RE: GLUG: Linux, Unix Training

[Jan-Albert Venter <JAVenter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

There is some truth in that, I yet again repeat my earlier statement though,
any training can become infinitely more valuable if it goes along with
experimentation.
This is perhaps even more true on Linux, the simple fact is, that whatever a
course teaches needs to be considdered a starting point, and what you
discover while playing fills in the gap. All my courses in networking taught
me the theory behind running  a DNS server, in the end I spent all of last
night before I got one running the right way on my own machine, (HOWTO in
hand) and learned a lot of things that I didn't know before. My advise thus
remains, go on a course, and then take whatever you learn and try to find
out what else it can do - by playing with it. That is not only a good
practise, it's half the fun.

A.J. Venter
Chairperson - Pretoria Linux Users Group
Technician Africon CCS
082 494 54003
Room E103



-----Original Message-----
From: Benico van der Westhuizen [mailto:benicovdw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: 01 June 2000 12:52
To: Paul Sheer; Paul Sheer; thys@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Cc: okkie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; glug@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: GLUG: Linux, Unix Training


On Wed, 31 May 2000, Paul Sheer wrote:
> On 31 May, Thys Meintjes did thusly spake:
> > Hi Okkie,
> > 
> > Training is always valuable but very seldom as valuable as you expect it
to be.
> > Or rather, the more you know when you walk into a lecture the more
valuable the
> > [...]
> 
> This all is rock solid sound advice
> 
> -paul

I agree
competency = demonstrated skill
skill = 
knowledge[comprehension of theory] x[multiply{not add}]
application(experience)

courses = information    
// information != knowledge

The ultimate is to be a continuous (self)learner:
acquiring knowledge & applying it on something,
and be most blessed when you can find a buddy with similar interest.

my 50c of opinion [I see the price has gone up] 
 
--
Benico vd Westhuizen
benicovdw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
..........................

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