>-----Original Message-----
>From: John P. Looney [mailto:john at antefacto.com]
>Sent: 09 October 2001 15:29
>To: ilug at linux.ie>Subject: Re: [ILUG] RTE interview
>>>On Tue, Oct 09, 2001 at 02:42:22PM +0100, Smith, Graham - Computing
Technician mentioned:
>> I just got a call from a TV production company (Eclipse i think?)
>> who are making a program about how different people got into diverse
>> careers - like a kid dosnt say "i want to be a cisco expert when i grow
up"
>> etc.
>> Hmm. If I remember correctly, I chose computing by closing my eyes, and
>randomly dotting the CAO handbook...
>>Kate
These guys are probably looking for some kind of Road to Damascus story.
Guess they wouldn't be too happy with the usual 'well, jobs were hard to
find when I left university' :)
Everyone I know who works with Linux got their start by being a nerd &
playing with it at home - then falling into it as it became used in the
workplace. Just out of interest, did any of you go via the certified (e.g.
RedHat) route?
Ben
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