[svlug] sorry about that

[Deirdre Saoirse Moen]

At 4:05 PM -0500 4/23/01, Mike Coleman wrote:
>Now for something completely topical: What's it like doing Linux in the Bay
>Area?  From a distance it seems like it would be nerdvana.  I have this silly
>image in my head that one could stand up in any given restaurant or theater
>and shout "What's the best way for a Linux driver to map a board's memory area
>into user space?" and get at least two (correct) answers back.  :-)

It was fun before the layoffs started at least.

>Is it easy to find good (i.e., that a hacker would enjoy) Linux work in the
>BA?  Conversely, is it easy for employers to hire Linux hackers in the BA?

Last year, I would have said yes. This year, there are fewer opportunities.
If you're a driver or kernel level person (I'm not), you have a wider range
of choices at the moment.

But don't just take my word for it -- look on DICE. :)

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