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From: Joe Makowiec on 10 Jul 2010 10:51 On 10 Jul 2010 in comp.os.linux.misc, mjt wrote: > On Sat, 10 Jul 2010 09:30:00 -0500 > Ignoramus30064 <ignoramus30064(a)NOSPAM.30064.invalid> wrote: > >> > The problem is that the PHBs can't understand that because it is >> > open source non-"vendor" support is not inferior: the "vendor" is >> > not in the privileged position of having sole access to the source. >> > They seem to actually want sole-source support. >> >> OK, you got me, what is "PHB"? > > Pointy-Headed-Boss, as is found in the Dilbert comics. s/Headed/Haired/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pointy-haired_Boss -- Joe Makowiec http://makowiec.org/ Email: http://makowiec.org/contact/?Joe Usenet Improvement Project: http://twovoyagers.com/improve-usenet.org/
From: Ignoramus7096 on 10 Jul 2010 10:55 On 2010-07-10, mjt <myswtestYOURSHOES(a)gmail.com> wrote: > On Sat, 10 Jul 2010 09:30:00 -0500 > Ignoramus30064 <ignoramus30064(a)NOSPAM.30064.invalid> wrote: > >> > The problem is that the PHBs can't understand that because it is >> > open source non-"vendor" support is not inferior: the "vendor" is >> > not in the privileged position of having sole access to the >> > source. They seem to actually want sole-source support. >> >> OK, you got me, what is "PHB"? > > Pointy-Headed-Boss, as is found in the Dilbert comics. > OK, I got it. Thanks. i
From: Rahul on 10 Jul 2010 11:24 mjt <myswtestYOURSHOES(a)gmail.com> wrote in news:20100710090823.6e31c597 @stimpy.site: >> As of now, admining many dozens of these boxes is not even my full >> time job and I spend, perhaps, 2-3 hours a week at most administering >> them. > > So, maybe the sysadmin at your organization should > be handling the sysadmin work? > That sounds circular. Is there "sys-admin" school? Or a certificate? Even if there was such a thing I doubt I'd give it much credibility. Most people become sysadmins by learning on the job and in small steps. That has been my experience. He's trying and probably doing a mighty good job I suspect. And surely he can learn. I doubt just pulling in someone with a "sysadmin" title will make things suddenly better and rosy. -- Rahul
From: Rahul on 10 Jul 2010 11:30 HoneyMonster <someone(a)someplace.invalid> wrote in news:i18po8$vcq$1 @news.eternal-september.org: >> But what does it mean, serious, corporate level distro? >> > Red Hat, with a support contract, you berk. > I'm skeptical about these service contracts. I have used that for several years and still the best help I've gotten is often on lists like this one. People overestimate the utility of a paid service contract. The number of smart people reading a list like this is way more than what Red Hat could ever think of employing. Only plus point is the ability to have a guy to vent at over the phone when things go wrong. The blame-game often works better too. -- Rahul
From: mjt on 10 Jul 2010 12:47
On Sat, 10 Jul 2010 15:24:43 +0000 (UTC) Rahul <nospam(a)invalid.invalid> wrote: > > So, maybe the sysadmin at your organization should > > be handling the sysadmin work? > > > > That sounds circular. Is there "sys-admin" school? Or a certificate? > Even if there was such a thing I doubt I'd give it much credibility. You're unaware of sysadmin certifications? Interesting. -- Lieberman's Law: Everybody lies, but it doesn't matter since nobody listens. <<< Remove YOURSHOES to email me >>> |