Selamat yang menjadi admin :) On 7/31/09, Willy Sudiarto Raharjo <[email protected]> wrote: > *July 31, 2009** **(Last Friday Of July)* > > * 10th Annual > System Administrator Appreciation Day* > > A *sysadmin* unpacked the server for this website from its box, installed an > operating system, patched it for security, made sure the power and air > conditioning was working in the server room, monitored it for stability, set > up the software, and kept backups in case anything went wrong. All to serve > this webpage. > > A *sysadmin* installed the routers, laid the cables, configured the > networks, set up the firewalls, and watched and guided the traffic for each > hop of the network that runs over copper, fiber optic glass, and even the > air itself to bring the Internet to your computer. All to make sure the > webpage found its way from the server to your computer. > > *[image: Ted In Wires]* > > *Fig. 1 Ted.* > > A *sysadmin* makes sure your network connection is safe, secure, open, and > working. A *sysadmin* makes sure your computer is working in a healthy way > on a healthy network. A *sysadmin* takes backups to guard against disaster > both human and otherwise, holds the gates against security threats and > crackers, and keeps the printers going no matter how many copies of the tax > code someone from Accounting prints out. > > > > A *sysadmin* worries about spam, viruses, spyware, but also power outages, > fires and floods. > > When the email server goes down at 2 AM on a Sunday, your*sysadmin* is > paged, wakes up, and goes to work. > > A *sysadmin* is a professional, who plans, worries, hacks, fixes, pushes, > advocates, protects and creates good computer networks, to get you your > data, to help you do work -- to bring the potential of computing ever closer > to reality. > > So if you can read this, thank your *sysadmin* -- and know he or she is only > one of dozens or possibly hundreds whose work brings you the email from your > aunt on the West Coast, the instant message from your son at college, the > free phone call from the friend in Australia, and this webpage. > > *Show your appreciation* > > *Friday, July 31, 2009, is the 10th annual System Administrator Appreciation > Day.* On this special international day, give your System Administrator > something that shows that you truly appreciate their hard work and > dedication. (All day Friday, 24 hours, your local timezone). > > Let's face it, System Administrators get no respect 364 days a year. This is > the day that all fellow System Administrators across the globe, will be > showered with expensive sports cars and large piles of cash in appreciation > of their diligent work. But seriously, we are asking for a nice token gift > and some public acknowledgement. It's the least you could do. > > Consider all the daunting tasks and long hours (weekends too.) Let's be > honest, sometimes we don't know our System Administrators as well as they > know us. Remember this is one day to recognize your System Administrator for > their workplace contributions and to promote professional excellence. Thank > them for all the things they do for you and your business. > > *Help Spread the word* > > These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and > discover new web pages. Please click on your favorites and help spread the > news about *System Administrator Appreciation Day*. > > > -- > Willy Sudiarto Raharjo > Registered Linux User : 336579 > Web : http://www.informatix.or.id/willy > Blog : http://willysr.blogspot.com http://slackblogs.blogspot.com > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > ------------------------------------ > > "This is my way being a linuxer..." > http://jogja.linux.or.id > http://jogja.linux.or.id/wiki/ > > Untuk berhenti langganan silahkan kirim email kosong ke: > [email protected] > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > >
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