... "Linux-capable" rather than "Linux-qualified" I'd go further. Anyone who is CLI capable on any given Unix is very quickly comfortable doing CLI on any other Unix. If you're familiar with GNU tools on other Unixen it also adds to the comfort level. The differences between Unixen are most often with vendor specific tools or annoyances like using different filenames and dir hierarchies. In this context, what exactly is "Linux Qualified?" -MikeR-