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Oct 5 2009: Red Hat Asks Supreme Court To Nix Software Patents.  The range of comments is also interesting. 

... the job-search-engine.com job site for Business Rule Engine Architects.

Not all are statutory H1B postings, some are definitely non-H1B agencies. Others say explicitly that they offer no HB1 sponsorships, perhaps because they already have their own H1Bs lined up for the contract ? It's possible.

Suspiciously, some ask for a bunch of exotic rule engine and other skills ( unlikely that they will find the skills locally ) ... then they offer a rate of $40-45 ( H1B territory ). Ouch.

Sept 26 2009: work in progress

This article provides links to anti-H1B blogs and articles containing comments and opinions about the program. Some are sensible, well-researched and well-written. Others can only be described as angry, if not outright nasty. A few are way over the top - some of the rhetoric borders on irrational. I've tried to screen out the worst offenders without missing significant segments of opinion in the H1B debate.

Oct 5 2009: parts moved to JobNut blog.

Sept 25 2009:

Many American universities are closing down their IT degree programs. Why ? The programs lack sufficient students to make them economically viable. Enrollment for IT degrees has declined about 50% since the year 2000.

Sept 17 2009: a work in progress

The Spirit of 1776

"If America so much as considers making a stocking or a horseshoe nail, she shall feel the full weight of British might." - Lord Chatham, 1766

As I see it, the major obstacle to ending the damage wrought on Americans by the H1B program is Americans themselves, especially the estimated 500,000 American techies who have been displaced. Frankly, I'm not sure why.

Sept 14 2009:

In some ways, the heavy attention paid to H1B visas misses the most critical element in the process of replacing expensive Americans with cheap foreign workers, that is the Labor Condition Application.

What are LCAs ?

A very good summary of FAQs about Labor Condition Applications at visalaw.com.

Oct 5 2009: not sure if this article is bloggable.  What to do about links.  New wiki ? 

Sept 14 2009: created

Oct 2 2009: See latest H1B news on Digg.

What is the H1B Program ?

A good, no-nonsense description of the often-bewildering H1B program at Wisegeek, with some small clarifications and edits. Note that the description is cast from the H1B employer perspective.

Oct 4 2009: moved to H1B blog at blogspot.

Sept 13 2009:

Some interesting comments at zdnet.com. Note the article "Use H-1B or L-1 workers?" and the comment "H1-B Destroying our Education System".

Updated March 20 2009:

The best and most complete survival guide for serious open source development is Producing Open Source Software - How to Run a Successful Free Software Project. It is free, comes in various formats, is full of useful advice and best practices for open source developers. It is even well-organized and well-written.

Now you've got all the tools necessary for success in open source, what are you waiting for ? A product idea, perhaps ? ;-)

Feb 19 2009: added MoinMoin bounties.
Note from Nov 25 2008: Apparently, making a living from Open Source is a big subject whose time has arrived, if the number of hits on this page is any indication. This section will grow and may split in the coming months.