There is a non profit organisation known as LINUX PROFESSIONAL INSTITUE www.lpi.org
which provides certification through on line exam. i certainly feel that the
experience is one thing that counts you can not wish away the certification process.
CVRK
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On Fri, 07 Jul 2000 10:18:47 Sudhakar Chandra wrote:
>Duke proclaimed:
>> But, i was just wondering just like MS, Sun, Oracle or even Novell, why
>> doesnt Linux start its own certifications.
>
>1. There is no company called Linux to issue certifications.
>
>2. Certifications are a way for these mega-corporations to make an extra
>buck. They realize that many companies looking for people with certain
>skills don't have the time, money or clue to seperate the wheat (or rice)
>from the chaff. They therefore come up with a certification program where
>they can milk money from the professionals wishing to get certified. The
>companies, wrongly IMO, think that if they hire someone who has been
>certified they are getting a guaranteed minimum level of expertise.
>
>3. I will never work for a company that asks me if I am certified. If 4+
>years of learning Linux from scratch solving day-to-day real life problems
>does not count for anything with a company, they probably deserve the
>certified moron that they finally hire.
>
>4. Would you actually like someone saying that you meet a standard minimum
>level of expertise?
>
>Thaths
>--
>Homer: And, these Hardy Boys books are great, too! This one's about
>smugglers!
>Bart: They're all about smugglers.
>Homer: No, not this one! "The Smugglers of Pirate Cove". It's about
>pirates.
>Sudhakar C13n http://www.aunet.org/thaths/ Lead Indentured Slave
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