[clue-talk] LPI cert

[David L. Willson]

I'm a believer in certification.  I think it helps non-technical people quickly qualify technical people, and technical people quickly qualify self-motivated people.

I agree with Collins that Red Hat makes more sense than LPIC-2.  I see the value in a better basic Linux certification, LPIC-1 vs Linux+, but not in a mid-level plain Linux cert.  I think that any team looking for a mid-level Linux guy has probably settled on their one or two distros, and they're going to want to establish qualification against those distros.

None of this is a surprise to most readers, since I'm facilitating a free LPIC-1 certification study group, and my plans are to take that group through UCE, and then to RHCE.

David L. Willson
Trainer, Engineer, Enthusiast
MCT, MCSE, Linux+
tel://720.333.LANS

----- "Collins Richey" <crichey at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Fri, May 22, 2009 at 2:14 AM, Nate Duehr <nate at natetech.com>
> wrote:
> 
> 
> >
> > But anyway... now I'm curious, and I've seen some discussion on the
> > topic here before, but I forget easily... how many folks on the list
> are
> > certified and have you found it at all useful in your professional
> life?
> >  A requirement for any Linux jobs out there that you were interested
> in?
> >  Etc...
> >
> 
> My $.02. I'm not interested - too few years left to work. I'm also
> not
> convinced that memorization of specific commands is worth more than
> the ability to find what you need quickly via man, google, or plain
> ole printed matter.
> 
> That being said, I'm sure that being certified may help you qualify
> as
> a candidate, but if you want something really useful you probably
> should take the RedHatosoft exams since many companies have swallowed
> the RedHat === Linux line.
> 
> 
> -- 
> Collins Richey
>      If you fill your heart with regrets of yesterday and the worries
>      of tomorrow, you have no today to be thankful for.
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