__/ [ Ramon F Herrera ] on Saturday 16 December 2006 17:28 \__
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> There are 3 main GPS manufacturers:
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> - Garmin (US)
> - Magellan (US)
> - Tomtom (Europe)
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> The Magellan web site runs on Windows 2000, so that brand shouldn't
> even be considered:
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http://uptime.netcraft.com/up/graph?site=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.magellangps.com%2F
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> Garmin and Tomtom run Linux and Apache.
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> The Garmin web page has job offers for Linux developers.
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> http://www.garmin.com/aboutGarmin/jobs/job.jsp?id=423
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> Here's a thread on the topic.
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http://groups.google.com/group/alt.satellite.gps.garmin/browse_frm/thread/b8ac0237eb186e4/2f08f010e1292273?lnk=gst&q=Ramon+PDF+Microsoft&rnum=1#2f08f010e1292273
>
> -Ramon F Herrera
Tomtom runs on a Linux kernel. As for Linux jobs, they are on the rise. Linux
skills, whether primary or secondary, open many doors. This explains why so
many young people are Ubuntu-happy. Even if used at home just partially it
enables the young technologists to gain familiarity and explore the
internals of the PC.
Related:
2007: Where the Tech Jobs Are (this one if from yesterday!)
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| ...open source and Linux skills are very hot. ?Linux is one of the fastest
| growing, if not required, then recommended skills that most of the
| sysadmins and operations people have,? Melland says. ?If you?re a systems
| administrator and you don?t have Linux experience, you might want to seek
| that out.?
|
| [...]
|
| All this migration to Linux and open source means that job openings are
| zooming. Based on Dice statistics, Linux as a recommended skill is up 51%
| this year, and roughly 150% in the last two years.
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http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/career/article.php/3649436
Linux and Open Source: How They Affect HR Professionals
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| Linux and other open source applications are finding increasing acceptance
| in the global marketplace by small and large companies alike. Statistics on
| the growth of a few open source programs-like Apache (a Web server), Linux
| (an operating system), FreeBSD (an operating system), and PostgreSQL (a
| database server)- demonstrate this. This column considers why open source
| is growing so fast, and what it means to human resources professionals.
|
| [...]
|
| With the growth in the OSS marketplace, led by Linux, more and more
| companies will be using OSS as a portion of their IT infrastructure,
| particularly in the arena of servers. As more applications become
| Web-based, there will be less and less reason for people to use Windows
| or Macintosh desktop computers. Companies like NumSum.com and Writely
| (just acquired by Google) provide traditional applications akin to Excel
| and Word through a Web browser interface. Windows isn't going away any
| time soon, but its days are numbered. OSS is shrinking Windows lifetime
| for servers and eventually it may do so for desktop machines as well.
| And that should provide interesting developments for all of us to watch.
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http://www.redorbit.com/news/technology/637577/linux_and_open_source_how_they_affect_hr_professionals/index.html?source=r_technology
Linux jobs abound, tech job service says
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| Online IT job clearinghouse Dice Inc. has some interesting statistics
| to accompany LinuxWorld. As of August 1, there were 7,000 jobs
| opportunities on Dice.com for technology professionals with Linux
| experience. This is up 35.6 percent from the beginning of the year
| and 55 percent higher than 12 months ago, the service reports.
`----
http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS3892050451.html
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