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Dallas Morning News: Linux Can Open Door to Jobs, Experts Say

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jan 23, 2004

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Darnold
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“It has been a tough job market for just about every technical
profession the last few years, but the demand for Linux
professionals is on the rise.

“David Foote, president and chief research officer at
Connecticut-based research firm Foote Partners LLC, said that Linux
experts are seeing bigger salaries and more job openings.

“‘I think we started seeing the bump in Linux pay about a year
ago,’ he said. ‘In 2002, we started to see movement, and then it
started to build in 2003. I would make the case that Linux as a
technology is in a much stronger position than it was 12 or 15
months ago…'”


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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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