Shortage of IT people ?

[Joel Bryan Juliano]

On 9/25/06, Vincent Trouilliez <vincent.trouilliez at modulonet.fr> wrote:
>
> When Ubuntu was born, I was hoping it would be successul quickly and that
> it would convince SABDFL to put more money into Ubuntu to employ more people
> to make Ubuntu become even better, faster.
> 2 years on, Ubuntu is the success I was dreaming it would be, and SABDFL
> is recruiting even more than I was hoping, so thanks SABDFL !
>
> But... I keep an eye on the employment page on ubuntu.com, and it seems
> that job ads just keep piling up... unanswered :-(
>
> I was under the impression that there were a wealth of IT people out there
> these days, and that there more and more of them, so I was both surprised
> and disappointed to see the job ads still up for grabs !
>
> Why is that ? Is it because there a  lot of IT people on the market, but
> the real good ones are actually still scarce hence difficult to find ?
> Or is it because SABDFL doesn't offer enough money to attract these
> talented people ? Or is it because the job ads seek a super hero that
> doesn't exist, hence nobody even dares to apply ? Or maybe the job ads
> aren't placed/advertised enough, or in the right places ?
> Or maybe there are a lot of people that apply, but SABDFL what's the best
> of the best for Ubuntu, and has big problems finding people good enough to
> his taste ?
>
> I am trying to understand, because I am so happy to see SABDFL recruiting,
> but so frustrated to see that nobody actually comes up to get the job and
> help improve Ubuntu ! :o(
>
>
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Here in the Philippines, people are taking up nursing, even doctors are
taking up nursing. It's one of the example of manpower shortage.


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University Scholar, Open Source promoter in the Philippines. Quick and Dirty
GTK+ C programmer and a musician.

Joel Bryan Juliano
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