How do you tell a wizard?

[Gordon Vickers]

     From "Kernel Structure and Flow", prepared by Bill Rieken and Jim Web
  of .sh conusulting inc. (a seminar notebook), the inside front cover:

     (Definitions for beginner, novice, user, knowlegable user, expert
   and hacker omited )

    Guru:
      - users m4 and lex with comfort          - can answer any Unix question
      - writes assembly code with 'cat >'        after a little thought
      - uses adb on the kernel while system    - uses make for anything that
        is loaded.                               requires two or more distinct
      - customizes utilities by patching         commands to achieve
        the source.                            - has learned how to breach
      - reads device driver source with          security, but no longer needs
        his breakfast.                           to try.

    Wizard:
       - writes device drivers with 'cat >'    - writes his own troff macro
       - fixes bugs by patching the binaries.     packages
       - can answer any question before        - is on first-name basis with
         you ask.                                Dennis, Bill, and Ken.


  Disclaimer: This material was in no way representable of the course
              material. :-)

Gordon Vickers 408/991-5370 (Sunnyvale,Ca); {mips|pyramid|philabs}!prls!gordon
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