From: gonzales_at_linuxlouis.net
Date: Fri 23-May-2008 03:35:15 AM EDT
Yo peeps, let's not get into a flame fest, leave it as a Linux fest ;)
Nobody knows everything, I've been in the field for about 11 years and I'm
constantly appreciative of someone who knows more than I do, let's me set
new goals for learning!
Life...let us learn learn learn. Let's all make like an NFS filesystem
and 'share -F nfs -o anon=0,rw /knowledge'
now.... don't go doing that on a 'real important' filesystem!
On Fri, 23 May 2008, Scott Webster Wood wrote:
> Wow, somewhere I still have the dilbert strip about the 'condescending unix guy' - never thought I'd see one first hand. So what is amateurish about asking for help on a concept you are unfamiliar with? Seems to me it's more idiotic to try to do without knowing and thereby wallowing in ignorance then to ask before you try to do and maybe getting better results.
>
> SW
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Chad Crabtree <[e-mail suppressed]>
> Cc: Washtenaw LUG <[e-mail suppressed]>
> Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2008 10:22:21 PM
> Subject: Re: [WLUG] LINUX SOS (fwd)
>
> Why would this guy be contacting you about this? Not to mention his
> questions really, ah, amateurish, for someone that has experience in
> IT.
>
> On Thu, May 22, 2008 at 9:58 PM, Jay Nugent <[e-mail suppressed]> wrote:
>> Greetings,
>> Someone wanna offer this fella some assistance?
>>
>> Thanks!
>> --- Jay
>>
>>
>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> Date: Tue, 20 May 2008 14:49:05 -0400
>> From: [e-mail suppressed]
>> To: [e-mail suppressed]
>> Subject: LINUX SOS
>>
>> Dear Jay,
>>
>> My name is Eric Warren. I was a network control technician at UofM
>> until our group was disbanded this year. Right now I have RIF
>> (reduction in force) status.
>>
>> I was looking at my resume and saw that it was in need of experience
>> with either
>> databases or LINUX operating systems. I looked at possibly studying
>> Oracle but Oracle uses its own language based on SQL and I don't know
>> SQL. I think I would be better off dedicating one my machines at home
>> for studying LINUX on my own.
>>
>> I hope you can help me get started. It would mean a lot to me.
>>
>> Particularly I am interested in loading the more common LINUX
>> operating systems used for servers in production and then studying
>> them by using them. I have been told that these operating systems
>> don't use much space and I can create partitions and get several of
>> them on one machine. I don't know if this is true. Can you please
>> help me? I have always been good with hardware and software and I
>> think a little direction will go a long way.
>>
>> Thanks. Please call me if you like. My number is 734 697 8259.
>>
>> -eric a. warren
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