[ale] Prelancing oportunities?

JD jdp at algoloma.com
Thu Feb 16 12:45:52 EST 2012


On 02/15/2012 09:14 PM, Mike Thornton wrote:
> Pilot error, I meant VirtualBox.

VirtualBox is suitable for desktop virtualization, not servers, IMHO.  It is a
great tool to gain an understanding of virtualization.

You may want to mark your calendar for the next ALE-NW meeting. OpenStack.

> 
> On 2/15/2012 4:33 PM, JD wrote:
>> R u certain http://openbox.org/ is what you meant?
>>
>> Perhaps OpenStack, VirtualBox, KVM/QEMU, Xen, OpenVz, LXC, or one of the many,
>> many VMware virtualization products would help your cloud understanding?
>>
>> Nothing against Openbox, I use it with LXDE all the time.
>>
>> Or perhaps I'm confused and Box.net was understood by everyone?
>>
>>
>>
>> On 02/15/2012 12:34 PM, Mike Thornton wrote:
>>> Thanks Leam,
>>> I noticed one of your previous post recommended skills in cloud based
>>> virtualization,
>>> so I'm setting up a private cloud with centos and openbox. Thoughts anyone?
>>> Are there gotcha's I should know about ?
>>>
>>>
>>> On 2/13/2012 7:39 PM, Leam Hall wrote:
>>>> On 02/13/2012 07:00 PM, Mike Thornton wrote:
>>>>> Prelancing is described by some as 'pre-compensation freelancing'. AKA
>>>>> working for free.
>>>> Mike,
>>>>
>>>> I'll chime in with what has worked for me, and a few hopefully useful
>>>> ideas.
>>>>
>>>> First, I think your plan is a great one. I started on Linux on an i386
>>>> that took until 2 AM to compile the kernel. I started because we were so
>>>> poor I couldn't afford a Windows upgrade. One time my wife splurged and
>>>> bought me OS2 Warp. Gotta love her, even if the OS is gone...
>>>>
>>>> My background is sort of similar; as a kid I played with those
>>>> electronics sets. In the military I worked on old teletype hardware;
>>>> computers were the "new" thing coming in. After the military I tried
>>>> some different tracks but found my enjoyment playing with/on my computer.
>>>>
>>>> I volunteered to help a friend with a Netware based FidoNet BBS. My
>>>> first remote sysadmin work. I took a class in C, played with Solaris,
>>>> and my wife got me a Slackware book with a CD. The BBS friend gave me an
>>>> old Mitsumi single speed cdrom and off I went.
>>>>
>>>> We moved to Italy and I got a "job" working for an ISP. I mostly
>>>> volunteered so I could do stuff there; the phone rates were high and
>>>> speeds were slow. Whenever they asked me if I could do something in
>>>> Linux, my response was "Oggi no, domani possible." Today, no. Tomorrow,
>>>> possibly. I'd go home, figure it out, and come back the next day and set
>>>> it up.
>>>>
>>>> Came back to the states and found a part-time job doing SCO Unix (uk!)
>>>> that lasted long enough to get a full time SA position based on
>>>> experience. Yup. that ISP, the part time SCO job, and the BBS stuff were
>>>> enough to get me in with the Wall Street Journal. My hiring manager once
>>>> said he wanted "someone who does this stuff at home" and I fit the bill
>>>> perfectly.
>>>>
>>>> To answer your question more directly, look at non-profits, churches,
>>>> schools, etc. Lots of places don't the the money to buy Windows capable
>>>> hardware but they need file servers, web servers, etc. Setting up
>>>> networks wouldn't hurt either. Many places could use web services where
>>>> they're not charged an arm and a leg for a decent site. They also often
>>>> have custom needs to resolve and no real backups or recovery postures.
>>>>
>>>> Another idea for you is to look at the "Go" programming language from
>>>> Google. It is my feeling that some good things will happen with it and
>>>> your background seems well suited to utilize a good systems language.
>>>>
>>>> Really, I think your possibilities are pretty good. Your attitude will
>>>> be a key ingredient. Don't overlook places like LinkedIn, either.
>>>>
>>>> Figure out what really energizes you and follow that path. Your
>>>> happiness will show and help sell you.
>>>>


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