On Sat, 2004-07-31 at 15:21, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Slashdot is reporting that Linux related jobs on Dice.com have risen 190% 
> in the past year. Most of these are going to be sysadmin job if my 
> experience with Dice is any indication. Is now the time to make a push to 
> remind people just how valuable a thing a performance based certification 
> can be? Is LPI looking into any sort of campaign? Then again the economy 
> has just slowed a bit again....
> 
> How can we get out the word that certification is valuable to both 
> employers and employees (and not just a MCSE paperwork shuffle)?

Propaganda. Glossy pictures. Local events aimed not just at local techs
that have already been sold. Winged Monkeys (fly, fly my pretties).

Is there some canned stuff that people like myself can get hold of to
help push LPI certification? Wilma sent me some stuff for an event we
held here in January, but unfortunately, French isn't spoken by many in
Australia. Hell, English is rarely spoken properly either....

There's probably a more suitable mailing list for this discussion. Do we
have an advocacy/world domination mailing list? I should join that
too....

> How can we reach sysadmin managers to convince them that contributing to 
> LPI will make certifications with us of even more use to them?

>From what I've seen of LPI, they've been pushing the Linux certification
at interest groups around the world and have let them take it up from
there (I could be mistaken). In Australia, we've run a few events in
conjunction with other events to try and increase the industry
awareness.

There's also a few training companies around that are pushing the idea
of certification to their clients. I'm not aware of any that have any
kind of formal relationship with LPI though.

> How can I make money at this and evangelize Linux full time? (Sorry that 
> one just slipped in ;)

Find something that people want or can be convinced they want and let
them know you've got it. Did I mentioned Winged Monkeys?

> Mark Miller
> Level One Project Lead (So Kara's heart will be OK)
> 
> BTW, is there anyone out there except Matt and Kara????

Yes, but it's a secret. :-)

thx,
Matt


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