[luau] IBM Cutting Back on Linux

[Dan George]

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" <warren at togami.com>
To: <luau at videl.ics.hawaii.edu>
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" <LiauhW001 at hawaii.rr.com>
> To: <LUAU at videl.ics.hawaii.edu>
> 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.
>
>
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