[CVALE] A few questions

[Patrick Bennett]

david burzota wrote:
> 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?
Yes.  Dresses *must* be worn.
> 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?
>   
That's what the installfests are for.  Well, not the begging part, but 
we do like that.
> - 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?
>   
I prefer debian.  I'd say if stability is primary, go with debian, 
whereas if ease of use is primary, go with the debian variant called ubuntu.
> Thats all for now, thanks in advance for any response.
>
> David
>