I respect your dedication to the hustle though good sir On Thu, Aug 5, 2021 at 18:29 Zayd <zayd.ahme...@gmail.com> wrote:
> That makes sense. For me I want to know everything I can and solve my own > problems and do projects but I do think that I want to make something so > that I can afford what I need and then also maybe help to support projects > in the community. So I I have my interests and passions but also want to > make some money. So I sort of want to do both. Just trying to manage that > if that makes sense. So I basically like open source and Debian because of > the freedom it offers but see them as both sort of existing. Idealism and > ethics and money making so the best thing to do is maybe just to have a > limit on business practices. And living and learning so if I gain more > insight and find a better way then I’ll try and do that lol > > On Thu, Aug 5, 2021 at 17:29 Jonas Smedegaard <d...@jones.dk> wrote: > >> Quoting Zayd (2021-08-05 21:26:03) >> > That is really awesome and my mindset is similar. It’s just that there >> > are sometimes cultural pressures and such so I’m just trying to figure >> > out a way to pursue my passions, learn what I am interested in >> > practically while making the money I need in the mean time. Awesome to >> > have met someone that has a similar mindset and really inspiring to >> > hear that you have been able to make it work. How did you go about >> > building your knowledge? >> >> Like Paul Wise also suggested you to do, I did a lot of volunteer work. >> I also offered my services at a very low price until I grew confident >> that I was worth more. >> >> >> > I’ve just tried different things on Linux and completed An >> > Introductory certification through the Linux foundation. I’m >> > comfortable with the basics of how to operate Debian and other distros >> > but want to learn more. I’m most comfortable with apt and Debian based >> > systems at this point. >> >> Training courses and certifications are nice, but experience is better: >> Your future employer or client don't care if you learned your lessons at >> a well-paid job or through volunteer work, but they do care if you have >> _experience_ or only know theoretically how to solve a task. >> >> >> > That is really helpful that you point out that you’re basically a >> > freelancer and that you’ve been able to make it work. I wasn’t sure if >> > that was possible and up to this point was assuming that you just had >> > to work for a big company in order to make the money you need and then >> > do various projects on the side. >> >> Certainly possible, but not glamorous. I do my hobby full-time, and >> earn about half of the standard wage in my country for a taxi driver or >> garbage man. >> >> To me, money is nice but also a distraction: I strongly prefer the >> freedom of working on things that I value and enjoy. >> >> >> - Jonas >> >> -- >> * Jonas Smedegaard - idealist & Internet-arkitekt >> * Tlf.: +45 40843136 Website: http://dr.jones.dk/ >> >> [x] quote me freely [ ] ask before reusing [ ] keep private > >
