hi, the number one thing for me was accessibility/affordability, the other Linux certifications were way out of my price league and I wanted to learn for fun not profit.
In the job interviews I have had since, the simple fact that I wanted to learn more about Linux has gotten me always to a job offer and none of the jobs were linux based ! Long live people interested in taking the LPI vendor neutral exams ! Regards Rob On Monday 10 March 2008, Ed Sawicki wrote: > Scott Lamberton wrote: > > "Could we get some user referrals from some LPI certified people who can > > talk about the pros and cons of vendor-neutral certification?" > > I'm an advocate of vendor-neutral certification for numerous > reasons. The primary reason is monopolies stifling innovation. > The Microsoft monopoly has had a stranglehold on the computer > industry for over 20 years. These years have been marked by > general stagnation of the industry and exploitation of the > computer-using public. > > One example of this is computer viruses. We've had them in > various forms for over 20 years. Rather than solve this > problem, the industry has exploited the problem to create a > revenue stream: anti-virus software, anti-spyware software, > etc. > > Corporations tend to solve problems in ways that maximize > their profits. I don't believe this changes just because the > vendor is selling open source software like Linux. > Vendor-specific certifications encourage people to build > social capital in specific brands, thus increasing the > likelihood of monopolistic practices. One day we may replace > the Microsoft monopoly with an equally exploitive Novell or > Red Hat monopoly. We're all better off if certifications are > neutral. > > Ed Sawicki > Accelerated Learning Center > _______________________________________________ > lpi-discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://list.lpi.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/lpi-discuss _______________________________________________ lpi-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://list.lpi.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/lpi-discuss
