On Thu, Jan 16, 2003 at 04:30:54PM -0700, Scott --sidewalking-- wrote: > I am new to the Linux world and have settled on Debian as my winning > horse for learning Linux, to the best of my abilities. The talk on > this list is a little out of my comprehension now, as I am so new, > but I am still taking general ed classes in college, and am hoping I > can survive the math classes to pursue a CS degree. There is a > class or two on Unix essentials or Unix internals, but that is all. > Some programming, of course, is involved. > > I wonder if all (or most) of you are in similar careers and that is > why you are so proficient with compiling and testing and tweaking > all of this stuff. Or is it just a hobby that has gone on for so > long that you have advanced your knowledge of Linux/Debian to these > levels that all of you are at?
I did a CS degree, graduated in 2000, and am now programming for a living. I've been using Debian for about three or four years, though, and was talking to lots of people who know what they're talking about before I became a developer; that kind of thing over a long period of time tends to sharpen your abilities. I would say that the second of your guesses (hobbyism over time) has done quite a bit more for my knowledge of Debian than my career has. Cheers, -- Colin Watson [[EMAIL PROTECTED]] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
