Re: Why learn Unix?

From: Eric Lease Morgan <emorgan_at_nyob>
Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2014 10:09:03 -0400
To: CODE4LIB_at_LISTSERV.ND.EDU
Learning Unix is not necessarily the problem to solve. Instead it is means to an end. 

To my mind, there are number of skills and technologies a person needs to know in order to provide (digital) library service. Some of those skills/technologies include: indexing, content management (databases), programming/scripting, HTTP server management, XML manipulation, etc. While these technologies exist in a Windows environment, they are oftentimes more robust and specifically designed for a Unix (read “Linux”) environment. 

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Eric Morgan
Received on Mon Oct 27 2014 - 10:09:17 EDT