Gentoo for Business?

[David]

----- "Joshua Zeidner" <jjzeidner at gmail.com> wrote:

> I'm sure Gentoo is loads of fun if you're a hobbiest of some kind,
> but I doubt it will gain any serious traction in the corporate realm.
> So if your goal is marketable skills, Gentoo is clearly not the the
> way to go.  Configurability can sometimes be a minus, as it adds to
> the number of variables that need to be managed = cost++ = ROI--.  If
> anyone knows of any specialty niches for Gentoo in the corporate
> arena, I'd be interested to know.
> 
>   -jmz
> 

Speaking only of the 'marketable skills' aspect, I disagree.   When we are interviewing
potential new linux people, I prefer one who has gentoo experience.   Specifically 
because of what you need to go through to get it installed and working.  Now, thats not
to say I disqualify someone who doesn't have gentoo exp.   However, given 2 almost 
identical candidates, I'll go with the one with gentoo exp.  Heck, they don't even have
to be identical...

David

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