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Re: Can Linux experts charge more than MS experts? Linux seems more technical

  • Subject: Re: Can Linux experts charge more than MS experts? Linux seems more technical
  • From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2006 14:03:42 +0100
  • Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy
  • Organization: schestowitz.com / ISBE, Manchester University / ITS / Netscape / MCC
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__/ [ Ned ] on Monday 11 September 2006 12:20 \__

> These days it seems as though everyone and their grandmother can
> administer a microsoft network.  Over the years I've seen hourly rates
> and salaries for MS folks drop consistently. With the lower numbers of
> people who know Linux and open source in general, and the fact that a
> higher level of technical skill is required to manage linux, are hourly
> rates and salaries for linux people higher??

Value is driven by demand. That's among the reason for minimum wage laws.

Studies are louder than opinion and general opinions or impressions, so here
is a list on OSS courses, OS shortages, and the rising popularity of Linux
and Open Source.

Red Hat Certified Architect Debuts in ASEAN

,----[ Quote ]
| "The proliferation of enterprise Linux adoption in this region over the
| last two years has driven a high demand for certified Linux professionals," 
| said Jamie Pride, Director of Asia Pacific Services for Red Hat. "With 
| RHCA, IT professionals will acquire the skills necessary to plan, design 
| and manage open source infrastructure in large complex environments 
| consisting of many Linux systems across the enterprise."
`----

http://www.sda-asia.com/sda/features/psecom,id,564,srn,2,nodeid,4,_language,Singapore.html

,----[ Quote ]
| Courses related to Linux, an open source operating system developed
| and distributed under the General Public License, are increasingly in
| demand on college campuses as more businesses are using open source
| software, said Thomson Executive Editor Stephen Helba.
`----

                http://www.linuxinsider.com/rsstory/51706.html

Open Technology Group, Inc. Announces Expansion Into California Markets

,----[ Quote ]
| The Open Technology Group, Inc. A leading provider of Open Source
| training solutions, announces its expansion into California markets, with
| its offering of open-enrollment PostgreSQL Administration and other
| training programs.
`----

                http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/6/prweb396958.htm 


China Lacks Linux Talents

,----[ Quote ]
| China has only 3,000 skilled Linux software engineers and most of them do
| not experience professional Linux trainings, according to China
| Electronics. China's Linux firm flagship RedFlag has about 70
| Linux developers.
`----

http://www.cabi.net.cn/view_article.php?id=499

I read similar stories in other contexts, e.g. Jordan's need for Linux
knowledge to support its recent IT moves.

Linux and Open Source: How They Affect HR Professionals

,----[ Quote ]
| 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.
`----

http://www.redorbit.com/news/technology/637577/linux_and_open_source_how_they_affect_hr_professionals/index.html?source=r_technology


We need more (AJAX/LAMP) programmers

,----[ Quote ]
| The new Zimbra is out. It's cool.
|
| Forget "fat" clients [e.g. Microsoft Windows, Office]. Just use AJAX.
| 
| [...]
| 
| So why am I not seeing more cool AJAX stuff on the Web? A shortage of 
| programmers, Dietzen said. "AJAX programming skills are in short supply.  
| AJAX development has gotten an order of magnitude easier, but it's still 
| harder than HTML," and the programming workforce continues to age.
`----

http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/?p=776

IT skills shortage -- fact or fiction?

,----[ Quote ]
| More imported workers will be needed and we'll have to send more work
| overseas to outsourcers... Baloney! The software doesn't know, of course,
| that someone with good Windows administration skills can learn Linux skills
| to become the new Linux administrator who's desperately needed.
`----

http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/0/E5F071C651225E16CC257196001A0BF6?OpenDocument


,----[ Quote ]
| The Malaysian Government has made its stand on the adoption of open
| source Latest News about open source software operating system (OSS)
| with the unveiling of the Public Sector OSS Masterplan. However, at
| this stage of its adoption in the public sector, questions are being
| raised as to whether there are enough local experts such as
| software developers to meet the Government's OSS needs and aspirations.
`---- 

http://www.technewsworld.com/story/50139.html 


Eclipse Adoption on The Rise

,----[ Quote ]
| With the EclipseWorld conference kicking off this week in Boston, it would
| be easy to think the open source Java tools project is everywhere.
`----

http://www.devxnews.com/article.php/3630071


Lastly:

http://freelancejob.com.ua/content/view/401/4/#en

PHP on top!

I hope it answers your question.

Roy

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