__/ [ John Locke ] on Sunday 15 April 2007 21:20 \__
> Right now there is a shortage of developers to work on the Linux
> kernel. There are only about 2,000 developers currently in the
> tree structure. Only 30 people out of the 2,000 are major
> contributors.
>
> This field is really wide open and a huge opportunity for bright young
> kids. I personally think that the schools should be required to
> provide fundamental classes in Linux and C programming.
>
> Sure, it will be a tough challenge. But if you bite the bullet, study
> hard and become a kernel person...there's a really good job waiting
> for you !
I think that, as far as schools are concerned, there's still a lot of
politics. Microsoft has a lot of influence on BECTA and the likes of it. The
curriculum is shaped in such as a way so that it helps a friend, of a
friend, of a friend...
Ultimately, education turns into the study of menu layouts and GUI, not
computing and logic.
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