Re: [newbie] A job using linux?

2001-07-24 Thread Tim Holmes
I agree with Jim. I wouldn't so much say that Linux knowledge is what's in high demand, but more of *nix. If you have a very comprehensable knowlegde of Linux, especially the command line ascpect of it, then applying for work where your work station will be a SunOS machine, or you're doing

RE: [newbie] A job using linux?

2001-07-24 Thread Jason Guidry
first, thanks to those who have replied to my post. each of you has supplied a lot of valuable and thoughtful info. second, it appears as though i did not word my original post correctly. i was not trying to ask the list to tell me how I could make millions because i could install mandrake 8

Re: [newbie] A job using linux?

2001-07-23 Thread Jim Dawson
The idea that someone with a minimal amount of Linux knowledge can easily get a job in the IS industry is generally a myth, sort of like being able to go from a job working in a gas station to earning $70K a year just for attending an MCSE boot camp. (Perhaps before the .com bubble burst it