Last week at ApacheCon I called together a BOF "Birds of a Feather" session to discuss the open source job market. I wanted to get a feel for what people were seeing out there in the industry. Not surprisingly, I heard that things are tough. Quite a few people attending the session indicated that they have been looking around for some time. It was also clear that this room had some talented engineers who specialize in apache development. In most cases, having the ability to work virtually could have proven to be a big win-win. However, despite out techno-focused workplaces, doing your job off site is still a hard pill to swallow for a lot of companies. I can see why and really can't argue that it's better to allow off-site workers. Let's face it, there is simply something to be said about that face-to-face contact. However, if you build a design methodogy/process where virtual workers are encouraged, there are some truly amazing people out there waiting to hear from you...