<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Tx Jim, more info on the last part please about "documentation"<br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, May 2, 2014 at 10:10 AM, Jim Kinney <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jim.kinney@gmail.com" target="_blank">jim.kinney@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div dir="ltr"><div><div><div>Getting started now is both easier and harder than when I started in professionally in 1997. Many people start with a CS degree. But many others start by finding something that interests them that needs doing and joining a project. <br>
<br></div>I took the crash course. Literally. The windows system kept crashing so I dumped it and loaded Linux (RedHat 4.1 to be exact). I had been tinkering with it for a while but this time, I never reloaded windows back on the box. For me, learning how to do everything in Linux meant not having any choice about it. The newsgroups were my prime source of conversation and help. Then I found ALE.<br>
<br></div>In order to get resume credit for Linux knowledge, I got lucky. Because I had spent early time tinkering, I put Linux use on my resume. It was a factor in getting that first job that Linux use was expected. From then on, I always had gear at home I would hack on doing new things while doing the "tried and true" stable stuff at the job. Each new skill I learned on my own gear, I added to my resume. Many of those turned into a referenceable skill used at work over time.<br>
<br></div>One area that Linux need SERIOUS HELP in is documentation. Being able to write clear "how-to" manuals based on actually _doing_ it is vital. When the programmers write documentation, it shows and that's not always a good thing. Teaching others how to do something really forces the learning of it on the teacher :-)<br>
</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div class="h5">On Fri, May 2, 2014 at 9:41 AM, B. Robert <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:buzibar@gmail.com" target="_blank">buzibar@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
</div></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div class="h5">
<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">I moved here 2 years ago and looking to start a new career in IT, I work 2 jobs to support my family and looking to do Linux system administration <br>
</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">It would be tough to enroll in a main stream college program and my background has not been strong in computers as i am a High school.<br>
<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">I need some advice on how to go about this, from a professional point of view or experience from someone who has been through the same.<br>
<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Looking forward for any guidance<span><font color="#888888"><br><br></font></span></div><span><font color="#888888"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">
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