[CVALE] A few questions

[david burzota]

I'm new to this list/organization. By way of  introduction, I'll say that
I've very little Linux experience, though I've worked with various
UNIXes in different capacities for over 15 years. I thought I would
try to generate some traffic with a few retarded questions.

- Anyone know anything about RHCT and RHCE certifications?
   Do they carry alot of weight with prospective employers? I know
   the exams are tough, but how tough? Has anyone here taken one?

- What goes on at a typical installfest? Is there a dress code? I'm thinking 
of
  puttiing Debian on one of my machines and I am sure I will get stuck, 
would it
  be appropriate to bring the machine to an installfest and beg for hands
  on assistance?

- Speaking of Debian, anyone have any suggestions for other distributions?
  I'm thinking of stability and ease of use. Also important, I have an old
  E-Machines  box, I'm concerned about the graphics card not being
  supported: currently the machine is running an old version of redhat, like
  7.3 or something, and  the install did not configure something right, so
  some graphical apps dont work. is there a way of finding out if a given 
distribution
  will support the graphics adapter in my machine? Also, Id like to run the
  gnome desktop possibly with 2 monitors - is this something that a given
  distribution would be required for or rule out?

Thats all for now, thanks in advance for any response.

David

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