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<div style="">The short answer is "you don't".<br>
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You have years of experience to build before you will be in a position where you can express a preference for Linux without coming across like an arrogant jerk. Look instead for a job that allows you to learn. Find one where you're not shoved into a box and
have a chance at trying different things. This will allow you to work Linux into a job that you have, which is a much more effective strategy to working with Linux than trying to get one of the few jobs that lets an entry-level person work with it.<br>
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<div style="direction: ltr;" id="divRpF302659"><font face="Tahoma" color="#000000" size="2"><b>From:</b> cialug-bounces@cialug.org [cialug-bounces@cialug.org] on behalf of Pawel [pdarowski@gmail.com]<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, July 19, 2011 17:03<br>
<b>To:</b> Central Iowa Linux Users Group<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Cialug] Cialug Beginnings<br>
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<div>Hello everyone,</div>
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<div>I have networking classes on days that Cialug meets so I won't be able to make it unless my schedule changes next semester. But I'll be beginning my technical career in early 2012, and Cialug seems like a great place to gain knowledge and bounce ideas
off of people. Linux fascinates me, like it does all of you. I haven't used Windows at home in over a year.</div>
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Since I cannot attend meetings for quite some time, perhaps the IRC channel would be a good place to start taking advantage of the knowledge that already exists in this group. My question is: how did some of you start your careers as Linux professionals? My
goal is to use Linux in my professional life from Day 1.</div>
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<div>Any tips, stories, or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.</div>
<div>Thank you,</div>
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<div>Pawel Darowski</div>
<div><a href="mailto:PDarowski@gmail.com" target="_blank">PDarowski@gmail.com</a></div>
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