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[Rusty]

I'll throw my hat in the ring on this topic as well. I know just about
enough to be dangerous, but am trying hard to learn. (reallly would
like to focus on security issues - I know, its a "buzz word"...but its
been my goal for longer than its been buzzing). I don't shun the M$
world as much as some apparently do, but have a healthy disdain for the
organization. I am astute enough to realize that there is a huge market
using those products, and to ignore them when wanting to provide IT
services is to spite yourself. Make an inroad, and teach clients the
"other way", thereby gaining not only business for yourself, but
converts for "the cause". That being said, I know something about M$
OSes, but Linux is my current "passion".

Anyway, I would love to be involved with a anyone on any project where
I could expand my knowledge of this system. My current job requires far
too much of my time, and I'm looking for something that can hopefully
give me the ability to walk away from it in the foreseeable future and
still survive. If anyone has projects they'd like assistance with, let
me know. I'm in it for the learning first....an "apprenticship" if you
will.

Rusty

--- Brian Densmore <DensmoreB at ctbsonline.com> wrote:
> I have also wanted to do this, but having owned a few failed
> businesses
> before,
> I know I am not capable of all the things necessary to run my own
> business. But would
> make a capable partner. Partnerships though are an entirely different
> problem. 
> 
> Brian
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: dattaway at attaway.net [mailto:dattaway at attaway.net]
> > Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2002 3:36 PM
> > To: mac ten
> > Cc: kclug at kclug.org
> > Subject: Re: job search
> > 
> > 
> > On Thu, 25 Jul 2002, mac ten wrote:
> > 
> > > greetings,
> > > Is there anyone in the group that is in a position to
> > > hire an assistant or trainee.  Im looking to gain some
> > > job experience with linux or unix.
> > 
> > I have often wanted to ask this question myself for several 
> > years.  It was
> > answered to the tune of entry level jobs at ISP's for pretty 
> > much minimum
> > wage working with friends from LUGs.  I would have really 
> > enjoyed to work
> > greatly; unfortunately, long gone are my abilities to survive on
> small
> > economic means.  Many of those who did this challenge, stuck with
> it, 
> > enjoyed it, and moved on to fantastic business startups with
> exciting 
> > risks.  
> > 
> > Not only were they proud of being an officer of a new 
> > company, they were
> > doing something completely new, like running a wireless 
> > service for a city
> > and competing directly with the phone company.  Most went 
> > totally on their
> > own, working contract offers for companies fullfilling 
> > special needs.  
> > They didn't seem to mind the extra work required to market 
> > themselves, as 
> > it appeared to me they knew the field they were catering for.  
> > Manufacturing, defense, medical, etc.
> > 
> > I haven't done my own contracting yet.  It would be much 
> > easier for me to 
> > go into business on my own if my employer would stop the 
> > paychecks from 
> > coming in.  Until then, its just a fun hobby for me.  But I 
> > wouldn't mind 
> > help doing contract work with someone to get experience.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > majordomo at kclug.org
> > 
> 
> 
> majordomo at kclug.org

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