Joe Knapka wrote:
> My personal (and humble) opinion:
>
> No course I've ever taken short of a full quarter-
> or semester-length program has been worth the money
> I paid for it. I've never taken the course in question,
> but I -have- taken professional certification courses
> in other areas from vendors and educational companies,
> and they've all been a lot like trying to train for
> a marathon by getting off the couch and running ten
> miles a day for five days in succession.
>
> Honestly, you are a -lot- better off spending $50 or
> $100 on -good- books, building a kick-ass Linux box
> for yourself with the $1900 you saved by skipping the
> class, and working it out on your own. The kind of
> skills you want are the kind that soak into your skin
> when they are used on a regular basis. No five-day
> course can prepare you for the everyday tasks you'll
> face when administering a real system, because they'll
> spend 15 minutes on each topic, and concentrate mainly
> on making you feel good so you won't ask for your
> money back.
>
> Yours truly, in asbestos panties,
>
> -- Joe
>
> Rick Barter wrote:
> >
> > I'm thinking of taking the Mastering Linux - Linux System
> > Administration course in February.
> >
> > Before I spend $2000, however, I'd like to know if anyone has taken
> > this course and what you thought of it. I don't want to waste my time
> > or money.
> >
> > Things I would like to know:
> >
> > Do you gain insight and really learn helpful information from the
> > instructors or are you just sitting there working through instructions
> > from a book?
> >
> > After taking the class were you ready to set up all the things covered
> > in the class? In other words, were you self-sufficient afterward?
> >
> > Is the $2000 well-spent taking this course or would I be better to
> > take the RedHat Certification classes from Global Knowledge (
> > http://am.globalknowledge.com )?
> >
> > My goals are to be proficient enough to employ the skills at home to
> > set up my own Linux box with my own domain, nameserver, and database.
> > Also, I would like these skills to be able to transfer to work. I'm
> > currently a developer and want to include system administration in my
> > skill set with the idea that I may pursue this in the future.
> >
> > Thanks for any help or insight that you can give me.
> >
> > Sincerely,
> >
> > Rick
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> -- Joe Knapka
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I completely agree wi th Joe. The two books that go a very long way are
"A practical guide to Linux" by Mark G. Sobell, Addison-Wesley, ISBN 0-201-89549-8
"Running Linux": (3rd edition), by Math Welsh et al, O'Reilly, ISBN 1-56592-469-X
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