Allysson .\\oraes | 1 Mar 2011 01:28
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Re: Certification based on pratice exams

Anselm,

I've aprecciate you considerations about costs and exam logistic, but I fee that a pracital could complement the theorical using a oriented case study like implementing correct linux services with security. It's importante to know situations where apply the skills, though work expierence is for that, too.
It would be nice the Linux community have a vendor neutral certification based on this.

Best regards,




On Mon, Feb 28, 2011 at 2:56 PM, Anselm Lingnau <anselm.lingnau <at> linupfront.de> wrote:
Allysson .\\oraes wrote:

> is there some plans to LPI release a new certification level based on total
> pratice exames (like RHCE) maintaining the currents?
> What would be the implications? It would be nice to prove theoretical
> skills.

(I'm not at all sure whether I have understood the question, but here goes …)

The party line is that practical exams (as used by Red Hat or Novell) lack the
psychometric theory that is behind LPI's existing multiple-choice exams.
Instead, they are based on a warm fuzzy feeling that somebody who can do XYZ
on a computer in a more-or-less contrived exam situation will also be able to
do XYZ (and, presumably, related things) on a computer in the wild. We don't
want to certify people based on warm fuzzy feelings.¹

In addition, one might argue from a pragmatic point of view that practical
exams are more difficult to deploy since they need a more elaborate
infrastructure than the current LPI exams. This will result in higher exam
prices and make the exams less accessible – it is unclear whether practical
exams could be offered through Prometric/VUE and at major Linux events (where
LPI currently offers paper-based exams), and LPI isn't really in a position to
create and maintain its own infrastructure for the practical exams, such that
they are available nearly anywhere in the world like the current exams are.

The idea of offering optional practical exams *alongside* the existing exams
seems interesting at first glance, but conflicts with the basic stipulation
that the existing exams already tell us everything one needs to know about a
candidate's qualifications. (If that wasn't the case, the current LPI exam
process would be flawed, and we obviously can't have that, so there we are.)
If we do accept that stipulation, having a separate optional practical exam
would be a waste of effort, since it would not signify anything other than
that somebody who has passed the practical exam was able to afford the time
and money to go through with it.

Anselm (not speaking for the LPI nor Linup Front GmbH, of course).

1. If one was feeling snarky one could point out that psychometrics isn't the
  most exact of sciences, either, but that is neither here nor there.
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Daniel Curry | 1 Mar 2011 15:17
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Re: Certification based on pratice exams

WOW!  I've never thought the RHCE exams I sat through as being 'warm and
fuzzy'.  The exam was broken into two parts, the morning consisted of a 2.5
hour window to resolve a list of broken issues within the setup and
configuration of the machine.  Due to the NDA I can't go into the specifics,
there was only one item that was considered 'easy'.  The afternoon portion
of the exam was based upon the bare metal installation of a server meeting
specific security and functional requirements, within 3.5 hours.

I am a strong proponent for tests the prove skills through active
engagement, rather than memorization and 'brain dumps'.  I support the LPI
because I believe in the desire for an agnostic certification that covers a
generalized exposure and qualification to Linux Systems Administration and
Engineering.

As another person recently pointed out to me: "If you have a brain tumor,
which person do you want?  The one who has demonstrated through practical
application his ability to remove it or one that read how to in an exam
cram/brain dump/study guide?"

When it comes to on the job skills, I really don't care much about a
person's certifications, so long as the can do the job.  When I'm
interviewing a person with no provable experience (perhaps an intern or
college graduate) I look to any certs they may have.  If they have MS or LPI
certs, I ask for scenarios that demonstrate application, not just
memorization.

In the field, it is all about earning money for a job delivered.  If I'm
charging a rate for a person's skill set, the more proficient that person
is, the more profit we both can realize from his/her work.  This is what
matters in business.  Proven skills and their application to making a
profit.

