From owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jul 5 16:03:00 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9EFF416A4CE for ; Mon, 5 Jul 2004 16:03:00 +0000 (GMT) Received: from illinois.dyndns.org (adsl-68-76-168-142.dsl.spfdil.ameritech.net [68.76.168.142]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 658F443D39 for ; Mon, 5 Jul 2004 16:03:00 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from bja@Illinois.DynDNS.Org) Received: from illinois.dyndns.org (localhost.illinois.dyndns.org [127.0.0.1]) by illinois.dyndns.org (Postfix) with SMTP id EB41B8A04F; Mon, 5 Jul 2004 10:21:18 +0000 (GMT) Received: from 192.168.1.238 (SquirrelMail authenticated user bja) by Illinois.DynDNS.Org with HTTP; Mon, 5 Jul 2004 10:21:19 -0000 (GMT) Message-ID: <32837.192.168.1.238.1089022879.squirrel@Illinois.DynDNS.Org> In-Reply-To: References: <20040704121112.GK43549@iconoplex.co.uk> Date: Mon, 5 Jul 2004 10:21:19 -0000 (GMT) From: bja@Illinois.DynDNS.Org To: "Jeremy C. Reed" User-Agent: SquirrelMail/1.4.2 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Priority: 3 Importance: Normal cc: "freebsd-jobs@freebsd.org" Subject: Re: training (was Resourceful BSD/Linux Network Administrator) X-BeenThere: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Non technical items related to the community List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 05 Jul 2004 16:03:00 -0000 > As for learning via reading: that is fine for many -- including myself. > But many students need the extra push by actually attending a structured, > hands-on class. Also classes, even running at a slow pace, can cover a > lot more than a student trying to self-teach themselves. I disagree here. I'm a self-taught student and I doubt any classes would have taught me as much as installing the system and using it day to day for a couple months. I eventually set up a FreeBSD and my family and I rely on it for just about all computer functions. Hands-on is great, but classes are not needed. Brandon Adams > > Jeremy C. Reed > > BSD News, BSD tutorials, BSD links > http://www.bsdnewsletter.com/ > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-jobs@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-jobs > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-jobs-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >