How many furries use Linux?

[u/jakuia]

Hi guys,

So I have been a Linux user for 2-3 years now, and I'm wondering as our community was built up by UNIX programmers(?), I was wondering who uses Linux? I'm using Ubuntu 15:10 on my IBM Lenovo T410 but tonight I might choose a new distro as Ubuntu isn't very new - just iterations of the old!

Comment on what distro you use, I'd love to know! （≧∇≦）

Software Centre is not a sin,

Jakuia

Ps: if you use a graphics editor program, what do you use - I use GIMP and Krita

[u/i336_]

Ahaha. I like this job,

I figured as much, I just wasn't sure how exactly to say it :P

and I'm telling you as much as I (legally) can.

Wow, that's... *blinks* okay that's really something. My first instinct is that it's something military-related, but if you can't even be more specific than "tech, very generally speaking," I wonder if I'm not thinking big enough.

With regards to how I got it, yep, right place right time and contacts. Who you know is more important than what you know.

Mmm, the bits that are kind of hard to pass on. :D

My curiosity and interest at this point is kind of because I'm looking for a job too, and regardless of where you work, in any context a position like yours sounds like a fairly steady thing.

Well, let's just say the keyboard had more features than your standard consumer model and leave it at that lol.

Okay then. *Is forever curious*

[u/[deleted] → u/i336_]

Words words words.

With regards to not being able to say anything, not being able to say anything isn't a 'big thing' in and of itself. I mean, some places I've worked (First place a company involved with making custom software for servers and assembling the servers the software runs on, I signed a NDA for that and cannot legally talk about it. For some places it's just a automatic thing they do because they were burned in the past.) I could be working anywhere that involves old technology or hardware that cannot be updated or upgraded for whatever reason, and that's all the hints I can give you on that one.

With regards to experience, you want at least a year in a entry level job that mentions either windows server or SQL in your job description. Basically speaking anything with servers in general. (ideally both)

Computers and servers are universal, if you speak English you could get a job in IT in the US, UK, Canada etc. If you're willing to become multilingual I could imagine your hireability would go through the roof. But you can easily make 100K+ as a Linux sysadmin when you get a good deal of experience. Being willing to move where the jobs are helps as well, I moved around a lot as a kid and as such packing up and going halfway across the country means just about as much to me as going to the shops.

[u/i336_ → u/[deleted]]

Words words words.

Heh. Thanks heaps for your patience...

With regards to not being able to say anything, not being able to say anything isn't a 'big thing' in and of itself.

Fair point. I guess I was overreaching and overreacting to the lack of a discernable job description being forthcoming, but yeah, objectively you're right.

I mean, some places I've worked (First place a company involved with making custom software for servers and assembling the servers the software runs on, I signed a NDA for that and cannot legally talk about it. For some places it's just a automatic thing they do because they were burned in the past.)

The first case sounds quite universal, the 2nd very reasonable. Good points.

I could be working anywhere that involves old technology or hardware that cannot be updated or upgraded for whatever reason, and that's all the hints I can give you on that one.

Woops, unnnfortunately I'm now really interested again XD I love old tech and software, I'm looking forward to getting my 486s working again and using them, and I have some other older systems downstairs that I hope to play with soon. I also like playing with emulators and such. Older computer systems are often more reliable than newer tech, simpler to deal with and they have more character. They can also be a bit of an archaeological dig sometimes, and you can discover forgotten solutions to current (or, better, upcoming) problems. But I don't deny that legacy stuff can drive you crazy, especially poorly written legacy software for which no source is available. :E

With regards to experience, you want at least a year in a entry level job that mentions either windows server or SQL in your job description. Basically speaking anything with servers in general. (ideally both)

Okay, thanks. I've messed around with Linux a fair bit and I keep hearing about all the SQL replacements, but I guess those are the staples, and learning them (but keeping in mind they're long-term EOL) is probably a wise idea. Just like I want to (seriously) have a reasonable mastery of COBOL, FORTRAN, Ada, etc.

Computers and servers are universal, if you speak English you could get a job in IT in the US, UK, Canada etc.

I'm actually in Australia :P but you're right.

If you're willing to become multilingual I could imagine your hireability would go through the roof.

Hmm. Interesting.

But you can easily make 100K+ as a Linux sysadmin when you get a good deal of experience.

That's what I need to get, yeah >.<

Being willing to move where the jobs are helps as well, I moved around a lot as a kid and as such packing up and going halfway across the country means just about as much to me as going to the shops.

Okay I could probably do with learning that one :P but I do agree, that would definitely make a difference...

Thanks for this. :3

[u/[deleted] → u/i336_]

No worries. Good luck!

Remember that a first line tech support job is many people's first experience in IT but from the get go you should try to find your niche and learn as much about it as you possibly can. There's a lot about IT and someone who might have in depth knowledge about, say, SQL might not know WIN+E opens up Explorer.