On Thu, Jan 25, 2001 at 10:45:45AM -0600, Andy Zbikowski wrote:
>Secondly, I can deal with Windows. At this point I have completely sworn off
>using anything but Windows 2000 on servers 

WHAT!?! I thought lti was a unix (or more apprpriately Debian Linux) shop.

>
>(with the exception of the
>database server that is still running NT4, and hasn't had an issue since it
>went on line. If it ain't broke...) If budjeting and client hardware allowed
>it, I'd probally move the workstations from NT4 to windows 2000. (Just don't
>bother with Windows 9x or Me). If I can find a thin client to fill our needs
>we will probally move in that direction (if I can smash some long
>outstanding bugs with our main windows application anyway...) But Windows is
>everywhere. Get over it, learn it. I can actually sleep at night when I
>recomment Windows 2000. Win2K isn't perfect, but it's a big step in the
>right direction. 

Man, I feel bad for you. How depressing your life must be that you've managed
to convince yourself that W2K is the answer....


IMO Doze admins are a dime a dozen, good unix admins are hard to find. Think
small and beat some pavement, show your tenacity and you'll be alright. You
gotta network. The LUG meetings are great places to this. Lots of companies
have people who go to the meetings and you might end up talking to someone who
say "Hey my company is hiring, I'll put in a good word for you"

Just my .02 (or less) 

Don't devote yourself to windows if that's not what you want to do. The bottom
line is, if you like your job, you'll do better at it. I'd gladly take less
pay over working with windows garbage.

(All opinions in this mail are just that if you're offended, don't read them
and for pete's sake don't get all riled up. I think windows sux, that's my
prerogative and maybe I'm worse off for it who cares)

-- 
Ben Lutgens		cell: 612.670.4789
Sistina Software Inc.	work: 612.379.5941
Code Monkey Support (A.K.A. System Administrator)
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