Daniel Curry
Indy’s Computer Geek, LLC
http://indyscomputergeek.com

 (I'm not at all sure whether I have understood the question, but here
goes …)

The party line is that practical exams (as used by Red Hat or Novell) lack
the psychometric theory that is behind LPI's existing multiple-choice exams.
Instead, they are based on a warm fuzzy feeling that somebody who can do XYZ
on a computer in a more-or-less contrived exam situation will also be able
to do XYZ (and, presumably, related things) on a computer in the wild. We
don't want to certify people based on warm fuzzy feelings.¹

In addition, one might argue from a pragmatic point of view that practical
exams are more difficult to deploy since they need a more elaborate
infrastructure than the current LPI exams. This will result in higher exam
prices and make the exams less accessible – it is unclear whether practical
exams could be offered through Prometric/VUE and at major Linux events
(where LPI currently offers paper-based exams), and LPI isn't really in a
position to create and maintain its own infrastructure for the practical
exams, such that they are available nearly anywhere in the world like the
current exams are.

The idea of offering optional practical exams *alongside* the existing exams
seems interesting at first glance, but conflicts with the basic stipulation
that the existing exams already tell us everything one needs to know about a
candidate's qualifications. (If that wasn't the case, the current LPI exam
process would be flawed, and we obviously can't have that, so there we are.)
If we do accept that stipulation, having a separate optional practical exam
would be a waste of effort, since it would not signify anything other than
that somebody who has passed the practical exam was able to afford the time
and money to go through with it.

Anselm (not speaking for the LPI nor Linup Front GmbH, of course).

1. If one was feeling snarky one could point out that psychometrics isn't
the
   most exact of sciences, either, but that is neither here nor there.
--
Anselm Lingnau ... Linup Front GmbH ... Linux-, Open-Source- &
Netz-Schulungen anselm.lingnau@..., +49(0)6151-9067-103,
Fax -299,
www.linupfront.de Linup Front GmbH, Postfach 100121, 64201 Darmstadt,
Germany
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Alan McKinnon | 1 Mar 2011 21:28
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Re: Certification based on pratice exams

On Tuesday 01 March 2011 09:17:35 Daniel Curry wrote:
> WOW!  I've never thought the RHCE exams I sat through as being 'warm and
> fuzzy'.  The exam was broken into two parts, the morning consisted of a 2.5
> hour window to resolve a list of broken issues within the setup and
> configuration of the machine.  Due to the NDA I can't go into the specifics,
> there was only one item that was considered 'easy'.  The afternoon portion
> of the exam was based upon the bare metal installation of a server meeting
> specific security and functional requirements, within 3.5 hours.

The RHCE *is* warm and fuzzy. Yes, I have one. I was an RHCE trainer (but not 
current, I have no plans to recertify for RHEL 6), and I spent 2 years full 
time delivering LPI-aligned training.

I'm also LPI certified. I can't progress through the levels anymore, I signed 
that right away in return for the privilege of making large contributions to 
the exam question pool. I still consider it a fair trade.

And I'm a senior Unix admin at a large ISP (large by local standards), and 
prior.

So those are my credentials. I feel qualified to opine on this matter.

There's nothing hard about the RHCE exam. It consists solely and exclusively 
of routine ordinary things that any Linux admin should be able to do 
blindfold. There's one section where you can include vicious gotchas and 
that's wrt the bootloader. I'm not giving anything anyway in that, it's 
covered in the course materials practicals too with stonkers like 
"mv /bin/bash /bin/bash.gotcha" and the old classic of setting initdefault to 
6. That one is as ancient as sending mechanic apprentices to stores for a 
skyhook.

Point being, anyone who cannot get all or most of the RHCE questions right or 
mostly right does not have a clue what they are doing on a Red Hat box and 
certainly will not be allowed anywhere near my live systems.

> I am a strong proponent for tests the prove skills through active
> engagement, rather than memorization and 'brain dumps'.  I support the LPI
> because I believe in the desire for an agnostic certification that covers a
> generalized exposure and qualification to Linux Systems Administration and
> Engineering.

You appear misinformed as to what the RHCE actually tests. It can best be 
summed up as follows:

"Demonstrated ability to perform a regular stated task in the manner 
prescribed to achieve a defined known result on a known defined platform."

