Re: Hot to be a Guru
On Sat, Nov 29, 2003 at 10:05:46PM +, Brendan Sleight wrote: > * Try kernel hacking, Linux from Scratch ? If you are a programmer I'd recommend having a look at this. There's a fantastic book 'linux device drivers' that I'd recommend buying if you find that you like this stuff, also available online at http://www.xml.com/ldd/chapter/book/ Not sure how helpful it would be at de-newbiefying you but its fun :-) -- Jon Dowland http://jon.dowland.name/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Hot to be a Guru
El sábado, 29 de noviembre de 2003, a las 22:05, Brendan Sleight escribió: > I would be interested in how other people have made > the step passed newbie. Socrates never did. Regards, Ismael -- `Tout fourmille de commentaries; d'autheurs il en est grande cherté.' signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: Hot to be a Guru
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Sat, Nov 29, 2003 at 10:05:46PM +, Brendan Sleight wrote: > I would be interested in how other people have made > the step passed newbie. Well, about half the people here aren't newbies, but are here to help or to learn from others. Just keep your eyes peeled and you'll start getting an idea of who to follow. - -- .''`. Paul Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> : :' : `. `'` proud Debian admin and user `- Debian - when you have better things to do than fix a system -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE/yU8fUzgNqloQMwcRAhWFAKDTAHMBqmfJcHAMMQi1P7it4g2H7wCdGFG3 av2atoocjx0SkpO0DAgd8Ao= =at04 -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Hot to be a Guru
On Sat, 29 Nov 2003 22:05:46 +, Brendan Sleight wrote: > I think I am now past the newbie stage of a GNU/Linux > ? Debian user. > > I have been using a debian derivative Morphix > (http://morphix.sourceforge.net/), I have made a few > mini-mods, written some scripts and even used Linux in > a rack at work. I can hack a few C, C++ programs and > knock out some bash and perl scripts. These days I > pick up my very thumbed Unix beginners book less and > less. > > So what now, how do I make the step of next from being > a newbie to working towards Guru level. > * More, thicker, smaller font, expensive books. > * Outline tutorials > * Try kernel hacking, Linux from Scratch ? > * Just keep using/hacking it, you will learn whats so > much fun about ssh... > * Get work to pay for some courses, (Hotels included, > but no mini-bar, just foo-bar.) > > I would be interested in how other people have made > the step passed newbie. > > Nearest similar post:- > http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2001/debian-user-200106/msg04174.html > > Regards, > Brendan - A-Want-to-be Guru - Sleight > Decide which area you want to tackle first, and then you can plan a path. Experience is the best teacher. For instance, if you want to learn about filesystems and drivers, read up on, say, ext2. Then design a filesystem of your own, write the supporting code and make it work. If you want to learn about NNTP, write a text-based news client. Write a web spider from scratch. Write a partition resizer that's better than parted (testing this could be dangerous, of course!) Write a program which can identify the file system type of an unmounted partition. Write a file compression program that compresses better than gzip and runs faster than bzip2. That's enough to keep you busy for a couple of years :) -- paul "The average lifespan of a Web page today is 100 days. This is no way to run a culture." Internet Archive Board Chairman -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hot to be a Guru
I think I am now past the newbie stage of a GNU/Linux ? Debian user. I have been using a debian derivative Morphix (http://morphix.sourceforge.net/), I have made a few mini-mods, written some scripts and even used Linux in a rack at work. I can hack a few C, C++ programs and knock out some bash and perl scripts. These days I pick up my very thumbed Unix beginners book less and less. So what now, how do I make the step of next from being a newbie to working towards Guru level. * More, thicker, smaller font, expensive books. * Outline tutorials * Try kernel hacking, Linux from Scratch ? * Just keep using/hacking it, you will learn whats so much fun about ssh... * Get work to pay for some courses, (Hotels included, but no mini-bar, just foo-bar.) I would be interested in how other people have made the step passed newbie. Nearest similar post:- http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2001/debian-user-200106/msg04174.html Regards, Brendan - A-Want-to-be Guru - Sleight Download Yahoo! Messenger now for a chance to win Live At Knebworth DVDs http://www.yahoo.co.uk/robbiewilliams -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
