[OSGeo Africa] 1: 500 000 hydrogeological maps of south africa

[Zibusiso Ncube]

Open Source VS Closed-source Software and proprietary argument, this
can get ugly.for the record, i would love all software to be open
source. In terms of the case in point, (and in SA in general) most GVT
"organisations " use proprietary software, sad but real fact. you have
to be clued up on it when you go into an interview or you wont get
hired. However for the sake of advancement of OS and not to take sides
people might have to take on Gavin's advice/plea.

On Thu, Feb 23, 2012 at 10:29 AM, Paul Scott <pscott209 at gmail.com> wrote:
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> On 23/02/2012 10:13, Chlodwik Rossouw wrote:
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>> Therefore, I can not see how any interview process or even job spec
>> can not contain or ask for skills or knowledge with regards to
>> specific software.
>>
>
> Would you rather hire a person that can use MS Word, or someone that
> can do word processing?
>
> That is the real question here. If I hire someone that is "qualified"
> in operating MS Word 2000 as an example, and I upgrade to the next
> version, that person is redundant until trained. If, however, I find
> someone that can do word processing (i.e. not attached to any specific
> package), and they can remain agile since they know the fundamentals
> of word processing, they will never be redundant and will forever be
> an asset to my organisation. Same thing applies to other pieces of
> software. I would rather have people that can think for themselves
> than drones created from training courses where any deviation from the
> norm will have them floundering.
>
> Training institutions, colleges and Universities need to take this
> lesson to heart as well, else we will never overcome the barriers to
> true excellence.
>
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> - -- Paul http://www.paulscott.za.net http://www.chisimba.com
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