[ale] Top things to know to master Linux?

JK jknapka at kneuro.net
Wed Aug 27 02:37:52 EDT 2008


JK wrote:
> Ed Cashin wrote:
>> I'd like to give an abstract answer to "what to study?"  It
>> is subjective.
>>
>> To "master" Linux means to be able to quickly respond
>> to any need by locating resources, assimilating them,
>> designing a solution to the specific problem, and implementing
>> it.
> 
> 
> Hey, man!  You forgot "man".


And *I* forgot "apropos".  Learning how to learn how to learn
is the most important meta-step etc.


>  Learning how to learn is the
> most important step toward mastery (implied by the para above).
> Mandatory XKCD ref:  http://xkcd.com/456/
> 
> 'Course, these days knowing your way around "info" is also
> helpful.
> 
> And then there's the grep-the-ALE-archives strategy...
> 
> -- JK
> 


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I do not particularly want to go where the money is -
  it usually does not smell nice there. -- A. Stepanov


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