Re: The latest pamphlet

[wimsey.bc.ca">markh]

> 
> i would like to see some pamphlet or treatise on the systems-programming
> side of things.  many times, i have functioned as a kernel hack as a 
> corollary to my sys-admin role.  even at the simplest level, i feel the most
> senior sys-admins (as well as network admins) should be able to debug, 
> modify, or create systems code in C or some other language (perl!).

Your right. As a sysadmin one would be crippled if one couldn't 
modify the kernel or do some simple systems programming. 

A little adb can go a long way. Some things have to be written in C. 
Other things are best written in an administrative language like 
perl.  

I'm pretty sure that the sysadmin job description pamphlet already 
mentions some level of programming skill at the senior levels (I 
admit, I don't have a copy beside me as I write this, so this is from 
memory). 

Mark 

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