BobF wrote:
On Mon, 13 Mar 2000, George Toft wrote: <snip>
A very interesting read. I especially liked this sentence: "1. Log on as an Administrator. If you log on using an account that does not have administrative privileges, you may not be able to install and configure the components."
I hereby apologize to all members of this list, past, present, and future for enduring my ignorant ramblings about the supposed technical proficiency of any IT department in any company, regardless of size. I don't know what I was thinking. I assuredly was mistaken in thinking that an administrator would *know* that they have to log in as an administrator to do system administration. Since this is the level of expertise that is expected of system administrators, Linux is not ready for the desktop, nor the back office, nor the web. Let us cast aside our keyboards and our ability to think and point and click click click click, and be led by our noses with demeaning and insulting instructions such as these.
No wonder secretaries are becoming MCSE's - the pay is better and they don't need any technical problem-solving skills.
Seriously, I thank the list for allowing me to be so sarcastic.
-- George Toft http://www.georgetoft.com
You must know some sharp secretaries. The level 1 help desk girls I know can't pass the A+ test let alone Networking Essentials.
-- Bob F
Uh, no. He is not very sharp - didn't know the difference between a cat 5 cable and coax. Did not know how to use the event viewer, nor how to start and stop services. That is, until I showed him, and I am not an MCSE, nor an MCP. Sadly, he represents about half of the MCSE's and MCP's I've met in person. The term "paper MCSE" comes to mind. I don't mean to start a flame war, but I am opposed to certifications. I am a certified Senior Network Specialist, and obtained it as a prerequisite to teach the classes at the college. I feel there are better ways to assess the qualifications of a candidate for a job, or a consulting job, than a certification program that has at least a dozen crash-courses (including MCSE's for Dummies) for it. A person's work speaks for itself. -- George Toft http://www.georgetoft.com -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/