No worries :) I'm not a kernel hacker but know a lot about training - good to help on list when I can.
WRT to "sales guys" - they're wonderful people and I've got many friends who work in sales and I wish I had their selling skills. But I never believe anything they say :) Books - check out the book I linked to, even if only to skim read it in a library ^h^h^h^h^h bookshop and work out what you need to focus on. City bookshops are now pretty useless for Linux, you may need to wander further afield (eg Broadway Centre). Don't try to study everything - write down your 10 worst areas, focus on them for 2 weeks, sit the exam, possibly fail, focus on areas that were difficult for another 2 weeks, resit the exam for free. Distros - depends how comfortable you are with Linux; good to be aware of Redhat'isms for exam. Just use $free Fedora/CentOS VMs downloaded from vmware appliances: http://www.vmware.com/appliances/ + $free vmware player You may also want to consider the LPI1 & 2 courses held at Granville TAFE - cheap but held over a semester so slower. But you'll pickup lots and meet lots of linux people. Good luck! Sonia On Tue, 9 Oct 2007 10:57:42 +1000, "Antonio Candito" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Wow, that was immensely helpful :) (really, I'm pretty sure that was > the most awesome email I've ever had in RE: to anything I've asked) > > Well, you've 100% convinced me I was about to try and save up for a > dead cause, I'm annoyed at the guy on the phone for not telling me > what you just did, especially being that he knew I was not on any > income either, money-money I guess. > I would have told my fiance to help me to, and she would have - for > nothing. *pulls hair out* > > Alright, so - Being that all the PDF books I download end up sitting > in my /home/junk can you recommend reading materials suitable for the > courses you have specified? and if so where to get them? I know the > the Dymocs in the city used to be good for Linux material but that was > years ago. > > Am I going to need to get Red-hat server? (stupid question I know) > because I'm very happy with Ubuntu and Slackware for my server and if > I have to start adjusting to that anti-foss gnuless corp I'm going to > be very unhappy :( > > > Thanks so much! > T. > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: http://firegpg.tuxfamily.org > > iD8DBQFHCtIFRWWZK94yFkERAmBfAJ0R91olrWAjPsjuiq7209VJNrbdgwCfZeeT > mFxPoqf1GWVWiB97g8s4kAM= > =7PbW > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > On 10/9/07, Sonia Hamilton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Tue, 9 Oct 2007 10:06:51 +1000, "Antonio Candito" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > > > Hey guys, I'm a pretty much dead broke dole-bludger at the moment as > > > I've been dealing with post-surgery pains for the last half a year but > > > I'm keen to get back in to the force, away from windows. > > > > > > I was doing some snooping around on the net looking for Linux > > > certification in the Sydney area and (unlike in the past) I was > > > surprised to see a growing amount of resources. > > > > > > I've been in contact with Novell regarding a course 3072 " Suse > > > enterprise server 10 administration." which is a 5 day course which > > > would pretty much break my budget (I'm pretty sure I cant afford it > > > anyway, but in case a miracle happens) and am wondering if you have > > > ever heard of it/taken the course and if it really gave you the tool > > > to work in the Linux field out in the real world? > > > > > > Its only a 5 day course and its $3300 which will entitle me to a CLP. > > > Thoughts? > > > > Hi Antonio, > > > > I used to be the Linux trainer for a large Australian IT training > > company, and I used to teach exactly this course. I also got my RHCE in > > 2006. > > > > My advice, given that you are currently engaged in the noble profession > > of dole bludging :) would be *not* to take the course. Instead, spend > > the little money you have on studying for the RHCT/RHCE using books such > > as [1] (especially the practical exercises). Then, attend just the RH302 > > [2] exam at Redhat (located out near Concord). Don't pay for the course, > > just sit the one day practical exam (much cheaper). Many fail the first > > time - don't worry - study up on what you missed and sit it again - > > resits are free at the moment. > > > > Reasoning: > > > > * RHCE seems to be more recognised in the industry than the SUSE > > exams, even for jobs that involve other distros. Of course if a > > position specifically mentions Suse/Novell, YMMV... > > * sit the RHCE exam rather than RHCT exam - if your results aren't > > high enough to get the RHCE, they'll often award you an RHCT anyway > > * attending courses is really only for people working full time whose > > companies are paying - given that you've got lots of time and not much > > money, you can study by yourself at home. Motivation will be the only > > difficulty... > > * to practice the server/networking stuff, you can use virtual > > machines downloaded from the VMWare appliances website, or buy several > > 2nd hand machines > > * you don't need RedHat enterprise to study - use CentOS or Fedora, > > and just be aware of the slight differences (mostly gui tools I think) > > > > [1] > > http://www.amazon.com/Certified-Engineer-Linux-Study-Certification/dp/0072264543/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/103-7139710-4036602?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1191889961&sr=1-1 > > [2] http://www.apac.redhat.com/training/course/RH302 > > > > HTH, Sonia. > > -- > > Sonia Hamilton > > > > -- > > SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ > > Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html > > > > > -- > When one burns ones bridges, what a very nice fire it makes. -- Sonia Hamilton -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
