[48146] in North American Network Operators' Group
RE: Certification or College degrees?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Blake Fithen)
Thu May 23 02:22:46 2002
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From: "Blake Fithen" <fithen@networksplus.net>
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Cc: "'Nanog List'" <nanog@merit.edu>
Date: Thu, 23 May 2002 01:20:41 -0500
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> From: Bruce Pinsky [mailto:bep@whack.org]
> Blake Fithen wrote:
> >>Stephen Sprunk
> >>Thus spake "Nigel Clarke" <nigel@forever-networks.com>
> >>
> >>If you're looking to write software, sure. A CompSci degree
> >>won't help you
> >>in the slightest at operating networks.
> >
> > Usually what you say is helpful. I have to disagree with
> > you here though. A few things I learned in a CIS degree program
> > which apply to networking:
> >
> > bits/bytes/megabytes
[deletia]
> In the end, however, being inquisitive, resourceful, and
> self-motivated, far
> outweigh "book knowledge". It's not about knowing the
> answers but rather
> knowing where to go to get the answers. You may learn that
I agree. I just wanted to attempt to negate Sprunk's statement
above.
> bep
--
blake
