Demand for Linux surges (need for well trained developer talent rises)

Posted by henke54 on Mar 5, 2009 3:07 PM EDT
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The Linux server market is poised to reach $50 billion dollars in three years. The embedded, mobile and netbook markets have exploded recently, resulting in rapid expansion of Linux use in companies previously who used proprietary offerings. When a market grows this quickly, the need for well trained developer talent rises just as precipitously. The freelance marketplace Odesk recently found that Linux related jobs surged from 128 in 2006 to 2014 jobs listed in its service in 2009.1 The Linux Foundation is meeting this demand with a new training program that will produce developers with unmatched technical skills.

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I haven't seen many job postings softwarejanitor 12 984 Mar 6, 2009 12:08 AM

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