From: luke@techfreak.org
To: Josh <jlamb03@elitemail.org>
Cc: linux-admin@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Motivation
Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2004 05:49:00 -0500 (CDT) [thread overview]
Message-ID: <1055.66.189.24.227.1088506140.squirrel@srv01.scriptgods.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1088488161.19339.199368144@webmail.messagingengine.com>
Josh,
Over the years I have found the best way to learn is to use the
texts as references and design a project that will actually force me
to learn the skills I am studying. For instance, you might try
setting up Apache. then setup a web space. then a virtual web space.
Then install Mysql. Setup a Mysql database. Connect some PHP pages
to the database. Setup IPtables.
You get the idea. Its much more fun to work on a project that
involves the skills you want to learn. reading hundreds of pages
with no context is boring!
Luke
> Hello all,
>
> I am a 16 year old enthusiast and since right now is summer break
> for me
> I have been trying to hit the books. I am working on "Linux power
> tools" as well as some books on Debian/GNU. I have 7 distros
> (Knoppix,
> Slackware, Red Hat, Debian, Suse, Slack, Telemetry box) and have
> successfully installed every one and played with the desktop
> environments, setting up SAMBA, trying to compile .tar.gz files and
> just
> messing around with stuff like the MOTD, Emacs, and vim. However, I
> am
> still a teenager so I have been slacking off and not getting near as
> much done as I have planned. My question is: Since you are admins
> and
> deal with reading not only the man pages but tons of other texts
> every
> day, how do you motivate yourself to sit down and just read it all,
> even
> when reading for hours and sometimes going through dozens of code
> examples ?? Thanks for answering some of the previous questions I
> have
> posted on this board and I also must thank the whole open source
> community for being there, this whole world has been so enlightening
> for
> me. To break out of the Windows/MAC world and experience the breath
> of
> fresh air and interoperability the linux/open source world brings is
> such an enlightening experience.
>
> Thanks,
> Josh
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2004-06-29 10:49 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2004-06-29 5:49 Motivation Josh
2004-06-29 6:47 ` Motivation Glynn Clements
2004-06-29 14:23 ` Motivation Andrew Kelly
2004-06-29 20:36 ` Motivation terry white
2004-06-29 10:49 ` luke [this message]
2004-06-30 17:46 ` Motivation Bradley Hook
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