CNN: Unix and Linux: Similar technologies, different career prospects | Linux Today

CNN: Unix and Linux: Similar technologies, different career prospects

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Apr 17, 1999

Thanks to Bill
Longabaugh
for this link.

“Unix and Linux – birds of a feather, yes. But one is an
established career path with 30 years of proven market value, and
the other, barely 8 years old, has only recently become a serious
market contender. As the following roundup shows,career prospects
for Unix should continue to be strong. But Linux isn’t ready for
prime time.”

Complete
story
.

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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