Re: [Nolug] idiotic gig

On Thu, Sep 09, 2010 at 09:45:54PM -0500, Joey Kelly wrote:
> On Thu September 9 2010 8:29 pm, Alex Levy wrote:
> > Ya but at least an A+ looks good on resume's. I'm trying to find even an
> > intro IT related job. TAC hasn't called since I last worked with you Joey
> > lol (other than 1 small gig)
>
> <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.

I think these days it is LAMP(PP)..:)

There are a ton of free shell providers out there; get one and get
started. I don't know why you say NetBSD is impractical....
http://www.freeshell.org runs their infrastructure on it. Regardless,
one of the keys here is to KNOW THY SHELL (and not c-shell, a real
shell). Force yourself to not use a GUI - and pick either vi or emacs,
never nano/pico as an editor. That pretty much rules out most popular
Linux distros for the masses (e.g., Ubuntu).

FWIW, I have learned all I ever needed to know on FreeBSD and using
Perl. I maintain several FreeBSD ports and Perl CPAN modules; get to
that point, and I'd say that you're well on your way to dominate any
*nix...I will admit, email still boggles my mind, but I've never had a
real reason to set it up.

Oh, yeah. Dump Windows on your main machine. Install a *nix - if you
emulate anything, emulate that crappy OS.

Brett

>
> Do the rest of the stuff I put in my article if I ever write it.
>
> --Joey
>
> >
> > On Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 8:27 PM, Joey Kelly <joey@joeykelly.net> wrote:
> > > On Thu September 9 2010 8:19 pm, Alex Levy wrote:
> > > > sounds good for us not-yet certified folks, to bad its in Houston, I'm
> > > > working at VW and that job is almost as mindless haha
> > >
> > > Certs are overrated. Know you stuff and go far.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Joey Kelly
> > > Minister of the Gospel and Linux Consultant
> > > http://joeykelly.net
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