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  1. Good resource for *BSD by Stuufman · · Score: 1 · on Ask Slashdot: GNU/Linux Laptops?

    http://www.nycbug.org/?NAV=dmesgd You know, if you feel like reading a shitton of dmesg, it's really helpful.

  2. A few random ideas... by Noryungi · · Score: 4, Informative · on Where Should One Go for Unix/Linux Training?
    Off the top of my head...
    1. Get this book: Invaluable. Read it, from start to finish. It's that good.
    2. Get this other book: also very good.
    3. Check out your local Linux/BSD/UNIX user group: google is your friend for this. For instance, NYCBUG is very good if you live in New York City. Also Linux International has got a lot of conference-related announcements.
    4. Pick a Linux distribution, any Linux distribution really, and try to find forums and User's group in your area. Then, do the same for another distro. And another. Lather, rinse, repeat.
    5. For complete newbies, Linux Questions and The Linux Documentation Project are invaluable places to start. For more advanced advice, check out Unix Guru universe, or the O'Reilly web site.
    6. Finally, do check the local university and/or community college to see if they offer some sort of training


    But, in everything you do, just remember: Google is your friend.

  3. Very nice. Forums lost my previous post! by ps3udonym · · Score: 0 · on What's the Point of IT Certifications?

    Well for some reason this stupid forum system lost my last post. It was detailed and had a great deal of insite into this issue. But I am lazy and don't belive in pandering to technical idiocy, so I will NOT retype pages of text. I made my feelings known in an artical for the BSD certification list. Here is the link. Comments are welcome. http://lists.nycbug.org/pipermail/bsdcert/2005-Apr il/000338.html

  4. Certifications by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0 · on What's the Point of IT Certifications?

    I went on for a while about this in an artical that i wrote for the BSD certification list. I am a "Certified Lotus Notes Administrator" working for IBM. I am the ONLY Certified Lotus Notes administrator working at our desk. I took this certification over 10 years ago and while on paper I SHOULD be the one who knows the most about notes, I am the one person on the desk who knows the LEAST about it. That is the reality of certification. It is simply a peice of paper that proves that at one time I was able to write and pass a test containing some questions having to do with Lotus. It is, to say the least, a useless (If extreamly expensive) peice of paper. Here is the link to the artical if anyone is intrested.

    http://lists.nycbug.org/pipermail/bsdcert/2005-Apr il/000338.html

  5. 54 archs ? by phoxix · · Score: 3, Interesting · on NetBSD 2.0 Released

    Not to flame, but I've often wondered how true this statement is. It seems as if a whole bunch of the archs are "quasi-archs". Meaning the under-lying core is still based on a fairly standardized CPU arch. An example is hpcram, which is based on the StrongARM cpu ...

    Also, the offical release says 48 archs, not 54 as in the slashdot story

    And finally, some asshole named Zafer Aydogan stole my NetBSD Toaster dmesg. Real original can be found at the NYCBUG *BSD dmesg project. (Very funny read!)

    Cool, enough random crap from me, heh

    Sunny Dubey

  6. Yahoo! small business account? by GMan00 · · Score: 5, Interesting · on Netcraft Jokes About SCO's Virus Fears
    At LWE, while tabling for NYC *BSD User Group, someone from SCO approached me.

    I asked him his thoughts about SCO's foolish crusade, and he said, "Hey, we would have been out of business in December if they didn't."

    So I guess Solution Number 1 may be plausible for fiscal reasons also.

  7. "Nice Bug" by noctrnl9 · · Score: 1 · on Review Of LinuxWorld 2004
    This was my second LWNY and it was good for me because I was able to check out the reformation of the New York City BSD User Group (NYCBUG or "Nice Bug"

    I found it was great to talk to some Geograpic Information Systems firms there (since I am an Environmental Engineer). I was disapointed with some of the companies efforts to push me along on Friday Afternoon because they thought I was just a student looking foor a free stuffed TUX. I will be in the market for a cluster (once I have the money) so they just lost a sale.

    Since I am in the process of evangelizing the advantages of non-M$ Computing the contacts I made this past week will be helpful.

    I found it interesting to see Sun's efforts. I think their Java Desktop System was an interesting take on an old friend. Their new environment could be the best GUI around if they are able to optimize it.

    One thing:

    I love working on an OSS, but I think future Linux Worlds should try to make a better effort to attract end-users. I understand some companies might not want to be on the exibition floor if they are not going to increase sales, but the second you find out I am an end-user (not a developer/IT Manager/Purchase Order Manager) you should not give me polite push to the .org pavilion. I spent a lot of time updating my skills, and I plan to spend more time attempting to evangelizeing to people that migt attent future LWs (even in Boston) who might be in a position to make a large scale purchase.

    Look a how that other Bi-Annual IDG Conferences value end-users.