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Microsoft looking for FreeBSD Skills

Posted by Nik on from the and-modulate-the-phase-array dept.

After last Sunday's story about Microsoft looking for Linux skills, Alfred Perlstein wrote in with the news that talented FreeBSD admins can also find themselves positions with Microsoft, in particular, at Hotmail. The Hotmail guys do seem to have a sense of humour though; witness hostnames like rotate-the-shield-harmonics.hotmail.com.

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  1. They got what you ask for by Money__ · · Score: 5
    System Administrator
    Hotmail in Sunnyvale, CA
    [snip] We need someone to administer the Hotmail system of 45 million plus users...[snip]... solid troubleshooting skills, system installation and configuration, fundamentals of security, [snip]

    No wonder Hotmail is easier to crack than a cookie jar.

    :)

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  2. No one seems to be able to think anymore by donutello · · Score: 5

    The Linux job was for a marketing person who would guide their strategy to respond to the competitor, Linux.

    This job is for a support engineer for Hotmail.

    Stop trying to read anything further into this. No, they are not porting Office applications to FreeBSD. No, they are not coming up with a Linux distro of their own. Just the simple fact that they'd require 100s of people, not just 1, should be a clue. Also, maybe actually reading the job descriptions might tip you off. *sigh*

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    Mmmm.. Donuts