Speaking of experience

[Joseph T. Tannenbaum]

Is it just me, or are we getting doubles of some posts?
(Not a complaint, just curiosity)
Joe

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> Find packages, install them, configure them, make them
> work, maintain them, then add them to your resume.  Say,
> for example, qmail, qpage, hylafax, INN, NIS/NIS+, DNS,
> sendmail, Apache, mod_ssl, PHP, MySQL, PostgreSQL.  The
> key is, all of these packages can run on (Linux|*BSD|
> Solaris|AIX|HPUX) and going through the PITA of working
> with them will naturally provide you with experience.
> Also, buy some O'Reilly Unix books.  sed/awk/perl/regular
> expressions are all good things to know.
>
> Something else you could do is get a copy of Slowaris/i386
> (it's either no cost, low cost, or you just pay for the
> media and shipping I _think_), install it, play with it,
> make all of the above packages work on it, then add
> Slowaris to your resume.
>
> I just don't know about the whole "certification" thing.
> I have no certifications.  People ask me how I learned
> Unix, and I respond that I don't remember--how did you
> learn to breathe?  I just tell people "I do Unix stuff.
> Try me for 30 days.  If you're not satisfied with the
> Unix stuff I do, I'll give you double your regular
> expressions back."
>
>
> D
>
> * On Sun, Feb 04, 2001 at 12:53:05PM -0700, Ronald Ellis wrote:
> > Same old story,
> >
> > I am an 'in the trenches' NT admin who's been dying to get into Linux
> > administration.  My experience in Linux is reduced to what I can (and
> > have) set up in my local home network.  I am really looking to get into
> > UNIX (any flavor), Linux adminstration.  Problem is, at my current
> > skill set in UNIX (basic user, backup, mundane administration skills,
> > some scripting) I'm having trouble getting serious consideration for a
> > move into a more robust OS.  Of course at my salary level, it's almost
> > too late to move over.
> >
> > Anyone have any idea how to get into that?  Are there any certifications
> > that would be valuable?  Sun?  RedHat?
> >
> > Suggestions?
> >
> >   -Ron
> >
> > Ronaldellis@email.com
>
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