Thanks to all who replied.

Keith


rleonard wrote:
> 
> It seems to be a misconception that it's required to pay/attend these $5k
> classes.  As has been mentioned in this thread, if you have zero experience,
> it shows a potential employer that you have "some" level of follow thru to
> jump thru the hoops to get certified, and hopefully you've learned something
> along the way.
> 
> The majority of the "promises" made are by the sales guy's who's job it is
> to entice you to sign on the bottom line, if you buy into this, then i have
> a few high performance 386's i'll sell ya to run oracle on!
> 
> RTFM, build a network at home and plan and configure this network out just
> as you would in the real world (probably using far cheaper equipment), get a
> dsl connection, host your own dns/mail/www/*network-service from your home.
> 
> Be honest with potential employers (doesnt' have to be brutally honest) but
> don't over extend your capablities.
> 
> If you read the prereq's for most industry certs they recommend atleast 1-2
> years EXPERIENCE plus the studying to learn the core/esoteric areas that you
> will be tested on.
> 
> robert leonard
> 
> |On Thu, 06 Jul 2000, you wrote:
> |> Hi All,
> |>
> |> Is there any real value in Linux Certification?  I'm guessing form
> |> looking at these courses (I found no price list) that one would spend
> |> $5000 plus to get certified.  Are there any better solutions?
> |>
> |> Keith
> |>
> |> William Lindley wrote:
> |> >
> |> > seen on Linux Today, the Arizona Telecommunications &
> |Information Council
> |> > (ATIC) schedule; read the full press release (click on the
> |link from the
> |> > below page) for a complete listing of events.
> |> >
> |> > http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2000-07-06-004-06-PR-CY
> |> >
> |> > \\/
> |> >
> |> > p.s., Maybe someone from PLUG should tell these folks
> |about the PLUG
> |> > meetings?  They already list AZSAGE.
> |
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