Hi David,

  David> If you believe in certification

I'm aware there are arguments pro and con on this
issue. I've be no means decided to try to acquire an
LPI, but am just investigating what would be involved.

  David>				 then LPI is
  David> the way to go. It is the ONLY certification
  David> developed by the Linux community for the
  David> community.

Good to hear this. That's worth something.

  David> http://lpi.org/ I do recommend studying hard
  David> as the test is not trivial, you will not pass
  David> it on book learning alone. If you have not
  David> been admining Linux for a while it is a VERY
  David> challenging test.

Thanks for the heads up. I'm glad to hear that. It
makes the certification worth more. I've worked
exclusively on Unix systems since 1984, and Linux is
what I've run on my desktop both at work and run here
at home for the last three years. I also have a Mac. Yo
no hablo Windows.

I worked for 18 years as a software engineer for
Motorola Computer Group before I got laid off on July
31. I've administered servers at work, and also my own
desktops, but haven't done a lot of sophisticated
stuff. This experience does not in itself make me an
expert, ready to go in and pass the LPI without
studying. There is much I could stand to learn, and
would like to, now that I'm in the job market.

Thank you for the pointer to the test. Can you tell me
how one normally goes about acquiring the training
necessary to pass it? It's one thing to know "all about
Linux", and another to be prepared for a specific test.

-- 
Lynn David Newton
Phoenix, AZ
http://www.eecs.umich.edu/~lnewton