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A Novell Linux Specialist?
richardeholder asks: "Our Novell partners differentiate themselves in the marketplace by promoting their areas of expertise or specializations; this allows their
customers to know what their skill sets are and what they can reasonably expect these partners to provide for them.
As we embrace Linux, we would like to extend the title of 'Linux specialist' to partners who merit it. Before we move forward on this initiative, we would like to ask the Linux community for guidance on what should constitute a Linux specialist. Should we require certifications such as LPI and the RHCE/RHCT, or are there other more valuable ways of demonstrating Linux competency?"
An individual or company can be considered a linux specialist if they demonstrate the ability to:
-Properly secure a firewall
-Compile and install a kernel
-Configure the third button on thier mouse
-Print to a Panasonic KXP-8410 printer in color
-Make coffee that is restricted under OSHA guidelines
-Recognize a minimum 8 of 10 random network cards by thier chipset number only
-Understand the usefullness of the SysRq button
-Install linux on any appliance that does not come with a keyboard or mouse
-Setup a cron job to order pizza online
-Pay a license fee to SCO
-Assemble a beowolf cluster which includes more than one type of gaming console
-Install a really cool kde/gnome/enlightenment theme
-Run desktops at no less than 1600x1200 resolution, native
-Name all boxen after sci-fi characters/objects
-Any cats owned must be named after cabling specifications
-Adequate space must be reserved in all hardware racks for pizza boxes
-Every system must glow at night. Server rooms should be scary
That should just about cover it. Congratulations! You may now call yourself a linux specialist!
Karma: SELECT `karma` FROM `users` WHERE `userid`=138474;
How 'bout these:
What's your Karma?
How often do you post to Slashdot?
How many stories have you successfully submitted to Slashdot?
infested with jello like fishes no melotron wishes
Ask them to spell Microsoft.
If they use a dollar symbol somwhere in the spelling - then the're a Linux expert.
If they spell it Micro-Soft - then ther're really old school DOS expert.
If they spell it MICROS~1 -then there a Windows expert.
Moneyed corporations, non-working 'poor' and criminal prisoners are turning productive citizens into tax-slaves.
Your consultants should get the RTFM certification. As in, they are proficient in telling people to RTFM on chat rooms and email lists. That's the sign of a true linux expert.
Fat? Check.
GNU/Linux? Check.
Steals music online? Check.
Smells? Check.
Patents are evil? Check.
Fat? Check.
Lack of social skills? Check.
Smells? Check.
Congratulations, you are a Linux expert.
Ohmygod! For a second there, I thought you were going to say The GNU Free Software Song! YIKES! ;)
I got one, back in the day. Must be sort of dodgy.
what are you looking for anyway? Someone who can work with linux in a novel environment or someone who can write a kernel level device driver to alter the fabric of space and time through a named pipe?
feh
Those who have magical letters on their resume get noticed. The rest, regardless of knowledge, get filtered out before ever being seen by a human
..'Although I do not have my CCNA, CCNP, MCSE, A+, EIEIO. RHCE etc. I do have the following skills....' and the filters should pick you up!!!
Good point.
Here's a sugesstion:
On your resume, put a statement that says
:-)
Burma?
Check on their resume if they put "GNU/Linux" instead of Linux.
I am Monkey, the Great Sage, equal of heaven!
Hi my name is Wu Chen, and I don't have RedHat certification, but I have Dragon Linux certification, and I work real cheap. Five dollars, me love your server long time! You hire me and I do anything you want! Anything!
1) Explains why Windows processes worse than Linux processes. Check.
2) "I can understand both Perl 4 and Perl 5". Check.
3) Runs own SMTP server at home. Check.
4) Chooses banks whose online service works only with Mozilla over IE. Check.
5) Scavenges business discards for old computers because they would make good Linux Servers. Check.
6) Does weird things to Furrbies wired into serial port. Check.
This is my sig.
Do your neighbours ever ask "Where are the other four?".