I may have joined this game late, but when is the LPIC 3 due out? Is there anything I can do to assist in the development of the exam?
Thanks, Ryan McCain >>> On Tue, Dec 5, 2006 at 12:29 PM, in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Bryan J. Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Etienne Goyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I disagree. Samba is widely used indeed, but I see Linux mostly >> deployed as an "Internet" platform (web, mail, etc) and low- level >> network functions (firewall, VPN, etc). By your logic, why not >> make a mandatory exam on these subjects too then ? > > Two things: > > 1. We're *NOT* talking about general level 1 or level 2 anymore, > we're talking level 3. It's not "what you want to deal with on a > single server," but "this is what enterprise expect out of a > seasoned, _enterprise_ Linux administrator of 5+ years experience." > > 2. Who's pushing for LPIC- 3? Industry. Who is industry? 55% of > exam revenues are from Japan. Japan (e.g., the "six sisters") are > heavily deploying Linux in the _data_center_. That means you aren't > just dealing with SOHO networking concepts or single, standalone > web/file servers. > > You have to worry about distributed authentication, single sign- on > (SSO), network naming and objects, network credentials and exchange, > non- repudiation and -- gasp -- no longer just DAC (Discretionary > Access Controls) but _real_ MAC/RBAC (Mandatory Access Controls / > Role- Based Access Controls). And yes, like it or not, SELinux > knowledge is a *HUGE* request. > > Not the "fun" stuff anymore kiddies. > _Real_ enterprise knowledge. > > Don't agree? At what point do you or do you not want LPIC- 3 to be an > "enterprise" cert that enterprise corporations value? Or you just > want LPIC- 3 to be "oh, I work on standalone Internet servers." Given > the pay I make in the former versus most who work in the latter, > sorry, the focus is right where I think it should be. > > Wouldn't you like to join some of us in that latter 3%? ;- > > >> Also, I believe that Samba is very much a specialization. The >> skillset required for Samba administration is very specific to this >> task, and not generally useful. I would rather see core exam being >> about generally useful stuff such as advanced networking, security, >> etc. > > There are currently (IIRc) six (6) planned level 3 exams. > Samba and LPIC are the first two (2). > You can be damned sure "security" is in there. ;- > > > No offense, but LPIC- 3 is about "put up or shut up." If you want to > "put up," Matt will be glad to have you help -- heck -- even _lead_ > the task analysis for another, future level 3 exam! > > But understand that you aren't going to always agree with the focus. > E.g., many people balk at SELinux, but it's going to be tackled, > because industry wants that knowledge tested. > _______________________________________________ lpi-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://list.lpi.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/lpi-discuss
