Hi all. >From Oct 30th to Nov 1st LPI participated at .org-Pavilion at LinuxWorld Conference & Expo on Frankfurt Fairgrounds in Germany. We had a nice, free of charge booth with internet connection which we owe K+S Messe-Ausstellungs-Kongress GmbH. During three days of exhibition 13.000 visitors came to learn about Linux, and another 7000 people came to visit the bank it fair which took place next to LinuxWorld. (Some bank it managers might also have visited the Linux expo, as the tickets were valid for both shows.) Most of the visitors were business related.
Running the booth was only possible because I was assisted by two German volunteers: Martin F. Krafft and Florian Kalhammer Both of them worked in the booth for all three days. They spent not only their time but also a certain amount of money for parking fees, transportation and accommodation, and I'm very grateful for this magnificent assistance. We had a lot of private Linux users who stumbled over the LPI booth for it was located in between the popular KDE and the Gnome booths. They all were interested in LPI when we told them about what LPI is all about. The facts that LPI is community driven and vendor neutral were most appealing to them. They liked the thought of having confirmed their current Linux knowledge, and of filling in some remaining gaps by studying exam objectives. Especially when we showed them the available books preparing for LPI exams, which are listed in the brochure, they were really convinced that LPI is worth a closer look. Some it managers using windows asked about certification and training, as they want to introduce some Unix knowledge. They want to be prepared for Linux and they understand that Unix basics are also valuable for working in a windows environment. In Germany there are many courses teaching unemployed people Linux systems and network administration skills, that are sponsored by the government. Florian teaches such courses, and there were many students of such courses who visited our booth. This shows the potential of training in Germany, and for the first time I realized that German exam objectives, study guides, and tests will be a big step forward for LPI in Germany. I'm convinced that Linux admins have to know English very well to cope with security news, up to date instructions, and newsgroups, and I'm sure that someone who's only able to pass the German test, isn't a good admin, BUT passing the German test is a start, and he might become a Linux professional with English proficiency soon. And with German courses available there will be more government support, books, students, ergo more Linux users. Once again the LPI booth was a big step to spread the word about LPI in Germany. Furthermore I met many German LPI volunteers, and I'm looking forward to keep on working together with them. Regards, Torsten -- Torsten Scheck, LPIC-1 Software Engineer | private S.O.T. GmbH | PGP ID: 0x69ABDD54 [EMAIL PROTECTED] | [EMAIL PROTECTED] +49 (0)6261 8930-14 | +49 (0)6293 1321 -- This message was sent from the lpi-discuss mailing list. Send `unsubscribe lpi-discuss' in the subject to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to leave the list.
