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Linux Foundation Scholarships: No Excuse Now

posted by martyb on Sunday June 21 2015, @12:09PM   Printer-friendly
from the 14-scholarships-should-be-enough-for-the-WHOLE-WORLD! dept.

"gewg_" writes:

Larry Cafiero aka Larry the Free Software Guy reports via FOSS Force:

You've been using Linux for some time and have been thinking, "Gee, I wish I could make a living with Linux."

[...]Fourteen of you--who can demonstrate the greatest need and best illustrate what a Linux career means to you--will be awarded training scholarships [says the Linux Foundation.]

"We're looking for individuals in seven different categories who want to contribute to the advancement of the Linux operating system and help influence its future."

[...]The Linux Foundation Training Scholarships will cover the expenses for one class to be chosen by each recipient from the Scholarship Track choices. Winners in all categories may also elect to take a Linux Foundation Certified System Administrator or Linux Foundation Certified Engineer exam at no cost following the completion of their training course.

The Linux Foundation this year is offering two scholarships in each of the following seven categories:

  • Linux Newbies
  • Teens-in-Training
  • Whiz Kids
  • Women in Linux
  • SysAdmin Super Stars
  • Developer Do-Gooder
  • Linux Kernel Guru

The deadline to submit applications is July 10.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday June 21 2015, @03:33PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday June 21 2015, @03:33PM (#199095)

    Get a grip. Everyone knows women are under represented in IT.

    A more balance workforce would be a good thing, diversity is a strength.

  • (Score: 2) by cubancigar11 on Sunday June 21 2015, @04:37PM

    by cubancigar11 (330) on Sunday June 21 2015, @04:37PM (#199116) Homepage Journal

    Dude, there is in STEM. You can't grow grow a forest from one seed no matter how fertile the ground is. If women aren't coming to STEM maybe because they are smarter and know that they have far more career options open to them than men. [youtube.com]

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday June 21 2015, @05:29PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Sunday June 21 2015, @05:29PM (#199129)

      Nice sexism against men, there. Just because men might have different priorities doesn't make them less smart.

      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday June 22 2015, @08:22AM

        by Anonymous Coward on Monday June 22 2015, @08:22AM (#199332)

        Just because men might have different priorities doesn't make them less smart.

        Um, yes it does. Especially when those priorities are sports and auto-flagellation.

  • (Score: 4, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday June 21 2015, @04:38PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday June 21 2015, @04:38PM (#199117)

    Everybody knows that white people are under represented in the NBA too. Diversity is a strength and all that...

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday June 22 2015, @01:11AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Monday June 22 2015, @01:11AM (#199243)

      Are you implying that women arent capable of performing IT jobs on a par with men ?

      Like i said, get a grip.

      • (Score: 2) by cubancigar11 on Monday June 22 2015, @06:19AM

        by cubancigar11 (330) on Monday June 22 2015, @06:19AM (#199303) Homepage Journal

        Are you saying white people are not good enough to play basketball?

        • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday June 22 2015, @12:57PM

          by Anonymous Coward on Monday June 22 2015, @12:57PM (#199393)

          As a generalization i would say basketball is more about nature than nurture, and white people are at a disadvantage.

          I.T. is about nuture, not nature, so a stereotypical women should be able to "compete" with a sterotypical male.

          Get a grip

          • (Score: 2) by cubancigar11 on Monday June 22 2015, @05:49PM

            by cubancigar11 (330) on Monday June 22 2015, @05:49PM (#199521) Homepage Journal

            I am sorry but you are sounding more and more like a really bad sexist, but in a positively feminist way - you know - the way that is politically correct.

            Women are by large the biggest perpetrators of child abuse. In east as well as west. To say 'nurture' is a feminine forte is exactly what the feminists fought before it became a Hillary Clinton issue.

            • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday June 23 2015, @03:24AM

              by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday June 23 2015, @03:24AM (#199714)

              I think you should re-read what i said, i dont know how you got from there to where you are.

  • (Score: 4, Informative) by cubancigar11 on Sunday June 21 2015, @04:38PM

    by cubancigar11 (330) on Sunday June 21 2015, @04:38PM (#199118) Homepage Journal

    Dude, there is 200% positive bias for women as compared to men [youtube.com] in STEM. You can't grow grow a forest from one seed no matter how fertile the ground is. If women aren't coming to STEM maybe because they are smarter and know that they have far more career options open to them than men.

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday June 22 2015, @01:05AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Monday June 22 2015, @01:05AM (#199239)

      "If women aren't coming to STEM maybe because they are smarter and know that they have far more career options open to them than men."

      Or maybe its because of the attitude of people who work in the industry, as demostrated in this thread