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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

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Should I get a sysadmin certification for Oracle Linux? (lemy.lol)

submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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So, I'm being offered to take a sysadmin certification for this particular distribution I know absolutely nothing about. They give me the "necessary info" and then I take an exam. The exam is free, but I must pass it, or else I must pay for it and then take it again. Is this a waste of time and/or money? I would like to hear your opinions. Personally it doesn't quite click with me. I'm fresh out of uni and I'm trying to learn new stuff, but idk what to do with my life anymore. thx

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago

That's why I said "random and disparate".

Oracle is Oracle Products™, and not just "Linux". If someone feels the need to mention they are Oracle Linux™ certified, it tells me they think that's important and somehow it's wildly different from any other distro (it's not).

I'd rather hire somebody with general knowledge across Linux and can speak to various topics, not just Oracle Linux™ (whatever that even is). Who knows where to start investigating issues without having to read a manual, and who knows how to pull the right levers to get a desired effect.

Great engineers are confident enough to know they can adapt and can confidently speak to the general nature of things while understanding that any branding/flavoring of Linux is pointless unless you're vendor locked to said product. I'd never want to work with an engineer who thinks that's how it all works, because it most definitely is not.