Scenario – Knows Windows like the back of his hand. Been in the business of IT for 7+ years (like me).
Hell, let’s just use me as an example. I think I’m probaly pretty close to the norm or average as much as I hate to admit to it.
Familiar with all things Windows. Win 95 thru XP, NT thru Server 2003. AD, file replication, shadowing, Exchange, web hosting, etc. Blah, blah, blah.
I’m always looking for tomorrow’s next great thing. I’m always looking for an edge or something to separate me from the rest of the pack.
What’s my motivation to learn and start using Linux (both personal and/or career) vs just diving in deeper with Windows getting more and more advanced certifications and/or combining them with Cisco certs?
And don’t be overly simplistic. Remember, in some parts of the country (I live in the US, specifically Indiana), Linux is a non factor. In other parts, it’s a huge factor. For small companies, at least here in Indiana, almost no one uses it. Large companies, many use it but still limited.
As an advanced PC person, I have some PC equipment that is more expensive/branded etc and some like my kids PC, generic as generic gets. I have at home two laptops (one new, one very old), one nice PC, one generic PC, a cheap low end server, and have connected my two neighbors for file sharing and chatting purposes…they use Windows exclusively.
I like to primarily play games (America’s Army, Doom, Quake), surf the web, send emails, make CDs and DVDs, and experment/train myself for work related things.