Now that's very narrow as the candidate knows for sure the test box he will be 
tested on is a bog-standard RHEL machine with no funnies straight off the 
install disk. It will have none of the stuff we have to do in real life, like 
build some weird package from source, bespoke stuff developed in-house, or God 
forbid! a proprietary DBMS.

Please note that nowhere in the RHCE is the candidate's fundamental 
understanding of the concepts ever consulted. In fact, it is not even possible 
to do so, nor is it possible to normalize the results - they are too variable 
and not measurable.

> As another person recently pointed out to me: "If you have a brain tumor,
> which person do you want?  The one who has demonstrated through practical
> application his ability to remove it or one that read how to in an exam
> cram/brain dump/study guide?"

That's a false comparison and a degradation of what the LPI exam actually is. 
You ought to be ashamed of yourself for trying to set up that straw man, so I 
shall oblige by tearing it down.

Like I said, I delivered LPI-aligned training for 2 years full time. How many 
students were able to pass any LPI exam solely using "exam cram/brain 
dump/study guides"? None. The ones that passed did so because they actually 
understood the subject matter, could think with it, and could use logical 
reasoning to determine sensible paths to follow.

And guess what? In real life, actually on the job, what my techies deal with 
daily resembles an LPI exam question much more than an RHCE one. I've measured 
it, by actual numbers of support tickets. For every request to add a user with 
access right X and Y there are two tickets for some system giving errors that 
no-one has ever seen before. 

A brain surgeon has an extremely well-defined protocol he must follow in the 
process of dealing with a tumour. He is legally an by medical ethics required 
to do it that way, and doesn't get a license to practise till he has shown 
this. Same with aircraft pilots, deep-sea divers and bus drivers. But do note 
that these jobs do not test fault finding skills. And that is what *we* do all 
day long. So your comparison is faulty.

> When it comes to on the job skills, I really don't care much about a
> person's certifications, so long as the can do the job.  When I'm
> interviewing a person with no provable experience (perhaps an intern or
> college graduate) I look to any certs they may have.  If they have MS or LPI
> certs, I ask for scenarios that demonstrate application, not just
> memorization.
> 
> In the field, it is all about earning money for a job delivered.  If I'm
> charging a rate for a person's skill set, the more proficient that person
> is, the more profit we both can realize from his/her work.  This is what
> matters in business.  Proven skills and their application to making a
> profit.

Well that's true enough. Certs are not a means to an end in themselves, they 
are merely one factor in wide array of factors, and one measurable amongst 
many. It is equally false to disregard exams as it is to trust them solely.

All this assumes that the exam is of a reasonable quality of course. I could 
point you in the direction of Win2k MCSE exams for a counter-point.

So in summary, the RHCE has it's place and is useful.
LPI exams are useful and have their place too.
The two things are diametrically opposed and not much comparable beyond both 
being examinations. Please don't conflate them and let's put this tired old 
argument to rest.

--

-- 
alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com
Daniel Curry | 1 Mar 2011 21:40
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Re: Certification based on pratice exams

Alan,

I appreciate your perspective on this discussion.  Like you, I'm also
contributing to the question pool and working on the Anghoff studies.  I
believe there are pros and cons for both styles of exams.  For me,
personally, I prefer the hands on process, as that is where I am most
challenged.  Reading scenarios and choosing an answer is not something I
find difficult.  People are hard wired differently, that is what helps the
world go around and to continue to grow as a race.  Thank you for sharing
your perspective and granting me the same opportunity.

Daniel Curry
Indy's Computer Geek, LLC
http://indyscomputergeek.com

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On Tuesday 01 March 2011 09:17:35 Daniel Curry wrote:
> WOW!  I've never thought the RHCE exams I sat through as being 'warm
> and fuzzy'.  The exam was broken into two parts, the morning consisted
> of a 2.5 hour window to resolve a list of broken issues within the
> setup and configuration of the machine.  Due to the NDA I can't go
> into the specifics, there was only one item that was considered
> 'easy'.  The afternoon portion of the exam was based upon the bare
> metal installation of a server meeting specific security and functional
requirements, within 3.5 hours.

