with.
>
>  As far as Linux not having industry jobs, I disagree.  Digital Adrenaline
> is based in Calgary Alberta Canada.  We have been around now for 5 years. 
> When we started, nobody used Linux.  We basically just did the occasional
> firewall.  But we've grown.  With 3 full time employees, and several part
> timers, Linux is growing and fast.
>
>  Today was day 1 for our first employee in the US, which is clearly
> desperate for Linux people.  If you're working on Windows and hating it, it
> won't take long before you'd be full time on the penguin.  I've done
> support work for a city in south Florida that runs Scalix for their email
> system.  Linux is in hospitals, it's in schools, it's corporations, it's
> everywhere.  If you want to have a job working with Linux, and you have
> some experience, it's not hard to find yourself needed.
>
>  Additionally, I should add that I see requests at least weekly from people
> asking to move their entire network from Windows to Linux.  Granted,
> they're small businesses, and I have seen 1 go the other way now.  But for
> the most part, Linux and Mac are gaining momentum, and quickly.  If the US
> hits a recession, this transition will only accelerate.

These are on craigslist, Dice, or Monster in the Orlando area? ;)

There's plenty of Linux out there, absolutely.  Full time Linux employment in 
Orlando?  Not so much.  If I missed something, I'd love to be proven wrong on 
this.

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