thanks On Tue, Jul 8, 2008 at 9:41 PM, Derick Centeno <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Frankly Sabir, I've never owned a car myself. But I've years of experience > installing, testing both software and hardware systems for a good number of > years. I merely attempted to choose an analogy which may have proven > useful... as demonstrated guessing is a problem. > > By the way, guessing your way through Linux/Unix is exactly not something > you want to do. > > So while you are in college and whenever you are on vacation or otherwise > on your own time it will be to your advantage to accept work either with > that college's IT/MIS department as a work-study intern or something > similar. Also make the time to acquire and expand your learning and skills > with various areas of computer science and mathematics by using Linux apps > and programming languages as your tools of exploration and study. You'll be > better for that effort in the future. > > If your interest includes any of the life sciences, again the stronger your > foundation in Linux/Unix tools within server/client environment or better -- > a mastery of programming within and for both server and client environment > -- your skills will blossom into solid and practical experience. > > The advantage you have which did not exist during my student days is that > Linux can run from a laptop; also YDL currently can run within the PS3 and > the YDL PowerStation, and older PowerPC based Macs. However during my high > school and college years only large banks and large science research > institutes could afford existing computer systems at that time, and those > computers either occupied entire floors or entire buildings. The > opportunity you have to cover many disciplines well is unprecedented. The > challenge of meeting it, of course, is yours. > > Suggestion: Expand your knowledge base and discipline across related > skills within Linux/Unix and you'll be surprised how relevant it will remain > across time across various fields. Maintain a solid foundation with > advanced mathematics and nearly any job will find such a foundation of value > within it's context of function or business. Remember that very many of the > most advanced (and most challenging/interesting) efforts in nearly any area > of science and mathematics have little or no funding and therefore are or > utilize open source software and hardware systems. > > For you, or me, getting experience is no longer just or only a matter of > associating with professors or other specialists when they need a student or > assistance awaiting when funding becomes available. Nowadays it is just a > matter of finding a Linux open source project which matches one's interest > and will reinforce or develop skills or discipline one desires -- join it, > volunteer and progress from there. > > All the best... > > On Tue, Jul 8, 2008 at 5:12 PM, sabir abbassi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > >> thanks for the help i am not a car guy i have an interest in computers >> thats all and i go to college! >> >> On Sun, Jul 6, 2008 at 6:42 PM, Derick Centeno <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> Dear Sabir: >>> >>> Bill has a point which you should understand as you expand your learning >>> in the Linux community. Understand that Linux, just like any other >>> sharing of human interests will be rife with different opinions, >>> strategies and even approaches.... >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > yellowdog-newbie mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.terrasoftsolutions.com/mailman/listinfo/yellowdog-newbie > >
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