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• Facebook at OSCON 1 month ago
  
  At the Facebook booth in the OSCON expo hall, I discussed open-source software with one of the company's recruiters. It seems like Facebook views the open source software community as a fertile ground for finding new developer talent. He explained that Facebook makes extensive use of open source software in its infrastructure, particularly the PHP programming language.
• The open source jobs boom 1 month ago
  
  Looking for a good job in IT? Sharpen your knowledge of open source development frameworks, languages, and programming. A just-published study of available IT jobs found that 5 percent to 15 percent of the positions now on the market call for open source software skills.
• Microsoft has a community strategy around Open Source 3 months ago
  
  Apparently, anyway. From their job posting: "Join the team leading one of the companies most exciting & dynamic initiatives, driving Microsoft’s overall community strategy around Open Source Software." But don't worry: "Familiarity with the Linux & OSS market / products" is "not required".
• DoJ beats up tech firm for H-1B only job ads 3 months, 4 weeks ago
  
  Small fine, humiliation by press release.... A Pittsburgh computer consultancy is paying $45,000 in civil penalties over claims it discriminated against legal US residents by advertising only for developers on H-1B visas.…
• Business IT Grads Have No Trouble Finding Jobs 5 months ago
  
  While the economy crumbles, jobs are plentiful for graduates of business information technology programs. They are seen as good employment prospects because they have IT skills as well as business knowledge. Meanwhile, BIT program enrollment is down sharply.
• Open source NAC, but only with commercial support 8 months, 2 weeks ago
  
  "If you work for a university where you have a large pool of talented, but cheap, labor (interns), then an open source project might make sense because you have people who can manage and maintain the system..."
• London Calling: Software Developers in Demand 8 months, 3 weeks ago
  
  "The escalating demand for field service and installation engineers with an awareness of customer service techniques reflects a continued focus by the IT sector on adding customer value, a competitive edge and identifying new business opportunities through field service operations," said Chris Short, managing director of IT recruitment firm Concept IT.
• Microsoft responsible for nearly half of IT jobs 10 months, 1 week ago
  
  A study sponsored by the software giant found global IT spending will top $1.24 trillion in 2007, thanks in large part to itself ....
• Is it easier to hire open source developers? 10 months, 1 week ago
  
  "Namely: what are the benefits of hiring open source developers, and what are the benefits of developing open source software if you're looking to get hired..."
• People Behind KDE: Summer of Code 2007 (1/4) 1 year ago
  
  "The People Behind KDE series takes a temporary break, as we talk to students who are working on KDE as part of the Google Summer of Code 2007 - in the first of four interview articles, meet Aleix Pol Gonzàlez, Piyush Verma, Mike Arthur and Nick Shaforostoff!"