The RHCE *is* warm and fuzzy. Yes, I have one. I was an RHCE trainer (but
not current, I have no plans to recertify for RHEL 6), and I spent 2 years
full time delivering LPI-aligned training.

I'm also LPI certified. I can't progress through the levels anymore, I
signed that right away in return for the privilege of making large
contributions to the exam question pool. I still consider it a fair trade.

And I'm a senior Unix admin at a large ISP (large by local standards), and
prior.

So those are my credentials. I feel qualified to opine on this matter.

There's nothing hard about the RHCE exam. It consists solely and
exclusively of routine ordinary things that any Linux admin should be able
to do blindfold. There's one section where you can include vicious gotchas
and that's wrt the bootloader. I'm not giving anything anyway in that,
it's covered in the course materials practicals too with stonkers like "mv
/bin/bash /bin/bash.gotcha" and the old classic of setting initdefault to
6. That one is as ancient as sending mechanic apprentices to stores for a
skyhook.

Point being, anyone who cannot get all or most of the RHCE questions right
or mostly right does not have a clue what they are doing on a Red Hat box
and certainly will not be allowed anywhere near my live systems.

> I am a strong proponent for tests the prove skills through active
> engagement, rather than memorization and 'brain dumps'.  I support the
> LPI because I believe in the desire for an agnostic certification that
> covers a generalized exposure and qualification to Linux Systems
> Administration and Engineering.

You appear misinformed as to what the RHCE actually tests. It can best be
summed up as follows:

"Demonstrated ability to perform a regular stated task in the manner
prescribed to achieve a defined known result on a known defined platform."

Now that's very narrow as the candidate knows for sure the test box he
will be tested on is a bog-standard RHEL machine with no funnies straight
off the install disk. It will have none of the stuff we have to do in real
life, like build some weird package from source, bespoke stuff developed
in-house, or God forbid! a proprietary DBMS.

Please note that nowhere in the RHCE is the candidate's fundamental
understanding of the concepts ever consulted. In fact, it is not even
possible to do so, nor is it possible to normalize the results - they are
too variable and not measurable.

> As another person recently pointed out to me: "If you have a brain
> tumor, which person do you want?  The one who has demonstrated through
> practical application his ability to remove it or one that read how to
> in an exam cram/brain dump/study guide?"

That's a false comparison and a degradation of what the LPI exam actually
is.
You ought to be ashamed of yourself for trying to set up that straw man,
so I shall oblige by tearing it down.

Like I said, I delivered LPI-aligned training for 2 years full time. How
many students were able to pass any LPI exam solely using "exam cram/brain
dump/study guides"? None. The ones that passed did so because they
actually understood the subject matter, could think with it, and could use
logical reasoning to determine sensible paths to follow.

And guess what? In real life, actually on the job, what my techies deal
with daily resembles an LPI exam question much more than an RHCE one. I've
measured it, by actual numbers of support tickets. For every request to
add a user with access right X and Y there are two tickets for some system
giving errors that no-one has ever seen before.

A brain surgeon has an extremely well-defined protocol he must follow in
the process of dealing with a tumour. He is legally an by medical ethics
required to do it that way, and doesn't get a license to practise till he
has shown this. Same with aircraft pilots, deep-sea divers and bus
drivers. But do note that these jobs do not test fault finding skills. And
that is what *we* do all day long. So your comparison is faulty.

> When it comes to on the job skills, I really don't care much about a
> person's certifications, so long as the can do the job.  When I'm
> interviewing a person with no provable experience (perhaps an intern
> or college graduate) I look to any certs they may have.  If they have
> MS or LPI certs, I ask for scenarios that demonstrate application, not
> just memorization.
>
> In the field, it is all about earning money for a job delivered.  If
> I'm charging a rate for a person's skill set, the more proficient that
> person is, the more profit we both can realize from his/her work.
> This is what matters in business.  Proven skills and their application
> to making a profit.

Well that's true enough. Certs are not a means to an end in themselves,
they are merely one factor in wide array of factors, and one measurable
amongst many. It is equally false to disregard exams as it is to trust
them solely.

All this assumes that the exam is of a reasonable quality of course. I
could point you in the direction of Win2k MCSE exams for a counter-point.

So in summary, the RHCE has it's place and is useful.
LPI exams are useful and have their place too.
The two things are diametrically opposed and not much comparable beyond
both being examinations. Please don't conflate them and let's put this
tired old argument to rest.

--
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Scott Lamberton | 10 Mar 2011 00:06

Community Corner: "IT certification and the value I got in it"

Community Corner: "IT Certification and the value I got in it"

In this week's "blog" for LPI's "Community Corner", we have a guest 
contribution from Joshua Ebarvia of BSDMagazine: "IT certification and 
the value I got in it"

  See: http://www.lpi.org/communitycorner.

In addition, we provide some links from Linux Magazine Academy to an LPI 
training video, “Preparing for LPI Certifications” and some exercises 
and questions to assist people to prepare for their LPI exams.

Please feel free to submit articles, videos, slideshows and other ideas 
for LPI's community corner at: communitycorner@...

--

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Linux Professional Institute
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Scott Lamberton | 10 Mar 2011 18:36

[LPI-News] Linux Professional Institute Hosts First Exam Labs in Poland and Greece

LPI Hosts First Exam Labs in Poland and Greece

(Sacramento, CA, USA: March 10, 2011) - The Linux Professional Institute 
(LPI), the world's premier Linux certification organization
(http://www.lpi.org), announced promotional exam labs for their Linux
Professional Institute Certification (LPIC) in Poland and Greece. LPI
exams have long been available in these countries through online vendors 
Prometric and VUE, however this is the first time that local events and 
affiliate partners have offered public LPI testing events in Poland and 
Greece.

The exam lab in Warsaw, Poland will be hosted by the 4Developers
conference (http://4developers.org.pl/konferencja), the largest
programming event in Poland on April 4, 2011. LPI affiliate, LPI-Greece
(http://www.lpi.org.gr) will host their exam lab on March 31, 2011 in
Thessaloniki, Greece.

"These new events demonstrate the recognition by local organizations and 
IT professionals to further promote LPI certification as the need for a 
globally-recognized Linux certification grows in value. The workforce 
development of Linux professionals is fundamental to the adoption of 
Linux and Free and Open Source Software and LPI welcomes these new 
partners to this worldwide effort," said Jim Lacey, president and CEO of 
LPI.

The examlab at the 4developers conference in Warsaw, Poland will take
place at 14:25 on Monday, April 4, Room F406, High School of Managers
(Wyzsza Szkola Menadzerska), Kawęczyńska 36, 03-772 Warsaw. The
following exams will be available at the promotional price of 80 €:
LPI-101, 102, 201, 202, 302 and 303.  The LPIC-3 exam (LPI-301) will be
available at 100 €. Due to the limited amount of seats available for the 
LPI exams candidates are asked to register in advance at:
http://lpievent.lpice.eu/

For more information on the exam lab at the 4developers conference or to 
obtain a discount code for 4developers conference admission please
contact Elzbieta Godlewska at elzbieta.godlewska_at_lpice.eu

The recently translated LPIC-1 exam LPI-101 will be available in Greek
(LPI-102 has also being translated) at an exam lab hosted by LPI-Greece
(http://www.lpi.org.gr) at the GreekLUG GNU/Linux Laboratory,
Papanastasiou 18 str. Thessaloniki, Greece at 19:00 on March 31, 2011.
The exam is available at 80 €--however members of the GreekLUG will
receive a 50% discount.  Payment can be made in cash or by direct
deposit/electronic transfer to the GreekLUG account (a receipt of this
transaction must be produced at the exam lab). Candidates should
register in advance at http://www.lpi.org.gr

GreekLUG also offer exam preparation courses at a total of 100 €.

