Im IBM certified and Compaq Prolinea certified through CompUSA locally here and everything Ive heard from both is that there is strong competition to install their devices in the internet hub on Maui. Many corporations like Raytheon is backing a deal with Linux/Unix on IBM machines at that location. Peck was hiring over 230 Linux/Unix people about 6 mths ago ( I applied for position with them) but over 2000 applicants applied and they only accepted those who also had Tivoli and Remedy backgrounds and DOD clearances where I failed to meet those standards. I made my way to an interview with the Vice President of Peck and local company president for Acameka. Both strongly encouraged a Linux/Unix background. They didnt care so much for MCSEs. They were also interested in hardware certs. I was very disappointed that I made it to the 250 club but didnt make the cut to the 200+ club. But Raytheon is the biggest backer, it seems to me anyway, for Linux/Unix and Opensource Security. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Warren Togami" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, June 19, 2002 8:57 AM Subject: Re: [luau] IBM Cutting Back on Linux
> A quote from their article: > Thinkpads are an IBM platform strength, so we must ask ourselves: if IBM is > abandoning this market for Linux, are they giving up on Linux? > > This is pure FUD bullshit! Nobody is buying Thinkpads for Linux, and profit > margins on commodity desktops and notebooks are too low to justify keeping > people on payroll ONLY for Linux compatibility of this hardware. > > Profit margins of Linux on their server platforms are high, and their sales > will continue to grow. IBM is NOT backing away from Linux. > > Check out this article from yesterday's Slashdot about IBM's Linux > commitment. > http://interviews.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/06/18/1339201&mode=thread&t > id=136 > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "W. Wayne Liauh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, June 19, 2002 12:47 AM > Subject: [luau] IBM Cutting Back on Linux > > > > http://www.theinquirer.net/19060208.htm > > > > It's tough to be in the Linux business. > > > > But again, it's tough to be hanging onto any high-tech job these days. > > > _______________________________________________ > LUAU mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://videl.ics.hawaii.edu/mailman/listinfo/luau >
