I know this Open Source Essentials cert topic has been quiet lately, but I haven't been ignoring it. In fact, as soon as I saw what was coming down the pipe, I decided to get to work creating a book and Udemy course covering the objectives. Which means that I've spent a lot of time thinking about the objectives <https://wiki.lpi.org/wiki/Open_Source_Essentials_Objectives_V1.0>. In fact, the reason I've nevertheless been quiet in that context is that, try as I might, I haven't been able to find anything substantial to criticize. The objectives really do cover a lot of good ground. Making sure the candidate understands the possible legal implications of licensing issues (can you spell "Oracle v. Google"?) and has a basic familiarity with, say, compilers and deployment platforms - even if he's not the one doing the coding and deploying - seems smart. If I were thinking about starting my own OS development project, I would definitely want to make sure I'm up to speed on all of these objectives - not to mention I'd definitely purchase my book and course at twice the going rate. :) Any updates on the cert's development status? David Clinton
On Mon, Feb 27, 2023 at 9:47 AM Fabian Thorns via lpi-examdev < [email protected]> wrote: > Hi Josh, > > you're right, both LPIC-2 and DevOps Tools Engineer will be refreshed this > year, presumably with some topics being pushed from one to the other. But > we'll focus on these three exams in summer intensively. However, if you > have some early thoughts, let me know and I'll add them to the future > change considerations on the wiki so we can come back to them in summer. > > Thanks, > > Fabian > > > On Mon, Feb 27, 2023 at 3:44 PM Joshua Welborn <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Hi Fabian, >> >> This is off topic, but is there any update on when the LPIC 2 exams will >> be refreshed? I know this was announced a little over a year ago. >> >> Thanks, >> Josh >> >> On Feb 27, 2023, at 9:27 AM, Fabian Thorns via lpi-examdev < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> Dear all, >> >> I've got something exciting to share with you. >> >> You've probably noticed that we are extending our Essentials certificate >> track, and I'd like to get your thoughts on the next exam/certificate that >> we'd like to add: Open Source Essentials. >> >> The certificate should cover the non-technical aspects of open source >> software, to provide a specific set of common knowledge that anyone working >> with open source software should have, independently of their personal >> background. Imagine a developer telling a lawyer about forks and merges, >> while the lawyer responds with a talk about derivative works and copyleft. >> With the new cert, we'd like to establish some common vocabulary, provide >> learning materials to obtain this knowledge, as well as a test and a >> certificate to prove it. This certificate is placed at the essentials track >> because it is no 'job' on its own, but rather an add-on to any kind of >> other job that can be executed with regards to open source. >> >> That said, we have an early objectives draft ready for review and >> commenting: >> >> https://wiki.lpi.org/wiki/Open_Source_Essentials_Objectives_V1.0 >> >> Thanks to all who have contributed to this document and already shared >> their initial feedback. Now we would like to open it up to you. What do you >> think? What would you add, change or drop? The draft is pretty packed right >> now, which may not necessarily be a bad thing, given that we stay on >> Essential level in what we teach and test. >> >> I'd be glad if you'd take a look at the draft and share your thoughts. >> Please share them either here or at https://discuss.lpi.org. I will >> monitor both platforms, but I assume that the main discussion will happen >> here. >> >> Finally, if you'd like to help with content creation (writing exam >> questions or learning materials, helping in reviews or translations), >> please let me or Markus know directly. >> >> Looking forward to your thoughts, >> >> Fabian >> >> -- >> Fabian Thorns <[email protected]> GPG: F1426B12 >> Director of Product Development, Linux Professional Institute >> _______________________________________________ >> lpi-examdev mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://list.lpi.org/mailman/listinfo/lpi-examdev >> >> > > -- > Fabian Thorns <[email protected]> GPG: F1426B12 > Director of Product Development, Linux Professional Institute > _______________________________________________ > lpi-examdev mailing list > [email protected] > https://list.lpi.org/mailman/listinfo/lpi-examdev
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