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 I took up Bluepoint's Total Linux course last 2002 and time and again, what I've learned are still relevant today. Why? The course was developed with security and performance in mind.
In less than two months, I was able to learn the best practices in setting up Linux as a server: installing Linux at a bare minimum; removing standard and unnecessary programs, files and folders; protecting critical files and folders; compiling server software and the Linux kernel from scratch with optimized settings and necessary features only; installing servers in a jailed environment; designing and implementing a paranoid firewall.
Aside from the hands on lecture, we also had the toughest practical and written exams.
This quality training helped me obtain a score of 100% in my RHCE exam last March 2005. The first person I thanked was of course, my instructor, Engels Antonio of Bluepoint Institute.
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Follow Us  Facebook's mission is to give people the power to share and make the world more open and connected. Check out our official page on Facebook. | | Linux-Mandrake Launch Thursday, Nov 25, 1999, 9:00 PM
Linux-Mandrake was officially launched in the Philippines by Bluepoint today at the Edsa Shangri-La Hotel in Mandaluyong City. Present during the event were special guests from the local media, De La Salle University (DLSU), Department of National Defense (DND), and selected IT companies invited by Bluepoint for its channel program. Mr. Walter Cang represented Katipunan Komputer Korporasyon (KKK), Bluepoint's master channel for Metro Manila. Bluepoint's Total Linux and Red Hat 101 students were also present to witness the product launch. Eddie Salonga was Master of Ceremonies.
PHOTO GUIDE. Magie Antonio presents screenshots of the latest GUI enhancements to Linux-Mandrake.
In his keynote address, Engels Antonio read an e-mail from Cyril Chaussin of MandrakeSoft SA. The message was primarily targeted at potential Bluepoint Channels:
"We are MandrakeSoft, publisher of the software distribution, Linux-Mandrake. Linux is an operating system considered like one of the most powerful and the most stable actually on the market today. MandrakeSoft is a French start-up, created in November 1998, and our product, Linux-Mandrake, has been voted the "Best Product of the Year" ; Best Distribution-Server ; Top 2 Distribution-Client, at the Linux World Expo in San Jose, California in August 1999. MandrakeSoft counts already more than 800,000 users in the world, thanks to a distribution network implanted in a dozen countries. You could have more information regarding our product and our company on our website. It is very important for you to be able to propose the choice of an OS to end-users (Windows and/or Linux). This would allow you to put a greater value on your brand image (modern, innovative), and to offer a solution to the fears of users connected to their lack of knowledge of the Linux system (partitioning of disk, etc...). In fact, you can offer them an immediate solution! We therefore wish to propose you a very interesting marketing solution which is not very expensive."
Guest speakers Danny Escasa of the Philippine Open Source Foundation and Miguel Paraz of IPhil Communications Inc. talked about Open Source and "How Linux is Doing Today in the Philippines," respectively. Magie Antonio discussed the features of Linux-Mandrake during the product launch proper.
PHOTO GUIDE. Danny Escasa and Miguel Paraz answer Linux-related questions from the audience. |
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