LPI is the only thing that will impress me. just for laughs, you can take a test free at www.brainbench.com. IMHO, its not a very good test, but worth looking at. -- ======================================================================== Rocky McGaugh Atipa Linux Solutions Linux Systems Engineer www.atipa.com rocky@smluc.org rmcgaugh@atipa.com ======================================================================== On Sat, 15 Jan 2000, Jack Barnett wrote:
I've seen 3-4 differant places offering "Linux Certification" with 3-4 differnt test for "Linux Certification" but have a couple questions.
Which is the offical test for Linux? Since Linux is not from a central location, anyone can give a "Linux Certification", but it might not mean anything unless it is a real judgement and test of the Linux skills and knowledge of the person taking the test.
To put it another way, if you have a Red Hat Certification, it means you know a decent about how to use Red Hat Linux and have the skills to back it up. But since there is not central place that gives "Certification" to the Linux Certification centers, any one of the street could make up a bogus or somewhat less profiecent Linux certification test. Hell I could make a "Jacks Mega-Linux distro buzzworded certification test" with 1 questions at a $90 charge, but it would be meaning less, because there is no proof that it will give certification where it is due, and where it is not. If there is only 1 question it does not /really/ test the Linux knowledge/skills of the person taking it, but would be misleading to the users peers/employeers/ etc. when MR. xyz said he was a "Certifided Linux kernel hacker extreme", when the only thing he truly knows about Linux is how to pronouce it and that I am giving the guarnetted passed certifation test for $90 on the corner of wall and washington street...
I would like to take the Linux Certification test just to see if I really know what I am talking about or if my ego has taken control of my brain again, but don't really know /which/ test is the "real" Linux Certifiication test, and don't know what test will /really/ test my skills/knowledge in a fair and unbyassed manner.
I don't mean any disrespect to any companies, tests or people having to do with Linux certifaction, I am just wondering why there are so many tests and what would be really the best test to take.
Any ideas?
Jack
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