[olug] Linux Employment

[Mike Hostetler]

I have a friend that works for Cat in IL (hey, maybe this job is
working with him . . . ) and what Sean said is true -- for Y2k.  They
even sent massive amounts of people to .Net training to bone up on
this.  But I still get emails from my friend with Java questions now
and again . . . I asked him, "I though you guys were an MS shop?"

His answer: "That plan was scrapped -- too expensive."

He also said that they wouldn't do Linux because they needed someone
to  sue if it didn't work out.  I haven't talked to him in a while but
it looks like things have changed . . .but with a support contract
with RedHat or Novell, that could the be the reason why they have
Linux boxes.

Actually, I've been to data centers all over the world and I can tell
you that they all had one Unix type machine (usually Linux) and at
least one Windows machine.  Even the most hard-core Windows data
center I was even in (Gates himself even came down once to look it
over) had Solaris boxes.




On Thu, 11 Nov 2004 12:43:45 -0800 (PST), Sean Edwards
<cybersean3000 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> It surprises me that Cat is doing anything with Linux.
>  Part of their Y2K plan was to dump any non-microsoft
> software whenever possible; with particular attention
> to ridding themselves of any Novell product.  They got
> a sweet deal from Microsoft because Cat originally
> developed Net Meeting.  Hmmm . . . what happened to
> that little piece of code?
> 
> Maybe someone at Cat finally saw the light, but my
> guess is some decision maker somewhere has some
> Novell, IBM, or RedHat stock and wants to boost a
> portfolio.
> 
> Cat and Linux?  I am skeptical and suspicious.
> 
> 
> 
> -=Sean Edwards=-
> 
> --- Jay Swackhamer <Jay at RebootTheUser.com> wrote:
> 
> > If anyone is currently/still looking for Linux Admin
> > employment, I have a
> > lead on a 12-month contract with Caterpillar in IL,
> > contact me off-list
> > and I'll forward the details...........
> >
> >
> > --
> > Jay Swackhamer
> > Reboot The User
> > 15791 West Dodge Road
> > Suite 135
> > Omaha, NE 68118
> > (402) 933-6449
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Mike Hostetler
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