Each exam takes approximately 90 minutes to complete. Participants are
advised to arrive at the exam lab 15 minutes before the beginning of the 
exam. Candidates must bring their LPI ID and a government issued photo 
identification to the exam lab. To participate in the exam labs you must 
obtain an LPI ID at LPI's registration area:
http://www.lpi.org/eng/certification/register_now

The Linux Professional Institute is globally supported by the IT
industry, enterprise customers, community professionals, government
entities and the educational community. LPI's certification program is
supported by an affiliate network spanning five continents and is
distributed worldwide in multiple languages in more than 7,000 testing
locations. Since 1999, LPI has delivered over 280,000 exams and 95,000
LPIC certifications around the world.

# # #

About the Linux Professional Institute:

The Linux Professional Institute promotes and certifies essential skills 
on Linux and Open Source technologies through the global delivery of 
comprehensive, top-quality, vendor-independent exams. Established as an 
international non-profit organization in September 1999 by the Linux 
community, the Linux Professional Institute continues to demonstrate 
recognized global leadership in the certification of Linux 
professionals. LPI advances the Linux and Open Source movement through 
strategic partners, sponsorships, innovative programs and community 
development activities. LPI's major financial sponsors are Platinum 
Sponsors IBM, Linux Journal, Linux Magazine, Novell, SGI, and TurboLinux 
as well as Gold Sponsors, HP and IDG.

Media Contacts:

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LPI Central Europe
http://www.lpice.eu
elzbieta.godlewska <at> lpice.eu
+48 660.705.266

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Scott Lamberton | 16 Mar 2011 17:39

[LPI-News] Open University UK adds Linux Certification to Academic Program

Open University UK adds Linux Certification to Academic Program

(Sacramento, CA, USA: March 16, 2011) The Linux Professional Institute
(LPI), the world's premier Linux certification organization
(http://www.lpi.org) and Open University UK (http://www.open.ac.uk/)
announced that students enrolled in Open University's introductory Linux
course will now be eligible for a promotional voucher to obtain the
CompTIA Linux+ Powered by LPI certification.  Students and IT
professionals who earn their CompTIA Linux+ Powered by LPI certification
are automatically eligible to apply for and receive their LPIC-1
certification.

Open University UK launched this voucher initiative following the
successful introduction of their online distance education Linux course
for undergraduate adult learners in May 2010.   Over 1000 students
completed this academic program last year which provides students with
credits towards their honors degree. An additional 500 are expected to
register for the May 2011 course offering.

"This initiative further demonstrates LPI's willingness and
longstanding history to work with industry and the academic sector to
promote Linux professionalism and Open Source Software. We applaud Open
University UK's recognition of the value of professional certification
and their efforts to make Linux education and employment opportunities
accessible to their student body" said Jim Lacey, president and CEO of LPI.

"Our introductory course in Linux has proven to be very popular with
adult learners and a substantial value-added has been their ability to
pursue an industry recognized Linux certification following the
completion of this online learning module.  This benefit is greatly
enhanced when one considers that in achieving their CompTIA Linux+
powered by LPI certification they will also be able to obtain first
their LPIC-1 and than their Novell Certified Linux Administrator
certification.  As an educator who wants the best opportunity for
employment for my students, I can't help but applaud LPI on their
leadership in promoting this industry cooperation in Linux
certification," said Andrew Smith, Linux Course Chair, Open University UK.

For more information on Open University UK's introductory Linux course
see: http://www3.open.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/course/t155.htm

The LPIC-1 certification program for Linux professionals has been
accepted as a nationally recognized IT accreditation for college
students at secondary schools and technical colleges in England, Wales
and Northern Ireland and Scotland.  For more information see:
http://www.lpi.org/eng/about_lpi/what_s_new/lpi_recognized_by_uk_education_authorities

The Linux Professional Institute is globally supported by the IT
industry, enterprise customers, community professionals, government
entities and the educational community. LPI's certification program is
supported by an affiliate network spanning five continents and is
distributed worldwide in multiple languages in more than 7,000 testing
locations. Since 1999, LPI has delivered over 280,000 exams and 95,000
LPIC certifications around the world.

