[sclug] Introducing myself.

[nospam@bradleyatkins.com]

Hi Ross

A good way of getting experience is to look at open source projects. They
often ask for volunteers to get involved.

You could take a look at Google code for a start and see if anything takes
your fancy. I'm sure others here could suggest other places to look.

Try posting on the Ubuntu forums etc

Good luck

Brad

-----Original Message-----
From: sclug-bounces at sclug.org.uk [mailto:sclug-bounces at sclug.org.uk] On
Behalf Of Ross Rodwell
Sent: 09 June 2011 21:03
To: sclug at sclug.org.uk
Subject: [sclug] Introducing myself.


Hi everybody,

My name's Ross. I live just outside Maidenhead (in Dorney for those of you
who know/have heard of it). I've been a casual Ubuntu user for over a year
now and I am just about to finish a degree in computer science. At this
point I have decided I would like to become a Sysadmin. I've started
studying for my LPIC-1 and I'm using my Debian and CentOS systems to help me
get through that. 

I am also searching for employment now. Even many junior Sysadmin roles (at
least from job advertisements I have seen recently) require a substantial
amount of experience, so I am trying to get myself bootstrapped. 

I will be setting up a Linux based network at home, I am also keeping an eye
out for voluntary/charity work that I can do. Does anyone know of any other
avenues in which I would be able to obtain more experience? Are there any
activities this group/members of this group are involved in that I can also
take part in? I'm so desperate to get some experience :-)

Kind Regards,

Ross Rodwell