[TAG] In Search Of Open-Source Experts

[Jimmy O'Regan]

http://informationweek.linuxpipeline.com/52600065
Mentions Ballmer's email, and quotes Faber:

'One of the chief complaints of CIOs and CEOs is that they can't find 
enough qualified open-source programmers, says Faber Fedor, an 
open-source consultant with services firm Linux NJ.com Inc. "I don't 
think there are enough experienced people out there for the demand," he 
says. Yankee Group analyst Laura DiDio agrees. "There's a dearth of 
skilled Linux administrators, by comparison to the more-mature Windows, 
Unix, NetWare, and Macintosh environments," she says. And what happens 
when too much demand meets too little supply? "They can command a 
premium," DiDio says. "They get a 20% to 30% salary premium in the large 
metropolitan markets."'