[Ale-study] 2nd Thoughts

[Rich Faulkner]

I am very open toward study for LPIC-1 - but my work schedule is beyond
daunting and I for one will have a hard time meeting a group schedule.
I could foresee small group meeting(s) in the Lilburn-area for me

Paul, 

I think we had talked about this a while back didn't we?


My wife has been bugging me about getting on the stick and getting new
certs out-of-the-way so this is good timing for me.  Just a matter of
learning to re-balance a schedule with work/family/study.

I would be an excellent candidate for falling behind due to my work
schedule and 80-mile (round-trip) commute each day; but I do have
dedicated lunch hours which I can use for study time!  That and late
evenings if I'm well caffeinated!!!  : )

Cheers........r


On Mon, 2013-12-23 at 10:46 -0500, JD wrote:

> On 12/23/2013 08:42 AM, Paul Cartwright wrote:
> > On 12/23/2013 07:16 AM, Leam Hall wrote:
> >> You seem to be the perfect type to help new Linux Admins connect what
> >> is with what was! While I like where Linux is now there's a part of me
> >> that thinks SAs need more than just "click a few buttons and you have
> >> a cloud server". I do want to push us into clouds, version control,
> >> and a few other things, but a hands on experience with hardware is good. 
> > I have VMware installed on this box, but it is broke with Ubuntu 13.10 .
> > Virtualbox is also installed & working, though I like VMware better.
> > As a contractor to AT&T, I am a project manager. one of the projects I
> > oversee is cloud server installations..
> 
> PM Work
> So it appears we have a core team willing to do something about this! Fantastic!
> I will bow to Paul's PM expertise - I also worked as a contractor to AT&T ... I
> was a TIA and did over 200 projects if that means anything. Worked with many
> highly skilled PMs over the years, so I know what a good PM can accomplish by
> tracking actions and issues.
> 
> VM Tech
> I prefer KVM these days.  VirtualBox, anything from VMware, and others just
> haven't met all the requirements (stability and F/LOSS are key).  Formerly used
> pretty much all the VM stuff (except things for Apple) from MVS thru to ESXi and
> everything in-between.  Very interested in LXC these days and looking forward to
> libvirt support being solid AND in the LTS repos. I don't install from source
> anymore. ;)
> My daily use desktop is a VM running in a private cloud. How is that for commitment?
> 
> 
> ALE-Study
> People will drop out (and in) of this study group all the time.  I expect at
> least an 80% drop rate ... since we aren't talking about any payment. That may
> sound harsh, but it is reality. Life gets in the way, good intentions aside.
> 
> a) how to minimize drop outs?
> b) how to support late arrivals (drop ins)?
> c) how to get input/feedback from the current "mob"?
> d) what are the key needs for the highly interested folks today?  A set of polls
> would be helpful.
> 
> We need to gather proposals for how we proceed. A few thoughts ...
> * #1 - don't forget this is about prep for the LPIC-1 test.
> * Online meetings are probably the best, since getting to meat-ups [sic]
> consistently is just too hard. Even Saturday mornings are hard for everyone and
> some people cannot/will not drive halfway across Atlanta to a meetup. I'll drive
> 25%, but not halfway. ;) My suspicion is that others have similar limitations.
> * There are Sunday informal GA-400 Linux group meetings where real people meet
> to discuss Linux. I'd propose using those to get started for people who need
> face-to-face interactions. Other areas of town can create their own meat-ups for
> groups of 2-10 easily. Local, small, restaurants during non-busy times are a
> good choice.
> * Any documentation needs to be CC or GNU licensed. No creating docs for a
> company. Leverage existing docs if we can.  Get an education discount for any
> commercial documents ... the RoR group uses an online PDF (free) for the core of
> their Beginning RoR class. They usually have 15-25 people every week IN the
> classroom (corporate sponsor).
> * We need a general syllabus of topics. The O'Reilly LPI Cert book TOC seemed
> reasonable to me. FYI, 27 chapters in that book - last 2 are exam related.
> Whatever text is decided is a must-have, IMHO.
> * We need a general timeframe to set expectations. 1 chapter a week with a
> 1-week break every other month for catch-up? In theory, this will be a 8+ month
> effort.
> * The first time thru, it will be hard to have documentation, hence the book.
> * A wiki with notes, corrections and added information would be nice. There is
> knowledge needed to pass-the-test, but there is other knowledge for how to solve
> this specific problem better.
> * A forum would be nice to have added informal chats, though modern wikis
> support chat modes too.
> * Pairing a mentor (also learning) with less knowledgeable learner seems like a
> good idea. Pairs can move thru the chapters faster, if they like.
> * If I were trying to get the cert, I'd want to be paired with someone else
> doing the same.
> 
> I can host a Redmine server (project/wiki/forums), but it will require logins
> for everything (even viewing) to prevent abuses. I suspect some other solution
> would be a better choice for this hosting, but the offer stands.
> 
> It is fine if these notes are shot down. Just wanted to get folks talking about
> concrete stuff and give time for thought over the holidays.
> 
> Happy Festivus!
> 
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