On Wed, 13 Feb 2013 16:31:53 +0000, bluechrome@??? said:
> Do you guys ever think there will be a day that Linux will be as popular
> as Windows in the desktop market.
Does it matter? Google runs on Linux; Amazon runs on Linux; there is
considerable pressure from Government for more Public Sector Linux
adoption. It isn't going away any time soon.
> The majority of my thoughts are saying focus on learning Linux starting
> with Linux+ with the eventual aim of going for the RHCSE.
Why do you want Linux qualifications? It's a serious question. If the
company you have decided you want to work for has said they'll only
consider those with an appropriate Linux qualification, fair enough - but
I suspect you haven't chosen who you want to work for. So start with that.
Research the kinds of companies you want to work for. Contact them.
Convince them that you are utterly determined to work with Linux, but you
currently lack experience and qualifications, and ask their advice. If you
can, arrange an informal chat with a manager there. Ask if you can do a
week's work experience there. When you know what is required to get the
job you want with the company you want, pursue that.
> I would say that I enjoy Linux more
Then don't work with Windows. If you do nothing else, do work that you
love.
> So how did you guys learn Linux?
By using it. By setting myself challenges, and solving them. By improving
some of the documentation. By breaking it and fixing it.
> Has anyone else made the transition from Windows?
Yes.
> Sent from my iPhone
Not that dedicated to Linux then, are you? First job, then: find out how
to stop your iPhone telling everyone you're using one. I'm serious. We get
people applying for jobs, and sending CVs in in Word format. That doesn't
(yet) automatically rule them out, but it tells us a lot about them before
we've even looked at the CV.
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