__/ [ Mark Kent ] on Sunday 13 August 2006 09:40 \__
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> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>> OSS Watch Survey 2006
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>> ,----[ Conclusion ]
>>| A positive picture of the use of OSS emerges in both HEs and FEs.
>>| Although there are considerable differences between the two typeso
>>| f institutions, in general OSS is used more often than in 2003 and
>>| institutions have higher levels of skills and experience of OSS compared
>>| to 2003. This survey shows that it is likely that, in the future, use ofO
>>| SS will continue and expand alongside the use of PS.
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>> http://www.oss-watch.ac.uk/studies/survey2006/
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> It would be good if we were to get some graduates who actually know what
> linux is. Having recently interviewed a comp sci graduate who only
> knew windows, it's clear that things need to move along a little further
> than they have so far.
In a ManLUG presentation last year, the speaker said he had interviewed a guy
who never saw /a/ command-line in his lifetime. I believe this was a
candidate for a programming role.
The speaker also used it as an example which is an early eye opener. You said
something along these lines yourself (I estimate it was about 6 months ago).
"So which operating systems do you know?"; "Can you give me example of some
standard image formats?". Actually, I tripped up on a similar flavour of
questions a couple of days ago. The guy who interviewed me could sense that
I didn't know many types of signals that you can pass a process in
POSIX-type platforms. It was quite embarrassing when someone you talk to
picks up on a weakness and begins exploring it. But that's what interviews
and powwows are for...
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