[ale] Prelancing oportunities?

[Mike Thornton]

Pilot error, I meant VirtualBox.

On 2/15/2012 4:33 PM, JD wrote:
> R u certain http://openbox.org/ is what you meant?
>
> Perhaps OpenStack, VirtualBox, KVM/QEMU, Xen, OpenVz, LXC, or one of the many,
> many VMware virtualization products would help your cloud understanding?
>
> Nothing against Openbox, I use it with LXDE all the time.
>
> Or perhaps I'm confused and Box.net was understood by everyone?
>
>
>
> On 02/15/2012 12:34 PM, Mike Thornton wrote:
>> Thanks Leam,
>> I noticed one of your previous post recommended skills in cloud based
>> virtualization,
>> so I'm setting up a private cloud with centos and openbox. Thoughts anyone?
>> Are there gotcha's I should know about ?
>>
>>
>> On 2/13/2012 7:39 PM, Leam Hall wrote:
>>> On 02/13/2012 07:00 PM, Mike Thornton wrote:
>>>> Prelancing is described by some as 'pre-compensation freelancing'. AKA
>>>> working for free.
>>> Mike,
>>>
>>> I'll chime in with what has worked for me, and a few hopefully useful
>>> ideas.
>>>
>>> First, I think your plan is a great one. I started on Linux on an i386
>>> that took until 2 AM to compile the kernel. I started because we were so
>>> poor I couldn't afford a Windows upgrade. One time my wife splurged and
>>> bought me OS2 Warp. Gotta love her, even if the OS is gone...
>>>
>>> My background is sort of similar; as a kid I played with those
>>> electronics sets. In the military I worked on old teletype hardware;
>>> computers were the "new" thing coming in. After the military I tried
>>> some different tracks but found my enjoyment playing with/on my computer.
>>>
>>> I volunteered to help a friend with a Netware based FidoNet BBS. My
>>> first remote sysadmin work. I took a class in C, played with Solaris,
>>> and my wife got me a Slackware book with a CD. The BBS friend gave me an
>>> old Mitsumi single speed cdrom and off I went.
>>>
>>> We moved to Italy and I got a "job" working for an ISP. I mostly
>>> volunteered so I could do stuff there; the phone rates were high and
>>> speeds were slow. Whenever they asked me if I could do something in
>>> Linux, my response was "Oggi no, domani possible." Today, no. Tomorrow,
>>> possibly. I'd go home, figure it out, and come back the next day and set
>>> it up.
>>>
>>> Came back to the states and found a part-time job doing SCO Unix (uk!)
>>> that lasted long enough to get a full time SA position based on
>>> experience. Yup. that ISP, the part time SCO job, and the BBS stuff were
>>> enough to get me in with the Wall Street Journal. My hiring manager once
>>> said he wanted "someone who does this stuff at home" and I fit the bill
>>> perfectly.
>>>
>>> To answer your question more directly, look at non-profits, churches,
>>> schools, etc. Lots of places don't the the money to buy Windows capable
>>> hardware but they need file servers, web servers, etc. Setting up
>>> networks wouldn't hurt either. Many places could use web services where
>>> they're not charged an arm and a leg for a decent site. They also often
>>> have custom needs to resolve and no real backups or recovery postures.
>>>
>>> Another idea for you is to look at the "Go" programming language from
>>> Google. It is my feeling that some good things will happen with it and
>>> your background seems well suited to utilize a good systems language.
>>>
>>> Really, I think your possibilities are pretty good. Your attitude will
>>> be a key ingredient. Don't overlook places like LinkedIn, either.
>>>
>>> Figure out what really energizes you and follow that path. Your
>>> happiness will show and help sell you.
>>>
>>> Leam
>>> ________________
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