Open source has clearly gone mainstream when religions begin requiring it on employment applications.
It does my heart good to see my church putting its tithing dollars to work in an inspired cause: open source. A friend just sent me a job posting on the LDS Church’s website calling for a Linus Torvalds-like figure to lead open-source development efforts for the LDS Church and its IT projects.
You might not want those missionaries knocking on your door, but you’ve got to admit that every religion needs at least one Linus Torvalds. 
Go to the LDS Church’s employment site and type “open source” into the search box. You’ll find several stipulations for open-source savvy engineers (including someone familiar with Hyperic - got something to tell me, Javier? Is my tithing paying for your Wii addiction?), but this is the one that I find fascinating (and encouraging):
Technical Program Manager - Community Development
Description:
This person has the exciting responsibility in leading the Church’s efforts to establish community software development efforts. The Community Development Program Manager will work with key stakeholders to identify opportunities to leverage community resources to design, develop and maintain software applications that can be made generally available. Success in these endeavors will greatly accelerate the development and proliferation of technology that can be used by church members and local leaders.
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