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Originally Posted by BigRedChief
You are so FOS. Dude, a n00b will never have a better chance at a career in Linux than Microsoft. It's really bad advise to give people who just want to enter the field.
That explains a lot.  |
Putting aside the attention to detail that you give to proofing your own posts, I'm not sure if you actually read what I or the OP wrote.
Neither he, nor I, suggested that he should be or actually is pursuing a "career in Linux" over something else.
Learning Linux helps generate critical thinking skills which can be applied in any type of situation and don't clearly stand out on a resume. In particular, working with a security based distro like Kali/Backtrack gets a person's feet wet with things like TCP/IP, firewall configuration, bash scripting, email administration and troubleshooting and gives someone a healthy sense of skepticism when it comes to things like antivirus.
I suppose it's a difference in perspective. If you want to get a "job" instead of a "career" then just learn the bare minimum and go do that 9-5. If you want a "career" then go build a set of skills, enhance your ability to solve problems and find an area within technology that you can feel passionate about.
As far as your tremendously insightful "That explains a lot
" response, how about you point out why my comments and perspective are less relevant than yours because I don't work as a line IT worker.