I'll have to disagree. All sorts of techy students have megabeards here.
What do you think the consensus is amongst those bearded techies about the fate of Linux? I am just trying to get a view from a different part of the globe. I love Linux and use it every day.
Some of them like it, some of them don't care. I haven't noticed a strong trend yet. On the other hand, lecturers seem to think that knowing UNIX-like systems is required to be professional.