[luau] Think Tech Hawaii and Linux

[Alvin Murphy]

Don,

Did not mean to start a full on rant here, since this is really more 
about linux types helping each other out, but still I appreciate the 
effort you made, so will answer.  Of course, you are right: no jobs, no 
tech, so you must be kind of OS neutral, or even Micro$oft slanted if 
that brings jobs. I guess I think, wrongly I guess, of "tech" as equals 
scientifically curious and open minded, which is why I was surprised at 
the attitude I experienced.

 You are also right that Linux types tend to be passionate. It would 
take pages and pages to explain why, but it must be clear to you that it 
is not just an OS but a movement and a worldview involving sharing and 
openness. And the most exciting thing of all, if you poke around certain 
websites and linux news areas, is that more and more "big players" 
(cities, countries, companies) are seeing the advantages of open source. 
If you have been following our site, you may have noticed that one of 
the only recent postings offering local jobs involved programming in 
java and linux; so tech and Hawaii and Linux may not be mutually 
exclusive after all.  Yrs, Alvin

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