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Big Lies in System Administration: Truths That Aren't
Lee Damon
Abstract
A discussion, and in many cases a denunciation, of some closely held meta-beliefs in System Administration. This talk makes the argument that just because we are told something by our mentors, or just because it is funny, or just because we're a bunch of burned out cynics doesn't mean it is true. We will examine some of the oldest dogma we have, in the process some truths will be revealed while others are reviled.
Presenter Biography
Lee Damon has a B.S. in Speech Communication from Oregon State University. He has been a UNIX system administrator since 1985 and has been active in SAGE (US) & LOPSA since their inceptions. He assisted in developing a mixed AIX/SunOS environment at IBM Watson Research and has developed mixed environments for Gulfstream Aerospace and QUALCOMM. He is currently leading the development effort for the Nikola project at the University of Washington Electrical Engineering department. Among other professional activities, he is a charter member of LOPSA and SAGE (US) and past chair of the SAGE Ethics and Policies working groups as well as chairing LISA '04.