Remember: Most of the developers aren't running linux as a normal user
or even a normal sys-admin. The perspective of people who aren't
experts in unix and linux is extreamly valuable.
A good example is my job. I write scripts and programs for Tandem's
Guardian API, to help system administrators. I'm also the admin for a
Tandem system. If I didn't do both, my scripts would be very hard to
use. But since I have access to the day to day stuff, I have a much
better idea of what is required of my scripts and programs.
While we can't expect (reasonably) that every developer sys-admin a
system and act like a newbie, we can make use of the newbie's and
sys-admins out there and listen to their input.
This is what makes linux great: "Every nickel counts"
The Doctor What
Guru of the Gods
docwhat@itek.net
Hackers confuse Xmas (25 Dec) with Halloween (31 Oct)
"Just because you aren't paranoid doesn't mean they aren't out to get you."
"Ever wonder why the SAME PEOPLE make up ALL the conspiracy theories?" -mkj
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