Re: sysadmin qualifications (Re: apt-get vs. aptitude)

[Miles Fidelman <mfidelman@meetinghouse.net>]

Joel Rees wrote:
> On Sat, Oct 12, 2013 at 7:11 AM,  <berenger.morel@neutralite.org> wrote:
> > [...] if you think that people are free to
> > give themselves the label they want, so you must accept that other are also
> > free to give the labels they want.
> > Long time ago, I studied the "dark side of computer sciences", and the first
> > things I have learn are that you can not claim to be a hacker, or elite,
> > or... If you do so, then people will name you lamer. You are a hacker if
> > other people recognize you as such.
> There is a difference between the three words.
>
> Elite is something that truly elite people do not try to be. Nor do
> they care if they are called such. That's the irony of "l33+".

That's kind of a debateable statement.  Those who achieve "eliteness" 
probably don't care about the lable, but to actually BE "elite" at 
anything, you pretty much have to always be seeking that next challenge, 
and pushing your knowledge and skills - very few of the "elite" are pure 
naturals.  It takes work (or "trying").  [Just check out how many 
baseballs David Ortiz swings at during practice. :-)]

Just one man's opinion, of course.

Miles

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In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice.
In practice, there is.   .... Yogi Berra