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Ford To Move To Linux
KingDaveRa writes "The Register is reporting that motor giant Ford is switching to Linux for its sales systems, human resources, customer relations and infrastructure, referencing a report in yesterday's Scotland on Sunday. According to The Register, the biggest battle was over which Linux vendor to use - RedHat or SuSE." Update: 09/16 01:51 GMT by T : An anonymous reader points to this NewsForge report, according to which Ford is not moving to Linux.
Look. I've been a non-IT person for about two years now. I know that's not so long compared to others, but it's one hell of an ego-blaster to me.
I want back in because I know I am one of the actually "tallented" ones and not just another "career seeker" trying to earn 60k+ for doing what is perceived as little to nothing. Back in the day, it took a really twisted individual to understand these computer systems and now it seems like everyone's an IT specialist.
Fortunately, most of these people are pretty worthless even if their resume looks pretty good. When I mention Linux to these people, they balk as if to say "Keep that Linux thing AWAY from me!!!" Some of these people are actually pretty smart folks themselves. That leaves companies to shop for people with actual Linux skills and experience.
With luck and positioning, they might be shopping for me soon. Here's to hoping! I'm ready to get out there and help the world to change and I've got the experience and resume to prove it. (In the last 3 IT jobs I had, I got to deploy and maintain Linux servers and technologies both as servers [ROCK Solid] and in product development.) I'm not afraid of this "new thing" like the rest of the Microsofties... still... now's a good time to pray... and plan.
What should I do next to get myself ready should the revolution come in quicker than expected?
Hmm, not sure if it's his daily driver (probably not) but he had a Porsche 959 a while back. Though technically illegal (never been emissions or crash certified for US sale) I doubt if many street cops would know, and don't know it's license plate status.
Actually I just read that a Porsche importer (in CA i think) has gotten the 959 street certified - A show car law allows them to bypass the crash test requirements and by replacing the engine management computer it could be verified as passing 1988 CA emissions tests
I saw this in the "Porsche" Magazine about 2 months ago.
What about GM?
autopr0n is like, down and stuff.