Today, I offer something a bit different: a plunge into the 70s, 80s and 90s as we look at how #Linux replaced #Unix as the biggest operating system in the world.
How did a scrappy little #OpenSource clone manage to replace an installed, commercial powerhouse people learned in Universities, and why wasn't #BSD chosen instead?
Serious question: are (SCO) #OpenServer 6 and #Unixware 7 getting any actual development, or are they just patching enough so they can milk them for a few more years before the last large customers move on to something else?
I had the impression that during the âIBM stole our IP and put it into Linuxâ suits that both Unixware and SCO #Unix (OpenServer) were mostly on life support after Caldera bought them from old SCO and renamed itself as âThe SCO Groupâ, and that the company was grasping for straws.
Position Summary: Perforce is seeking a CentOS Support Engineer to join our OpenLogic team (that's my new team, but this is not my specific position), responsible for providing 24x7 break fix support and services on Open Source technologies to our OpenLogic customers. This position will work closely with members from Support, Sales and Professional Services to assist in resolving a wide variety of customer issues. OpenLogic provides enterprise services for hundreds of open source projects â including OpenJDK, Kubernetes, CentOS, and MariaDB â so you can boost efficiency and savings with free software, while cutting risk.
Responsibilities:
Interact with end users on technical problems. Tier 1, 2 and 3 support for CentOS and related open source products. Drive resolution of those problems, which include: Open source software issues. Questions around #opensource software usage. Questions around use and best practices. Review of the architecture and design where software is implemented. Conduct professional services and training engagements. Research, understand, and advocate open source software. Interact with various open source communities. Drive early resolution of issues. Make strategic contributions to the CentOS core and surrounding ecosystem, provide bug fixes ahead of the community where needed Be a part of the on-call rotation. Present knowledge via articles, blogs, and conference presentations.
Requirements:
Technical knowledge, skills and expertise in complex infrastructure, web-based software and enterprise software Strong knowledge of the Linux kernel and system architecture. Understanding of software best practices; SDLC, #SCM and Agile development principles. Ability to develop with C/C++ in a #UNIX environment. Utilization of common Linux C/C++ build tools such as gcc. Solid understanding of CentOS 6.x and 7.x and included frameworks like firewalld, systemd, etc. Strong #RHEL/CentOS background required #Debian/ #Ubuntu, #SUSE/ #openSUSE/ #SLES, other distro background a bonus C, shell scripting, #perl, etc Virtual Machine experience with qemu/kvm, #Azure, #AWS, VirtualBox, #Vagrant General experience such as: radius/ #Kerberos, lda, ipa/idm, monitoring, vpn, containers, centralized systems management, automation (ansible, chef, puppet, etc), version control (git, etc) or security hardening (CIS, STIGS, PCI-DSS, etc) Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills Knowledge of open source packages Database administration; #postgresql/ #mysql/ #mariadb experience very desirable Experience with Linux distro package building (#rpm, #deb, ipkg, etc) preferred Existing contributions to the CentOS community a major plus
Requirements: Bachelorâs Degree in Computer Science or similar or relevant work experience 2 or more yearsâ experience providing technical support directly to enterprise customers Knowledge of C/C++ and #Java and experience with #PHP/MySQL Knowledge of #Unix & #Linux Basic networking experience Experience with Perforce, #Git, or other version control software is desirable Experience in customer support or customer-facing role Strong analytics and problem-solving skills Strong debugging skills Ability to work in a team environment and contribute ideas and improvements Able to work well under pressure and prioritize accordingly
Responsibilities: Represent Perforce as the first point of contact for customerâs technical requests. Review and research customer issues to determine and provide the best resolution. Develop and maintain technical expertise in assigned areas of product functionality and utilize it effectively to help customers. Resolve database and performance issues. Research, document, and escalate cases according to procedure. Provide customer driven feedback to functional areas in order to influence process/product improvements. Author technical documents on common issues and solutions in order to build the knowledge base. Positive attitude - Support engineers are required to be respectful, fair, gracious, and knowledgeable. Create and set up test environments to reproduce and resolve customer issues. Recreate customer environments to reproduce issues and experiment with possible solutions.
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Requirements: Bachelorâs Degree in Computer Science or similar or relevant work experience 2 or more yearsâ experience providing technical support directly to enterprise customers Knowledge of C/C++ and #Java and experience with #PHP/MySQL Knowledge of #Unix & #Linux Basic networking experience Experience with Perforce, #Git, or other version control software is desirable Experience in customer support or customer-facing role Strong analytics and problem-solving skills Strong debugging skills Ability to work in a team environment and contribute ideas and improvements Able to work well under pressure and prioritize accordingly
Responsibilities: Represent Perforce as the first point of contact for customerâs technical requests. Review and research customer issues to determine and provide the best resolution. Develop and maintain technical expertise in assigned areas of product functionality and utilize it effectively to help customers. Resolve database and performance issues. Research, document, and escalate cases according to procedure. Provide customer driven feedback to functional areas in order to influence process/product improvements. Author technical documents on common issues and solutions in order to build the knowledge base. Positive attitude - Support engineers are required to be respectful, fair, gracious, and knowledgeable. Create and set up test environments to reproduce and resolve customer issues. Recreate customer environments to reproduce issues and experiment with possible solutions.
Please pass this along to anyone you think might be interested!
If you are nearby Mountainview, CA area please go and check out the Vintage Computer Festival West today and tomorrow at the Computer History Museum... and when you are there, please stop by the @SDF Public Access UNIX System's table and meet DJ froggyme and SDF's travelling AT&T 605 terminal. ALSO, froggyme will be streaming live on http://aNONradio.net ... from the #VCF !
Pls tune in tonite from 01:00-02:00 UTC (6-7PM PDT) and "stretch with background music for any creative endeavour".
ffog is not new to aNONradio... he was one of the first wave of aNONradio DJs when "SDF Radio" was revived in the summer of 2015 with a new name -- aNONradio.