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Re: Show HN: Linux sysadmin course, eight years on

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Post by snori74 »

atum47 wrote: post #10

well, that's awesome. sorry to hear about your condition though.

Well it is what it is. One of the "odd" things is not really knowing how long you've got. Doctors hate to put a date on it, and clearly everyone's trying to push things out - but it makes planning difficult :-)

For this course I now have a small team of helpers authorised to look after the subreddit, the GitHub and the domain name. So hopefully it'll keep going strong after I bow out.

I've also changed the licensing to CC by SA 4.0, so if you think this is a good base you're welcome to develop it as you see fit, including commercially.

Re: Show HN: Linux sysadmin course, eight years on

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Post by codetrotter »

Clickable subreddit link using the old reddit interface that lets you see the content on mobile even if you aren’t logged into reddit:

https://old.reddit.com/r/linuxupskillchallenge

The other two links in clickable form as well:

http://www.linuxupskillchallenge.org/

http://snori74.blogspot.com/2020/04/health-status.html

Re: Show HN: Linux sysadmin course, eight years on

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Post by atum47 »

snori74 wrote: post #11
atum47 wrote: post #10

well, that's awesome. sorry to hear about your condition though.

Well it is what it is. One of the "odd" things is not really knowing how long you've got. Doctors hate to put a date on it, and clearly everyone's trying to push things out - but it makes planning difficult :-) For this course I now have a small team of helpers authorised to look after the subreddit, the GitHub and the domain name. So hopefully it'll keep going strong after I bow out. I've also changed the licensing…

I know Linux enough to get by. a little bit more then that, perhaps. but I'll make sure to take a look at the course. if see something I can help with, I'll do it. pretty sure I will learn from it, for sure

besides that, keep a positive attitude. this thing here we call life is just a journey. eventually it will end for all of us. just make sure to enjoy your journey as much as you can doing the things you enjoy doing. sure it would be nice if we could all get paid to do the things we like, but that's not always the case. never fear though, making money is not and will never be a good measure for success. glad to learn that your side project was to perpetuate knowledge.

Re: Show HN: Linux sysadmin course, eight years on

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Post by snori74 »

codetrotter wrote: post #12

Clickable subreddit link using the old reddit interface that lets you see the content on mobile even if you aren’t logged into reddit: https://old.reddit.com/r/linuxupskillchallenge The other two links in clickable form as well: http://www.linuxupskillchallenge.org/ http://snori74.blogspot.com/2020/04/health-status.html

Thanks, that old interface really was much nicer...

Re: Show HN: Linux sysadmin course, eight years on

#17

Post by replwoacause »

snori74 wrote: post #11
atum47 wrote: post #10

well, that's awesome. sorry to hear about your condition though.

Well it is what it is. One of the "odd" things is not really knowing how long you've got. Doctors hate to put a date on it, and clearly everyone's trying to push things out - but it makes planning difficult :-) For this course I now have a small team of helpers authorised to look after the subreddit, the GitHub and the domain name. So hopefully it'll keep going strong after I bow out. I've also changed the licensing…

You have an impressive attitude that conveys strength even in the face of the uncertainty you are dealing with. Thanks for creating and sharing this, it looks awesome!

Re: Show HN: Linux sysadmin course, eight years on

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Post by arminiusreturns »

Great work I've seen while doing my regular github foss browsing (by most recently updated), and thank you for putting CC4 on it. I also want to say I like the general format at least on github (not a reddit fan these days).

Constructive criticism: to me, this is a bit too barebones. There are quite a few extremely similar ones out there with essentially the same content but not as nice a format. You might consider doing the next tier course for those who aren't completely green but are trying to get past that initial hurdle which what many of them are trying to do.

As for what exactly, I would say an extensive focus on the entire systemd ecosystem would be a great starting point for example. Go ahead and go into nf/iptables, etc.

One other thing, I think a proper table of contents would be a good simple addition.

Re: Show HN: Linux sysadmin course, eight years on

#19

Post by snori74 »

arminiusreturns wrote: post #18

Great work I've seen while doing my regular github foss browsing (by most recently updated), and thank you for putting CC4 on it. I also want to say I like the general format at least on github (not a reddit fan these days). Constructive criticism: to me, this is a bit too barebones. There are quite a few extremely similar ones out there with essentially the same content but not as nice a format. You might consider d…

Yes, I've commented in a number of places that this is essentially Part I of a two part intro to the absolute minimum I'd like a newbie sysadmin to know.

It's likely that I'll put a tentative ToC for Part II into somewhere like /r/linux of /r/sysadmin for comment and discussion.

Re: Show HN: Linux sysadmin course, eight years on

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Post by snori74 »

atum47 wrote: post #13
snori74 wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Well it is what it is. One of the "odd" things is not really knowing how long you've got. Doctors hate to put a date on it, and clearly everyone's trying to push things out - but it makes planning difficult :-) For this course I now have a small team of helpers authorised to look after the subreddit, the GitHub and the domain name. So hopefully it'll keep going strong after I bow out. I've also changed the licensing…

I know Linux enough to get by. a little bit more then that, perhaps. but I'll make sure to take a look at the course. if see something I can help with, I'll do it. pretty sure I will learn from it, for sure besides that, keep a positive attitude. this thing here we call life is just a journey. eventually it will end for all of us. just make sure to enjoy your journey as much as you can doing the things you enjoy doin…

Thanks for your kind words.
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