On Mon, 2005-12-19 at 22:53 -0600, Tasana Computers wrote:
The certification is in Windows, I am just getting into Linux. "pass myself" is not a misnomer. I have had several years training in Windows and hardware I am just reaching out to Linux and run it on both of my computers in dual boot and this person did not want to buy another OS and the 98SE was needing to be reinstalled, (beyond even the "restore" for 98,) and Linux was all I had. I do not appreciate what you implied by your comments and it should not have been uttered. You must remember that 99% of training is in Windows and when someone is reaching out to something new you don't cut their hand off. I would bet that you cause more problems in trying to teach then you solve. A good teacher never implies what you just did.
Then perhaps you should change your sig to read "Certified Windows Specialist" instead which would make more sense. I didn't mean to imply that you had -no- training, just very little in linux. Reaching out shows that you like what you see which is another less expensive choice to offer to potential customers. It just makes you look bad when people ask for your help on linux and seeing "Certified Computer Specialist" in you sig and not having an answer makes not only you look bad but linux as well. Stay with the list there are a great many people from all walks of life that can help in almost any problem that comes up. I have been using *nix for over 15 years but by no means does that make me an expert, I just happen to know more than some people that claim to be experts (not meaning you). It just takes experience which you cannot gain by reading a book. A book provides knowledge not experience. -- Ken Schneider UNIX since 1989, linux since 1994, SuSE since 1998