Yep. What he said.
On Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 7:45 PM, Joey Kelly <joey@joeykelly.net> wrote:
>
> <Rant now, coherent article later>
>
> Pick something you really want to do and learn it inside and out. Read,
> read,
> read. Set up a lab. Lurk on the appropriate mailing lists or forums. Attend
> a
> conference. Become an expert at it.
>
> I don't care if you want to be a coder, a sysadmin, a programmer, a
> graphics
> dude or a clueless manager, but do the following (you'll thank me later):
>
> Pick a Linux distro you like and learn it. Then pick one you hate and learn
> that. Then learn NetBSD (it's impractical but oh so gratifying). Your
> Windows
> knowledge will skyrocket if you know UNIX (you'll understand what's going
> on
> in the background whilst you point and click).
>
> Learn the OSI model. Set up your own firewall and write the rules yourself.
> Set up Apache, Postfix, IMAP, BIND, Spamassassin and virus scanners. Handle
> your own mail. Serve your own DNS and web pages. Read Rute, NAG, SAG and
> LAME.
>
> Learn Perl. Learn C. Learn LAMP. Learn the UNIX shell. Learn Asterisk.
> Learn
> Samba. Get VMware and set up a lab.
>
> Do the rest of the stuff I put in my article if I ever write it.
>
> --Joey
>
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