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Open Source in Oregon

Posted by michael on from the smoke-filled-room dept.

Anonymous writes "MWVLUG's coordinator, Cooper Stevenson, has asked Linux Today to post this detailed history of events surrounding the battle to get open source software legislation enacted in the Beaver State in an effort to raise public awareness for the campaign."

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  1. Re:What a surprise... by mysticgoat · · Score: 0, Redundant

    We have exactly 1.9 trillion unemployed IS/IT consultants in Portland alone.

    I thought it was a little less than that.

  2. Re:What a surprise... by digitalunity · · Score: 0, Redundant

    No, it probably is that much. Well...

    Lets see: Portland + Suburbs, ~1,000,000 people.
    Unemployment: 60,000 @ 6% unemployment rate
    IS/IT workers: 3,000 @ a measly 5%.

    I'm assuming with the way the portland job market is right now, that it is probably higher. Like 8-10% of workers are unemployed IS/IT workers. So, it could be as high as 6,000.

    So, the number might have been right. I probably just added too many zeros in my head when I posted. :)

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