<< Look at who wrote 'cut' and 'paste' for Linux. >> EXACTLY my point. I have a CS degree, and yet, I did not know how to check Red Hat service dependencies, (like Solaris has). If I had bothered becoming a Linux engineer and obtaining a CERT, I would have learned that. I only hold a CISSP, MCSE & PM, so my expertise are in those fields. Of course, I'm not a Red Hat engineer. I'm the owner and hire all the Red Hat engineers (22 total on payroll). All of my most successful engineers have certs and so far none have a CS degree. It's great that you have "30 years experience" and I would suggest furthering your career by obtaining certifications. Angie -----Original Message----- From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Dave Ihnat Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 11:06 AM To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list Subject: Re: RHCE and other certs? On Tue, Apr 17, 2007 at 09:50:10AM -0400, Angie Moore wrote: > WOW, that was the most negative and downright untrue assessment I have > ever had the displeasure of reading. > > DO NOT LISTEN TO THAT GARBAGE THAT "Dave" WROTE. Well, that's the joy of the business world--you're getting opinions from two opposite camps. Both, apparently, own their own companies, and both are the kind of people you'll have to face when seeking a job. I won't call "Angie" names or denigrate her opinion. But I will say that I've been in this field for 30 years, a consultant for most of them at places ranging from Bell Labs, Rockwell, Honeywell, World Book Discovery, etc. on down to startups. Look at who wrote 'cut' and 'paste' for Linux. So while she may not think much of my opinions, I will state that they're at least as valid as what she's spouting. One thing you should notice that we both agreed on is that real problem solving is a major and key underlying thread. The ability to reliably and accurately assess a situation and logically analyze how to resolve it trumps any memorized list of answers. Cheers, -- Dave Ihnat President, DMINET Consulting, Inc. dihnat@xxxxxxxxxx 773/550.0929 -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list