# # #

About the Linux Professional Institute:

The Linux Professional Institute promotes and certifies essential skills
on Linux and Open Source technologies through the global delivery of
comprehensive, top-quality, vendor-independent exams. Established as an
international non-profit organization in September 1999 by the Linux
community, the Linux Professional Institute continues to demonstrate
recognized global leadership in the certification of Linux
professionals. LPI advances the Linux and Open Source movement through
strategic partners, sponsorships, innovative programs and community
development activities. LPI's major financial sponsors are Platinum
Sponsors IBM, Linux Journal, Linux Magazine, Novell, SGI, and TurboLinux
as well as Gold Sponsors, HP and IDG.

Media Contacts:

Scott Lamberton
Director of Communications
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Amedeo Salvati | 22 Mar 2011 13:25
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LPIC-301

Hi all,

due to my studies on lpic-301, I started writing some tutorials, they
are in Italian and most important they are "work in progress", because
my approach is:

read/study (single item or few items) -> test/try (not extensive!) ->
write tutorial

and then

read/study (next single item or next few items) -> test/try (not
extensive but integrated with old item) ->  write tutorial (for this
item and maybe correct/integrate old tutorials)

and then...

If you are interested below you can find main page and RSS link

http://lab.oscert.net/lpi/lpic-301

http://lab.oscert.net/lpi/lpi/RSS

Any feedback is welcome!
a
RaSca | 22 Mar 2011 13:29
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Re: LPIC-301

Il giorno Mar 22 Mar 2011 13:25:15 CET, Amedeo Salvati ha scritto:
> Hi all,
> due to my studies on lpic-301, I started writing some tutorials, they
> are in Italian and most important they are "work in progress", because
> my approach is:
> read/study (single item or few items) ->  test/try (not extensive!) ->
> write tutorial
> and then
> read/study (next single item or next few items) ->  test/try (not
> extensive but integrated with old item) ->   write tutorial (for this
> item and maybe correct/integrate old tutorials)
> and then...
> If you are interested below you can find main page and RSS link
> http://lab.oscert.net/lpi/lpic-301
> http://lab.oscert.net/lpi/lpi/RSS
> Any feedback is welcome!
> a

Great job Amedeo! Let's see how this work will evolve. I'm going to take 
the 201 and 202 exams next week and then will go into 301, so I think I 
will also contribute.

Keep up the good work!

--

-- 
RaSca
Mia Mamma Usa Linux: Niente è impossibile da capire, se lo spieghi bene!
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http://www.miamammausalinux.org
Alexandru Ionica | 22 Mar 2011 14:15
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Re: LPIC-301

I do have some notes i made for Lpi 201/202/301/302/303 before i took each exam but i don't know if i can provide them as part of the information was taken from wikipedia, part from man pages, part from different sites which have copyright statements and so on and of course now i have no idea which part came from where and if i am legally allowed to give the information to third parties.
Can anyone advise ?

On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 2:29 PM, RaSca <rasca-9B074fXSGsOr88ip1nKoZ2D2FQJk+8+b@public.gmane.org> wrote:
Il giorno Mar 22 Mar 2011 13:25:15 CET, Amedeo Salvati ha scritto:
> Hi all,
> due to my studies on lpic-301, I started writing some tutorials, they
> are in Italian and most important they are "work in progress", because
> my approach is:
> read/study (single item or few items) ->  test/try (not extensive!) ->
> write tutorial
> and then
> read/study (next single item or next few items) ->  test/try (not
> extensive but integrated with old item) ->   write tutorial (for this
> item and maybe correct/integrate old tutorials)
> and then...
> If you are interested below you can find main page and RSS link
> http://lab.oscert.net/lpi/lpic-301
> http://lab.oscert.net/lpi/lpi/RSS
> Any feedback is welcome!
> a

Great job Amedeo! Let's see how this work will evolve. I'm going to take
the 201 and 202 exams next week and then will go into 301, so I think I
will also contribute.

Keep up the good work!

--
RaSca
Mia Mamma Usa Linux: Niente è impossibile da capire, se lo spieghi bene!
rasca-9B074fXSGsOr88ip1nKoZ2D2FQJk+8+b@public.gmane.org
http://www.miamammausalinux.org

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