Shortage of IT people ?

[Vincent Trouilliez]

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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Vince