jobs in Linux / IT

paul sutton zen14920-1HOZaDBbGgxaa/9Udqfwiw at public.gmane.org
Thu Dec 22 20:15:00 UTC 2005


Fraser Campbell wrote:

> Christopher Charles wrote:
>
>> If you are not young and not white you definitely will
>> not fit in!
>
>
> Strange comment.  Perhaps true in some industries but in IT???  I work 
> with a mixture of people from asia, middle east and eastern/western 
> europe.  I don't believe there is any dominant group.


I think the range of people working on OSS projects is a good reflection 
of this,  something the community is proud of,  and should be.

>
> The age balance may lean slightly towards the 45 and under crowd but 
> not significantly and I've seen no evidence of discrimination in 
> hiring practices.
>
> Enthusiasm, intelligence and experience are the key hiring factors IMO.
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