Comments on: Will FOSS get me a job? http://noopenblockers.com/2008/11/03/will-foss-get-me-a-job/ Fri, 04 Jun 2010 17:10:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jon http://noopenblockers.com/2008/11/03/will-foss-get-me-a-job/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Jon Mon, 03 Nov 2008 16:36:33 +0000 http://notebook.novasurv.com/?p=153#comment-4 "What will get you a job is how much you actually learn." Couldn't agree more. In medical fields, doctors and drug companies publish their findings so that everyone can learn from their research (and research methods, in certain cases). In engineering fields, blueprints for buildings and bridges are available for others to study. In software, FOSS is pretty much the best form of peer review and vetting that we have. “What will get you a job is how much you actually learn.”

Couldn’t agree more. In medical fields, doctors and drug companies publish their findings so that everyone can learn from their research (and research methods, in certain cases). In engineering fields, blueprints for buildings and bridges are available for others to study.

In software, FOSS is pretty much the best form of peer review and vetting that we have.

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