[geeks] Mac definitions

[Andrew Jones]

On 07/10/2011 05:43 PM, Michael Parson wrote:
>
> Take your average AIX, Solaris, or AIX admin and drop them in any of
> the others out there, and they will stumble a bit at first, but will
> probably eventally figure out how to re-ip the box and give it a new
> default gateway, probably while logged into it over a serial line or
> ssh.
>
> Too many that have only used Linux won't understand why 'ls' doesn't
> color code their files for them, if they've even seen a terminal prompt.
>

Michael, your generalization is probably true -- in 2011, your average 
legacy UNIX administrator is probably a pretty flexible fellow -- but I 
don't think your rationale holds up.

It seems like all early 20th century houses are pretty good quality.  By 
and large, they are "built right," with obvious care and attention to 
detail.  Did people just care more back then? Hell no.

It's just that most of the cheap and charmless $200 specials fell in, 
got demolished, or got remodeled.  We have a selection problem: the 
survivors mostly come from the best-built subset of that era.

It's much the same with people.  If you walk into an all-HPUX legacy 
shop, you will still find a few systems administrators who would throw 
up their hands as soon as they discover that "lanscan" is missing.

In the places rolling out Linux at full speed, those mediocrities are 
seeing their jobs evaporate.  Only the best legacy specialists survive: 
the smartest, the most experienced, and the most adaptable.




P.S.: A frightening thought: In 2111, will people think 2011 was a 
golden age for home construction, because all our vinyl villages have 
been demolished/rebuilt?