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color:#1F497D'>I agree with you Rossouw, as GIS users we are forever trying to
keep up with new software updates so that we remain assets in prospective employers
and current employers. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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africa-bounces@lists.osgeo.org [mailto:africa-bounces@lists.osgeo.org] <b>On
Behalf Of </b>Chlodwik Rossouw<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, February 23, 2012 11:05 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Africa local chapter discussions<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [OSGeo Africa] 1: 500 000 hydrogeological maps of south
africa<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>This specific
or original discussion was not about opensource
vs proprietary software, it started off as advice to assist someone
with preparing for an interview. If you go to an interview and the spec asks
for skills or experience in specific software, does not matter if it is OS or
proprietary, you must be prepared to answer questions with regards to
the specific technology in use.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>On 23 February 2012 10:40, Zibusiso Ncube <<a
href="mailto:ncubezedm@gmail.com" target="_blank">ncubezedm@gmail.com</a>>
wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Open Source VS Closed-source Software and proprietary
argument, this<br>
can get ugly.for the record, i would love all software to be open<br>
source. In terms of the case in point, (and in SA in general) most GVT<br>
"organisations " use proprietary software, sad but real fact. you
have<br>
to be clued up on it when you go into an interview or you wont get<br>
hired. However for the sake of advancement of OS and not to take sides<br>
people might have to take on Gavin's advice/plea.<br>
<br>
On Thu, Feb 23, 2012 at 10:29 AM, Paul Scott <<a
href="mailto:pscott209@gmail.com" target="_blank">pscott209@gmail.com</a>>
wrote:<br>
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> On 23/02/2012 10:13, Chlodwik Rossouw wrote:<br>
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>><br>
>> Therefore, I can not see how any interview process or even job spec<br>
>> can not contain or ask for skills or knowledge with regards to<br>
>> specific software.<br>
>><br>
><br>
> Would you rather hire a person that can use MS Word, or someone that<br>
> can do word processing?<br>
><br>
> That is the real question here. If I hire someone that is
"qualified"<br>
> in operating MS Word 2000 as an example, and I upgrade to the next<br>
> version, that person is redundant until trained. If, however, I find<br>
> someone that can do word processing (i.e. not attached to any specific<br>
> package), and they can remain agile since they know the fundamentals<br>
> of word processing, they will never be redundant and will forever be<br>
> an asset to my organisation. Same thing applies to other pieces of<br>
> software. I would rather have people that can think for themselves<br>
> than drones created from training courses where any deviation from the<br>
> norm will have them floundering.<br>
><br>
> Training institutions, colleges and Universities need to take this<br>
> lesson to heart as well, else we will never overcome the barriers to<br>
> true excellence.<br>
><br>
> - --<br>
> - -- Paul <a href="http://www.paulscott.za.net" target="_blank">http://www.paulscott.za.net</a>
<a href="http://www.chisimba.com" target="_blank">http://www.chisimba.com</a><br>
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Regards<br>
<br>
Zibusiso M Ncube<br>
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