Canada.com: Linux Talent Scarce as Penguins' Teeth | Linux Today

Canada.com: Linux Talent Scarce as Penguins’ Teeth

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Sep 15, 2005

“The penguins were on the streets of Kanata yesterday, searching
for scarce Linux software developers.

“In a sign of the recovering technology industry, recruiters
from Liquid Computing dressed up as penguins–the symbol of the
popular open-source technology–in a bid to find 20 more staff.
Since raising $14 million U.S. in new capital in May, Liquid has
doubled the workforce to 60 full-time and contract
employees…”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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