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Are you a die hard Linix or Nix Fan
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| onoski 2002-04-04, 4:45 am |
| Am just being curious to know how many of you out there are a die hard fan of Linux and Unix and most probably how long you've been using these OSes.
Secondly, how long do you think it would take to get a good grip on mastering the use of the OS. Am sure as you all know it's not a point and click OS like MS$. Well at least Linux, FreeBSD and Unix are all a variant of Unix so they are command driven and said to be very stable. Finally, what are your opinions on these pointers and feel to add pointers where I've left valid points out. Cheerio | |
| Supertech 2002-04-04, 6:36 am |
| SCO Unix for 12 years
Linux for 2 years
I prefer the CLI
I'm still learning. | |
| The VMS Kid 2002-04-04, 6:54 am |
| UNIX of various types for about 10 years (on and off). Linux 2 years. I use RH Linux exclusively at home. I think to really learn Unux well, you need to use it consistently for about a year. There is just too much to "cram" into a short time. It is kind of like learning a language, you have to be slow and steady to get anywhere with it. The more I do UNIX, the more it seems I like it (kind of like sex  ). | |
| linuxcomando 2002-04-04, 1:15 pm |
| Unix for about 6 years and BSD and linux for about 7 years. And still have to say that *inx Rocks!! | |
| The VMS Kid 2002-04-04, 2:26 pm |
| How can you be a BSD user for 7 years and a UNIX user for only 6? BSD is a flavour of UNIX. | |
| ccieToBe 2002-04-04, 8:30 pm |
| I'm a die hard *BSD fan. I've been using Linux for two years and *BSD for a year and a half. I've also toyed around a little with Solaris and QNX. The basics of *nix can be picked up in a few weeks but IMO a solid understanding takes years. I'm at the point now where I'm very comfortable with the BSDs but still consider myself to have an intermediate skill set. | |
| MrFlubbins 2002-04-04, 8:51 pm |
| Various versions of HP-UX for 7 years.
Various versions of AIX for 5 years.
Sun for about 5 years as well.
Been playing around with Linux and Free BSD for a couple of years now. Like Free BSD better but neither has a place in any enterprise I run except for maybe test servers. Not because I disapprove but managment in most companies I have worked at and for are only interested in HP-UX, AIX or SUN.
I am not a SUN fan by the way. HP-UX is the better OS. LVM blows that crap away that SUN tries to pass off as disk managment and patch management in SUN is terrible. HP-UX's SD-UX is far superior again. Sun has great marketing muscle but HP-UX is the better product. Done ranting and raving sorry.
R' | |
| The VMS Kid 2002-04-05, 6:18 am |
| I also consider myself to have an intermediate skill set. I can do most administrative tasks, but certainly would not call myself a "guru" or an "expert" by any means. I have used HP-UX a lot, but am not as familiar with Sun, although I have been planning on learning it for some time now. | |
| TW2001 2002-04-05, 6:19 pm |
| Ive been using Linux for nearly two years.At work we run HP-UX and AIX.I dont get as much action on those boxes as I would like.I started using RedHat,tried Caldera and currently im running on my main rig SUse.Im also testing an apache webserver on a box that runs RH at home.I agree with ccietobe take on undertanding *nix. | |
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| AIX and Solaris at work for 7 or 8 years and Linux at home for 4 years. | |
| chodan 2002-04-12, 9:32 pm |
| I`m a big fan but don`t have time to learn it properly.
In a smaller shop your spread pretty thin and its hard to gain depth in linux that way.
I would love to know more and after my CCIE I plan on learning much more in Unix and Linux. | |
| The VMS Kid 2002-04-13, 7:53 am |
| Get "Running Linux" from O'Reilly. Go through it chapter by chapter with a computer that you use to test stuff out on. You will really learn a lot and you don't have to spend a ton of time with it. That's mainly how I learned it. Might want to sign up for a local LUG as well. When newbies ask questions, it's natural to want to help, and you will be surprised at how much you learn this way. | |
| Contortion01 2002-04-17, 8:34 am |
| Linux for 4yrs on my work laptop and 4yrs at home....I use this OS 14+ hrs a day and still consider myself a n00b. |
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