[ossig] In Search Of Open-Source Experts

[Uwe Dippel <udippel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

[...]

One of the chief complaints of CIOs and CEOs is that they can't find 
enough qualified open-source programmers, says Faber Fedor, an 
open-source consultant with services firm Linux NJ.com Inc. "I don't 
think there are enough experienced people out there for the demand," he 
says. Yankee Group analyst Laura DiDio agrees. "There's a dearth of 
skilled Linux administrators, by comparison to the more-mature Windows, 
Unix, NetWare, and Macintosh environments," she says. And what happens 
when too much demand meets too little supply? "They can command a 
premium," DiDio says. "They get a 20% to 30% salary premium in the large 
metropolitan markets."

The shortage of open-source talent that Linux adoption is driving at the 
enterprise level will even out over time as colleges ramp up open-source 
programs and today's graduates become tomorrow's Linux experts, says 
Robert Jones, president of HotLinuxJobs, a division of Glacier 
Technology Services Inc. For now, there's a direct connection between 
how urgent a company's need for Linux talent is and how much it's 
willing to pay.

[...]


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Uwe


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