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Why Many MCSEs Won’t Learn Linux

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
May 8, 2008

“Nathan’s basic question, however, can be paraphrased as
something that’s both serious and interesting: why do so many MCSEs
have such a hard time learning to use Linux? and, as a corollary,
why do they think there’s no effective help available to them?

“I think the answer is that there’s a great divide between the
Windows and Unix camps: a divide one side doesn’t recognize and the
other doesn’t want to cross. It’s the divide between training and
education: the difference between rote learning and the application
of theory to practice…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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