On the flight to Philadelphia, I sat next to a server specialist from Sykes. He mentioned that his company has known for quite a while that Asians, particularly those from the Philippines and China, are very adept in handling Unix and Linux-based applications. The reason being is that both are open source (to certain degrees).

Of course, I missed this point, since I worked in Manila, and have very little understanding of the skills of IT workers elsewhere. It's the economy, stupid.

Hence, the aching gap between rich and poor has ensured that the next generation of systems administrators will continue to be muddled about which system is best. Linux, Oracle or Mac OS Server. Hmmmm. No, I'm not missing anything. Nah.

Hey, expensive doesn't always mean better. Take for instance, the Honda Civic.

Here is the article that prompted this blog.