Hi Ottavio, I think that you've helped demonstrate that we need to make it more clear that the bsdcertification.org site is only an archive for posterity.
Take a look at the links that Bryan mentioned in his email. Definitely, the BSD certification isn't as popular as the LPIC-1/2/3 but it does have uses for some people. Not being able to get out to the various BSD events over the last year hasn't helped, too. Also, when we heard that the BSD cert group was thinking of closing up shop, we offered to host the credentials that they have awarded to people and to relaunch it through LPI delivery channels. The relaunch included aligning the BSD objectives with the similar expectations of someone with an LPIC-1 so that we could do something similar to the multi-level Linux certifications if there's enough interest. Where the BSD topics and coverage go, though, is up to people like you. So, consider getting involved (such as joining the BSDAC) and making a case for what is needed. Take care, --matt On Tue, Apr 13, 2021 at 6:25 AM Ottavio Caruso via lpi-examdev < [email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > This is neither a rant nor a complaint. It's just me thinking out > loud. Feel free to ignore or comment. Brutal honesty is welcome. > > As soon as the BSD Specialist exam was announced (October 2019), I > started preparing myself for this certification. No official prep > materials had been released, so I used an old wiki [1] for the now > defunct BSD Associate certification [2] from the equally defunct BSD > Certification Group [3]. > > I should have gone for the exam last year, and if I had done it, I'd > not have come here and moan about it, but we had a hard lockdown here > in UK and most test centres shut for good. So I thought, let's use > this time to study even harder. > > Now that some centres are re-opening, I am no longer sure why I should > invest almost £200 (exam fee + VAT + currency conversion fees) for a > certification that nobody knows of and the LPI clearly doesn't believe > in. > > The wiki (on which the exam is based) is full of errors; there are > still no prep materials; it's a dead end certification because it > doesn't lead to any other certification, unlike the LPIC; the original > members of the BSD Certification Group are no longer working on this > certification; there is zero feedback on this certification: I still > have to hear of anyone who has gone for it. > > What does the future hold for the BSD Specialist? If the LPI doesn't > really believe in its potential, is it not just better to retire it? > > > > [1] http://bsdwiki.reedmedia.net/wiki/ > [2] http://bsdcertification.org/certification/bsd-associate.html > [3] http://bsdcertification.org/index.html > > -- > Ottavio Caruso > _______________________________________________ > lpi-examdev mailing list > [email protected] > https://list.lpi.org/mailman/listinfo/lpi-examdev -- G. Matthew Rice <[email protected]> gpg id: 0x17CF9077 Executive Director, Linux Professional Institute
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