As I said... "Kafkaesque". The Question is... how does an employer measure Linux expertise objectively? -jmz On Jan 31, 2008 12:55 PM, Kevin Faulkner wrote: > Just because you can name them doesn't mean you know how to use them > > On Wed, 30 Jan 2008 14:00:49 -0800 > "Kristian Erik Hermansen" wrote: > > > On Jan 30, 2008 1:38 PM, David wrote: > > > Speaking only of the 'marketable skills' aspect, I disagree. When > > > we are interviewing potential new linux people, I prefer one who > > > has gentoo experience. Specifically because of what you need to > > > go through to get it installed and working. Now, thats not to say > > > I disqualify someone who doesn't have gentoo exp. However, given > > > 2 almost identical candidates, I'll go with the one with gentoo > > > exp. Heck, they don't even have to be identical... > > > > I'd have to somewhat agree with that, but not so strictly. I > > definitely learned a lot from doing a stage1 install and being an > > early 2001 RC Gentoo user. Another good interview question though is > > to ask your candidate to name as many two character unix commands in > > one minute. See how many they get and compare that result against the > > others :-) > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss