Do you get paid to work with Linux ??

[Dutch Mafia-boy.]

I get paid to work with Linux.

My latest projects have been setting up a Qmail server with SMTP AUTH supported and a ProFTPd server.....I'm a normal network admin who manages Windows networks also....

Anyone else??

[mdwatts]

A couple of years ago my manager said I could work with Linux and test compatibility with our infrastructure in my spare time. A year later he told me to spend a bit more time with Linux.

Last year I was told "full steam ahead".

So far we have one IBM xSeries server running Redhat Advanced Server and MKS running in production and we are now getting/have a AIX 630 and soon a 650 that will run multiple LPAR's with AIX and Linux. Next is the mainframe (zSeries) that will also run Linux.

Management and the Executives are finally taking notice of what I've been telling them for the last 3 years. Better get ready for Linux!!! They are now having executive meetings to discuss Linux for server/desktop replacements.

So far (besides myself) there is only our DBA that runs Linux here (Redhat AS) and what I've been told is that I will be heading the Linux project whenever it starts.

Three out of the 4 pc's at my workstation are running either OpenLinux Workstation 3.1.1, OpenLinux Server 3.1.1 or SCO Linux 4.0 (Unitied Linux). I'm surrounded by Linux. :)

I have setup webCDwriter on one of them to share a cdwriter in my area for those that do not have a cdrw in their workstations. Management is very impressed. I'm also working on a Software Inventory Database running on OpenLinux Server 3.1.1 that uses MySQL, Apache, PhP etc. Also a content management system on one of the other 3.1.1 Server pc's I have at my desk.

Lots and lots of fun and enjoyment learning as I go.

[Hena]

Well it tricky i'll admit. At first i was admin (no official computer training/work, just my hobby) for linux ssh server and one internal web server. Then we got admin to handle our ~5 other linux servers. And i'm still working with my 2 servers. My desktop is linux (RH7.3) and laptop with dual RH7.3/win2k.

I do part time perl scripting for the ssh server. Scripts are mainly handling/combining/splitting/making-'em-dance-to-our-tune text files.

Yes, my job has a lot wierd stuff in it. But while i'm not working direcly about linux, i'm still doing a lot of work that concerns linux machines.

Edit: We have only one win2k server, due to fact that it was needed to run software that depended on IIS (internal server, not external luckily). And we have ~3 people (+3 coding part-time people) that can handle linux servers, but 0 that can handle IIS :p.

[wapcaplet]

Boy, I wish...

Our university is about half Windows, half Mac. The CS department has a lab full of nice Unix terminals (O2s), and the art department has a bunch of SGIs, but I don't know of Linux being installed anywhere on campus. It's too bad.

I'm a grad student, so I don't have a real-world job yet - but I would love to work with Linux. Having Linux at home has taught me quite a bit about troubleshooting, administration, and (thanks to LNO/JLC) technical support :)

[z0mbix]

Yeah, our software policy is to use Linux and OSS whenever possible. At the moment my main project is designing and implementing a backup solution as almost nothing is currently backed up. I have installed a 120GB IDE drive in a rackmounted server. Installed RedHat and configured Samba. All that is currently working fine. I'm in the process of writing the client batch scripts to copy their data across the network. I have written a script that runs on the file server once all users have completed the backup. This emails me the backup results, if any failed and disk space etc etc.

Our web, mail, ftp, database and file servers all run RH7.2.

Part of my objectives for this year is to roll out a desktop linux project. At the moment I think I'll just be able to convert the helpdesk department as the call logging system and products they support are all web-based and compatible with any browser. I use RH8.0 on my desktop at work so am very lucky to get to use it so much :)

[crokett]

Yes. The projects I am working on have to work under Linux and Windows. I don't use it day to day at work (or home) unfortunately. AT work have to use some software that doesn't have a Linux replacement. At home just don't have time to make the transition. And I am too lazy to dual boot for games :D Lost the cool factor of computers (and computers as a hobby) a few years ago. Now all I want is for mine to work.

[pcghost]

I create and maintain Squid and sendmail servers for our company. I luv my job..

[bwkaz]

Heh, I wish... :)

Although it may be remotely possible, at least for the servers, to get Linux boxes in there. That way, they wouldn't need to spend $3000 on one of those Dell PowerEdge thingies, they could just use a $1000 "normal" PC with a SCSI/RAID controller and maybe ECC memory. Hmm.. something to bring up, at least.

[shinepuppy]

I was a student network admin for the computer science department for my school at the University of North Texas. I must say it was the coolest job I have ever held!! We did some really neat things... we made a custom authentication system using mysql databases and PAM's which replaced NIS and was way more effecient, made a custom bootable linux distro on cd for Faculty lab routers, played with clusters, made backup programs, and even changed students passwords... lol, the latter was not the most glamorous part of my job but I loved every minute of it. Nearly all of the CS classes at UNT were based in linux, so we had about 30 machines (give or take) doing all kinds of stuff... running mail servers, tomcat, dual processors for parallel programming, even boxen that ran virtual servers so students could learn more about compiling kernels and adding modules. Truely a neat experience.. wish I could have done it full time :(