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Links 25/01/2014: GNU/Linux News Roundup

Posted in News Roundup at 3:05 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz

Summary: Various articles from the past week, focusing primarily on GNU/Linux

Careers

  • Jan 2014 IT Skills Watch report: three IT skills on the rise

    In this article, we present the findings of the January’s update of IT Skills Watch. Additionally, we study the whole data gathered in the last year to explain some fluctuations in the demand for some IT skills of interest. As a highlight of this article, we identify three IT skills, whose demand has clearly risen during the past year. This may give you an indication for the IT skills you need to gain knowledge of to stay ahead in the Linux job market.

  • New Linux Job Board LinuxCareers.com is now OUT

    As scheduled, on the 14th of January 2014, we have launched LinuxCareers.com: a new niche job board, which allows recruiters of Linux talent to post their job offers to the targeted audience of Linux professionals. LinuxCareers.com specializes in Linux based careers and covers the US job market.

Migration

  • Linux as a switch operating system: five lessons learned

    Arista spent the last nine years building a switch operating system based on Linux, including nearly six years of field experience. Here are five lessons we learned along the way.

  • The Small Biz Guide to Understanding Linux & Open Source

    Doubtless you’ve heard of Linux, free software, and open source software. It’s important for small business owners to understand the finer points of these, because knowing what they are, and what role they play, is crucial to developing a smart business strategy.

Roundups

HighPoint

Misc.

  • 10 Things An ‘Average Joe’ Must Know About Linux
  • The Linux Setup – Wolf Vollprecht, UberWriter Developer

    Wolf is correct — I did find him via UberWriter, a beautiful Markdown editor. There are lots of Linux tools that work well and there are lots of Linux tools that look great, but there’s not always a lot of overlap between the two. UberWriter looks great and works great. Wolf uses Synapse, an application launcher, within GNOME, which has some built-in launcher functionality, but that lacks the depth and finesse Synapse offers. Wolf’s other ideas for how to enhance GNOME are very interesting, too.

  • Rifles powered by Linux purchased by US Army

    TweakTown is reporting that the US Army has purchased Linux-powered rifles from TrackingPoint.

  • My Nerd Life: Too Loud, Too Funny, Too Smart, Too Fat

    If there is only one message you take away from reading this, let it be this: Linux and FOSS do not need more glamorous elite uber-rockstar coders. We need more ordinary, dedicated individuals from all walks of life contributing however they can. Just plain ordinary people with whatever they have to offer.

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