There used to be a time when administering Unix was considered a hallowed task, open only to super-experts whose salaries were a source of much envy. With the onset of the GNU revolution, that happily has changed to a situation in which administering a Unix desktop requires less overhead than Windows, which still uses the obsolescent search-download-install-configure cycle for every small change in the system.
Administering a Unix server (to host services like mail, firewall, and DNS) still requires a fair bit of knowledge, expertise, and willingness to tinker. But luckily our discussion ...
