I haven't seen much mention of linux certification here recently. Can someone tell me whether this was merely a fad, (most of the prep books seem to have been published in 2000, give or take a year), or whether linux certification might actually help me find employment?
The question arose because I happened upon "LPI Linux Certification in a Nutshell" at the public library and, since I've been using (B)LFS exclusively for a few years now, thought it might be worth looking into. However, the book covers knowledge which is not so much arcane as obsolete, or so it seems to me. Take printing: the exam requires familiarity with lpd, APSfilter, and magicfilter, but not CUPS. Now, I haven't set up printing in my current BLFS-6.0 system, so I could install LPRng rather than CUPS, and doing so might help me gain familiarity with lpd and so pass the exam. (LPRng is more than adequate for my single-user system: I had been using PDQ under BLFS-4.x). However, is it really a good idea to install APSfilter and magicfilter, (which are on the exam)? The BLFS-suggested websites lprng.org and linuxprinting.org promote ifhp and foomatic, respectively, (which are not on the exam). More generally, is there a realistic path for turning familiarity with linux into a profession? What would you suggest? -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-chat FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/faq/ Unsubscribe: See the above information page
