Comments on: Why many MCSEs won't learn Linux

By: Pau Garcia i Quiles

Pau Garcia i Quiles — Wed, 14 May 2008 12:55:01 +0000

All those arguments will become less and less important as more Windows administrators learn PowerShell.

By the way, am I the only one who finds nonsensical that PowerShell could not be installed in the text-only installation of Windows 2008? (which would be exactly the most fitted environment for PowerShell!)

By: itsp1965

itsp1965 — Tue, 13 May 2008 13:52:57 +0000

As a current Windows/Linux sysadmin part of the main reason why MCSEs aren’t willing to learn Linux is because few new Windows admins have never been exposed to the command line and use GUIs for everything. Having been previously exposed to Netware, HP-UX, OS/400 and MVS/TSO, I have grown to appreciate the power of *nixes and have learned a lot along the way
Instead of bashing them, try to sway/teach them to think out of the box (or the Windows MMC for that matter). Like anything those who are willing to learn will and those who don’t will stagnate

By: bsdfreax

bsdfreax — Sun, 11 May 2008 21:27:45 +0000

MCSE’s should stay on Windows and not Unix because the differences are to big in the first place and second Unix is more fun than Windows third Unix is immensely is possibilities fourth UNIX is designed for simplicity i love simplicity! ;)

By: Binny V A

Binny V A — Sun, 11 May 2008 18:26:49 +0000

When I came from Windows to Linux, my biggest issue was the difference in partition handling. / root vs drives model.

By: rsys

rsys — Fri, 09 May 2008 08:28:09 +0000

It much2 easier to learn All the windows stuff after you learn that on Linux, for example you when yo learn DNS, LDAP on Linux it much2 easier to learn DNS, AD on windows because you already have the basic on that..

By: Winter

Winter — Thu, 08 May 2008 22:31:08 +0000

While I won’t go so far as to call them zombies, it is not very creative to admin a windows box. Why? Because you must do it the predefined way. If that doesn’t exist, you can’t do it. There may some cool 3rd party or FOSS apps for windows, but in general, you are stuck with MS junk for admin. Another thing about MS junk is that, it’s really confusing and convoluted. “Where was that checkbox to disable the DNS server from…” You know what mean? WTF is that? Normally, I can just open a man page and have all the reference I need. Bingo.

By: AngelFire

AngelFire — Thu, 08 May 2008 13:31:29 +0000

it is pointless to try to teach these zombies. they are used so much to the mouse, how do you expect them to use the keyboard, files? VI ?!? i have another strategy, just leave them to their stupidity !

By: Chris H

Chris H — Thu, 08 May 2008 00:47:26 +0000

I also agree. Several of my geek friends who are MCSE or otherwise Microsoft Certified call me when they have Linux questions, and I have no formal training!

By: David Poblador

David Poblador — Wed, 07 May 2008 20:53:11 +0000

I couldn’t agree more.