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On Wed, 12 Nov 2008 19:44:09 +0000, Orchid XP v8 wrote:
>>>> And RedHat is currently selling more Linux than Novell. Turns out
>>>> customers *want* service contracts for things their business depends
>>>> on.
>>> OK. So why have I not heard anything about RedHat for several years?
>>
>> Very likely a product of your choice of reading material. Have you
>> looked at a copy of Linux Format lately? There recently was a huge
>> article there on training, specifically about RedHat training. With a
>> big ad in the middle of the article, at that.
>
> Woah - there's a "Linux Format" now? o_O
It's been around for a few years, current issue is (looking around desk)
112. 13 issues per year. You do the math. ;-)
You might also be surprised to learn that there is also one called "Linux
Journal". And yes, it's older.
> Mind you, there's enough people using Linux, I guess it makes sense...
There you go.
>>> Have they gone into some kind of specialised market or something? Once
>>> upon a time you used to hear of them quite a bit, and now they seem
>>> awful quiet...
>>
>> Nope, they haven't gone into a specialized market. They're losing
>> market share to Novell (which owns SUSE Linux) and to Canonical, but
>> absolutely still around.
>>
>> If you spend all your time around Windows advertising and gaming
>> magazines, you probably won't hear much about Linux. Though with the
>> MS/ Novell deal, Microsoft is selling SUSE Linux Enterprise Server to
>> their customers as well - surely you've heard of *that* deal? It's
>> been ongoing for about 2 years now....
>
> Actually, come to think of it, I *do* vaguely remember that
> announcement...
So, you want to keep up with the tech industry? Subscribe to a slashdot
RSS feed. Don't read the comments, read the stories. That'll give you a
good starting point to see what's going on in the world.
Jim
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On Thu, 13 Nov 2008 09:29:22 +0000, Invisible wrote:
>>> Yeah, it does - just not particularly often. ;-)
>>
>> Tell that to all of those employees here or at RedHat who get paid.
>>
>> But there is an added advantage to working on OSS projects - helps
>> build a resume and people can see your work.
>
> I'm not disputing that getting paid for OSS is a good idea - I'm just
> saying it's highly nontrivial to achieve this.
If it's non-trivial to fill out an application, then I guess you're
right. But you won't know UNTIL YOU TRY.
Jim
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Gail wrote:
> Agreed. It's the perserverance that I'm struggling with right now (even
> though I'm just doing an M.Sc)
IIRC, the final year of my BSc was pretty insane...
But then, I'm not good with time management. I tend to burn hours
working on "interesting" but irrelevant problems, and no time at all
working on the stuff that I don't know how to do.
--
http://blog.orphi.me.uk/
http://www.zazzle.com/MathematicalOrchid*
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Mike Raiford wrote:
> Tom Austin wrote:
>
>> I highly recommend either of the books if you are really interested in
>> learning some about electronics. Unless you have $100 in TTL chips, I
>> recommend that you go the CMOS route as it is more likely what you
>> would encounter when dealing with more specialized chips (think CPU).
>
> Just keep in mind CMOS is very easy to cook.
>
yes, they are easier than TTL to *damage*
TTL can withstand a bit more abuse before they peter out.
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>> I'm not disputing that getting paid for OSS is a good idea - I'm just
>> saying it's highly nontrivial to achieve this.
>
> If it's non-trivial to fill out an application, then I guess you're
> right. But you won't know UNTIL YOU TRY.
Gotta find somebody to apply to first. :-P Same as everything else...
--
http://blog.orphi.me.uk/
http://www.zazzle.com/MathematicalOrchid*
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Tom Austin wrote:
> yes, they are easier than TTL to *damage*
>
> TTL can withstand a bit more abuse before they peter out.
...and you think I'm using TTL because...? ;-)
--
http://blog.orphi.me.uk/
http://www.zazzle.com/MathematicalOrchid*
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"Orchid XP v8" <voi### [at] dev null> wrote in message
news:491c77d7$1@news.povray.org...
> Gail wrote:
>> Agreed. It's the perserverance that I'm struggling with right now (even
>> though I'm just doing an M.Sc)
>
> IIRC, the final year of my BSc was pretty insane...
Now try doing that, working full time and still keeping up with the tech
community (and contributing to it frequently)
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Orchid XP v8 wrote:
> But then, I'm not good with time management. I tend to burn hours
> working on "interesting" but irrelevant problems, and no time at all
> working on the stuff that I don't know how to do.
Heh, you just described me.
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Darren New wrote:
> [.. snip interview ...]
LOL!!
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Invisible wrote:
> I'm not disputing that getting paid for OSS is a good idea - I'm just
> saying it's highly nontrivial to achieve this.
Before getting paid for OSS, you have to contribute to OSS on your own, and
get used to how things work...
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