[Leaplist] Open Source found to be source of all happiness Warm and fuzzy geeks

[Tom Dyll]

Hey guys,

Not sure how I fell of the list but its good to be back. Here is fun
one that was sent to me recently.


http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/03/11/open-source-found-source



A REPORT by New   York consulting company, Bluewolf, reckons that IT
salaries are going to rise even higher in 2008, with open source
application developers leading the pack with an average 7.6 percent
salary growth. This corresponds to a salary increase from the previous
average of $80,250 to about $112,500 a year for the lucky open
saucers.

Co-founder and principal of Bluewolf, Michael Kirven, reckons that the
meteoric rise of open-source software in application development is
generating an increased need for specialised application developers,
who he says are now in the position of being able to ask for a 30 or
40 per cent raise. A shortage in open source developers is driving up
the business value of the profession, seeing as the software
apparently isn't best operated by people who don't know what they're
doing. "It's not as easy as getting free software; someone has to get
it up and running," notes Kirven.

But not only do the propitiously fortunate sourcers get paid
inordinate amounts of money for what they do, they also apparently
happen to love doing it (anyone feeling nauseous yet?).

According to Kirven, the fact that bosses are telling their open
source developers that they are the 'go-to' people in the company,
rubs their egos up the right way, making them feel all warm and fuzzy
inside. "People care about where they go to 60 hours a week," adds
Kirven.

60 hours a week, overpaid, and flattered to boot. No wonder open
sourcers are a happy bunch. µ