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Linux Foundation Scholarships: No Excuse Now

posted by martyb on Sunday June 21 2015, @12:09PM   
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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• Re:Women in Linux Re:Women in Linux (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.

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• Re:Women in Linux Re:Women in Linux (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

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  • Re:Women in Linux (Score: 2) by cubancigar11 on Monday June 22 2015, @06:17AM

    by cubancigar11 (330) on Monday June 22 2015, @06:17AM (#199302) Homepage Journal

    If attitude of industry was knowable before coming to the industry most of us won't be here.

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