Mental Patient on Sat, 23 Mar 2002 03:30:10 +0100


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Re: Job Postings was Re: [PLUG] Another Job Opening [Network Admin - Plymouth Meeting]


On Fri, 2002-03-22 at 21:13, Chuck Peters wrote:
> 
> I think its time for a list policy change.  This is a Linux User Group
> list and it is not appropriate to advertise jobs which do not require any
> Linux skills.
> 
> I think these kinds of posts diminish the quality of the list and allow
> head hunters and others to profit from the easy access to highly technical
> and qualified people on the list.
> 

As opposed to the very topical and relevant GNU Speeding Ticket
thread... :/ 


> Perhaps the group should charge fees to advertise non-Linux jobs and allow
> advertising Linux jobs free of charge.  To qualify as a free posted
> Linux job, a large part of the job should require Linux.  Jobs that
> require mostly MS and a little bit of Linux should not qualify for free
> postings.
> 
> Agreed?
> 

Kind of. I have mixed feelings about commercial solicitations on the
list at all. Then again, its not exactly a huge problem we're having
with job postings.

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