I have a shelf filled with books on everything from linux to programming
in c... yes, these books are filled with info... but there are times
where it's hard to grasp a concept no matter how well written the book
it's found in.
Some people need lessons, handholding, mentoring, etc. to loearn
concepts and skills that they might not have a natural affinity
towards...
(I'm one of those people...)
Linux/Open Source has a long, venerable history of bootstrapping,
reading man pages, reading books, reading howtos, READMEs etc...
As Linux/Open Source become more widely adopted it is inevitable that
there will be people who, no matter how motivated they are to use/learn
Linux and other Open Source applications, need more help...
For those in the community who derive a sense of identity from their
status as knowledgeable linux hackers/open source contributors,
campaigners, etc... the next year may be a difficult one as they
finally get one of the things they may have been wishing for: - that the
rest of the world wake up and realize the superiority of linux and open
source!!
This is sort of a repeat of a few years ago when tons of Internet newbies
left commercial online services like AOL and Compu$erve for the 'real'
Internet...
I don't think there's any way to put the genie back in the bottle... and I
*do* think that there's money to be made offering assistance to those who
want to 'learn linux'...
J.
actually On Tue, 8 Feb 2000, Jay McCarthy wrote:
> he can learn everything he needs from the internet or from books
> himself. it's funny how people so money for things that they can get for
> free (this ties into win people not using linux and complaining). i'm
> glad the linux certification and training are seperate so someone would
> not have to waste there time w/ prof. training and could learn on their
> own terms, and the linux is really great in supplying the info ya need.
>
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