Do you speak a rare language?
Do you speak a language that is outside of the usual "top 40" languages spoken internationally? More importantly, do you know the locale-specific issues like how date ranges are written (May 3-5, 2008)?
You may have heard of Unicode, the replacement for ASCII that lets you type in hundreds of languages. Did you know that the same organization maintains the Common Locale Data Repository, which includes machine-readable definitions of how dates are represented, words are sorted, and so on. The latest update is going to attempt to include even more attributes: not just the date format, but the format for date ranges; not just how to alphabetize words, but the alternate sorting rules used in that country's phone book, ...
The Unicode CLDR Project has set up a web site where people can review their current data and submit updates.
I think it is great that they are opening the project and searching for volunteers. A project like this can only be done with the power of the open web.
The project's homepage: http://unicode.org/cldr/
Anyone can view the data. You only need to create an account to report updates or make suggestions.
If you are interested in what kind of bugs are being reported, view the recent submissions here.
If you know a particular language or culture very well, please volunteer!
2X thin clients
Hey folks! If you've come to EverythingSysadmin.com you might notice that I have an advert from 2X. They do an interesting Linux-based think client system. They're currently giving away 1 million clients if you want to see what its all about. I just thought you'd like to know.
If you do purchase their products, I would appreciate it if you told them you saw it on this web site.
Men of SAGE-AU calendar
I suppose it would be even funnier if I knew most of the people, but still it's hilarious. Lee Demon's page ("When Wookie's go bad") is the perfect caption:
I attended the SAGE-AU conference in 2002 and had a wonderful time. Everyone was very friendly and I learned a lot. I highly recommend you go yourself.
Unix/Network sysadmin in London
I've got permission to hire a sysadmin in our London office. After describing what I'm looking for to a friend he said, "So, you're looking to hire Mini-Me for the London office." I think he nailed it.
So, if you've read the book and still would want to be work for me, consider sending a resume. tal+londonjob@limoncelli.org
JOB OPENING
Job Title: Senior Unix Server administrator
Location: London, England (near the Aldgate tube stop)
Skill sets:
- Unix (Mac OS X, Linux) system administration.
- Experience with remote operation of machines in a collocation facility.
- Supervisory or "Team Leader" Experience.
- Must be a self-starter that can work unsupervised as part of a internationally distributed team.
- Must have ability to troubleshoot network hardware problems and understand relationships between network and application issues.
- Windows Server administration experience and knowledge.
- Experience with system administration on three other UNIX variants.
- Apache 2.x, IMAP (Cyrus), SMTP (Postfix), Amavis/ClamAV, print server, HTTP, ssh, RAID, Cyclades, WiFi, DHCP/DNS, VNC, NFS, NTP, Retrospect, MySQL, Bugzilla, TWiki, RT 3.x.
- 4-Year Degree or equivalent work experience.
Optional, but highly preferred, skills:
- Cisco PIX experience a plus
- Apple OpenDirectory consolidation.
- TCP/IP Networking (mostly Cisco equipment).
- rsync, perl, firewalls, IP routing, AppleTalk
- Accounting or financial settlement background a plus!
Overview:
Primary responsibilities will be the day-to-day administration, management, and maintenance of Unix (Mac OS X) servers, internet/intranet infrastructure, and Windows clients. Collaborate to develop and enforce Cibernet IT and operations standards. Must be able to automate tasks using Perl, Shell, or Python. Must possess the ability to install, configure, evaluate, maintain, monitor, and analyze systems and software. Provide support for internal clients, identifying needs and resolving issues utilizing knowledge of Unix and network architecture, hardware, and software. Provide after hours support. Prepare system, process, and procedure documentation and diagrams. Preparation and testing of disaster recovery plans. Fast learner, good people-skills a must. Part of an international team.
Interested?
Send resume in ASCII or PDF format to tal@cibernet.com
