I've been wondering what type of people pursue these certifications (RH and the like)? Do most of the candidates have a CS or EE degree or is mostly those with practical experience or from an unrelated academic background? Justin
At the moment this ability to switch distros comes at a cost- I have to essentially reinstall- no big deal just a pain in the a** esp when resetting up the/etc and/opt areas. It would be far nicer if the distributions decided to play together, recognize the existing linux partition and intelligently update so that our configurations weren't lost on each update. For those newbies who don't partition their disks properly, I can image that this would be a real issue when attempting change distributions.
Thanks to this suprising position, I just rang the bookstore and replaced Caldera 2.4 with Mandrake 7.0 for next semester's (and all future) classes. Since money is what Mr. Love understands, I will let it speak for me.
Good luck Caldera, you'll need it with a CEO who makes these sort of public pronouncements.
Yes- it most assuredly is according to the Administration's definition of COTS. I argue that it's not only COTS, but prevents a monopoly during the most expensive portion of any program- operation and maintenance. I wrote a paper on it (recently updated) which is available at http://www.penguinpowered.com/~seiferth. I urge you to drop this off on decision maker's desks. If we can get Linux on the GSA approved list and an approved Common Operating Environment platform, then there won't be any major hurdles to the government purchasing loads of Linux.
You wouldn't be around Galway/Mayo would you? I'm coming home for Christmas with a view to moving back in a few years (like 2). I'd like to start scoping the situation out.
Best observation I have for other programmers is GET INTO A SPORT- you'll live longer, feel better and meet tight women who wear tight clothes:)
Seriously, I'm into biking and suspect other sw types would be as well. You can do it alone if you want or in groups. It's really exhilarating. I do the road thing but mountain bikes are cool also. You get into a lot of conversations with women in a non-pressured atmosphere and when it comes time- they really love the shaved leg thing.
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I've been wondering what type of people pursue these certifications (RH and the like)? Do most of the candidates have a CS or EE degree or is mostly those with practical experience or from an unrelated academic background? Justin
At the moment this ability to switch distros comes at a cost- I have to essentially reinstall- no big deal just a pain in the a** esp when resetting up the /etc and /opt areas. It would be far nicer if the distributions decided to play together, recognize the existing linux partition and intelligently update so that our configurations weren't lost on each update. For those newbies who don't partition their disks properly, I can image that this would be a real issue when attempting change distributions.
Thanks to this suprising position, I just rang the bookstore and replaced Caldera 2.4 with Mandrake 7.0 for next semester's (and all future) classes. Since money is what Mr. Love understands, I will let it speak for me.
Good luck Caldera, you'll need it with a CEO who makes these sort of public pronouncements.
Yes- it most assuredly is according to the Administration's definition of COTS. I argue that it's not only COTS, but prevents a monopoly during the most expensive portion of any program- operation and maintenance. I wrote a paper on it (recently updated) which is available at http://www.penguinpowered.com/~seiferth. I urge you to drop this off on decision maker's desks. If we can get Linux on the GSA approved list and an approved Common Operating Environment platform, then there won't be any major hurdles to the government purchasing loads of Linux.
Justin
You wouldn't be around Galway/Mayo would you? I'm coming home for Christmas with a view to moving back in a few years (like 2). I'd like to start scoping the situation out.
Best observation I have for other programmers is GET INTO A SPORT- you'll live longer, feel better and meet tight women who wear tight clothes :)
Seriously, I'm into biking and suspect other sw types would be as well. You can do it alone if you want or in groups. It's really exhilarating. I do the road thing but mountain bikes are cool also. You get into a lot of conversations with women in a non-pressured atmosphere and when it comes time- they really love the shaved leg thing.