From: Skelton, Ben (B.Skelton at domain emuse.ie)
Date: Tue 09 Oct 2001 - 15:36:50 IST
>-----Original Message-----
>From: John P. Looney [mailto:john at domain antefacto.com]
>Sent: 09 October 2001 15:29
>To: ilug at domain 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
This archive was generated by hypermail 2.1.6 : Thu 06 Feb 2003 - 13:12:38 GMT