-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Wow, that was immensely helpful :) (really, I'm pretty sure that was the most awesome email I've ever had in RE: to anything I've asked)
Well, you've 100% convinced me I was about to try and save up for a dead cause, I'm annoyed at the guy on the phone for not telling me what you just did, especially being that he knew I was not on any income either, money-money I guess. I would have told my fiance to help me to, and she would have - for nothing. *pulls hair out* Alright, so - Being that all the PDF books I download end up sitting in my /home/junk can you recommend reading materials suitable for the courses you have specified? and if so where to get them? I know the the Dymocs in the city used to be good for Linux material but that was years ago. Am I going to need to get Red-hat server? (stupid question I know) because I'm very happy with Ubuntu and Slackware for my server and if I have to start adjusting to that anti-foss gnuless corp I'm going to be very unhappy :( Thanks so much! T. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: http://firegpg.tuxfamily.org iD8DBQFHCtIFRWWZK94yFkERAmBfAJ0R91olrWAjPsjuiq7209VJNrbdgwCfZeeT mFxPoqf1GWVWiB97g8s4kAM= =7PbW -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- On 10/9/07, Sonia Hamilton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, 9 Oct 2007 10:06:51 +1000, "Antonio Candito" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > > Hey guys, I'm a pretty much dead broke dole-bludger at the moment as > > I've been dealing with post-surgery pains for the last half a year but > > I'm keen to get back in to the force, away from windows. > > > > I was doing some snooping around on the net looking for Linux > > certification in the Sydney area and (unlike in the past) I was > > surprised to see a growing amount of resources. > > > > I've been in contact with Novell regarding a course 3072 " Suse > > enterprise server 10 administration." which is a 5 day course which > > would pretty much break my budget (I'm pretty sure I cant afford it > > anyway, but in case a miracle happens) and am wondering if you have > > ever heard of it/taken the course and if it really gave you the tool > > to work in the Linux field out in the real world? > > > > Its only a 5 day course and its $3300 which will entitle me to a CLP. > > Thoughts? > > Hi Antonio, > > I used to be the Linux trainer for a large Australian IT training > company, and I used to teach exactly this course. I also got my RHCE in > 2006. > > My advice, given that you are currently engaged in the noble profession > of dole bludging :) would be *not* to take the course. Instead, spend > the little money you have on studying for the RHCT/RHCE using books such > as [1] (especially the practical exercises). Then, attend just the RH302 > [2] exam at Redhat (located out near Concord). Don't pay for the course, > just sit the one day practical exam (much cheaper). Many fail the first > time - don't worry - study up on what you missed and sit it again - > resits are free at the moment. > > Reasoning: > > * RHCE seems to be more recognised in the industry than the SUSE > exams, even for jobs that involve other distros. Of course if a > position specifically mentions Suse/Novell, YMMV... > * sit the RHCE exam rather than RHCT exam - if your results aren't > high enough to get the RHCE, they'll often award you an RHCT anyway > * attending courses is really only for people working full time whose > companies are paying - given that you've got lots of time and not much > money, you can study by yourself at home. Motivation will be the only > difficulty... > * to practice the server/networking stuff, you can use virtual > machines downloaded from the VMWare appliances website, or buy several > 2nd hand machines > * you don't need RedHat enterprise to study - use CentOS or Fedora, > and just be aware of the slight differences (mostly gui tools I think) > > [1] > http://www.amazon.com/Certified-Engineer-Linux-Study-Certification/dp/0072264543/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/103-7139710-4036602?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1191889961&sr=1-1 > [2] http://www.apac.redhat.com/training/course/RH302 > > HTH, Sonia. > -- > Sonia Hamilton > > -- > SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ > Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html > -- When one burns ones bridges, what a very nice fire it makes. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
