[Tfug] Mind taking a poll?

[Jim Secan]

At 09:35 PM 2/25/2006 -0700, you wrote:
>More to the point though - I think intermediate would be someone who can
>install and use Linux, install new packages, etc.
>
>Advanced would be someone who can do all the above but when they run in to
>a problem be able to solve it without intervention. This could of course
>be more finely tuned and decribed a little more in depth but you get the
>point.

As with all categorizations, fitting real people into "intermediate" and
"advanced" for something as complicated and broad as this poll is
imperfect.  As I said in my post, on some things I think I'm on the low
side of advanced (I've been living with *nix systems for over 15 years) and
on others (such as modifying the kernel to add a new capability) I'm very
much the newbie.  

If this poll were split into a matrix rather than a vector it would make
more sense - even a simple split into "user" and "administrator" with the
four capabilities levels would perhaps be more useful.  I'd probably put
myself in advanced as a user and beginner/intermediate as administrator.  I
tend to focus on learning what I need in order to use the system to do my
"real" job, and learn as little as I can get away with to administer it.  A
*nix hobbiest might be the other way 'round.

Jim
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