On Fri, 2005-09-16 at 07:50 -0700, Todd Cary wrote:
experience/qualifications, since I believe there are many like me out there (or maybe I am hoping there are) that do not exactly fit into the routine beginner, intermediate or expert classes. Over the last 30 years I have been writing DBMS applications that manage 60-70% of the national class action lawsuits, and being a DBMS oriented programmer, does not out of necessity, expose me to what's under the hood. My concern is that the OS works.
You're definitely not alone. I've been using Linux for around 8 years now. 5 year as my primary desktop. I've set it up as a wireless/wired router (before those things were as cheap as they are now, back in the 1mbps wireless days), I've compiled kernels. But mostly I'm a Java/Ruby/SQL developer. So mostly I just need the OS to run as a server/development box/desktop. I'm by no means an expert at Linux. I've never built it from scratch. I know how it works, but largely it's a tool to get stuff done for me. And in my case Linux is the best choice. It's a pragmatic choice, like every other technical choice I make. So you're definitely not alone.
for Windows administrators. I tried by taking a course on Linux admin at a local JC, but only had reinforced how much there is to know and how I respect those that administer Linux systems.
I once considered getting LPI certified. Too much to learn, though. Maybe someday.
Preston