I've been following this thread with great interest, as LAMP is clearly important to both CIW and LPI. There are some possibilities here that would benefit the community. I think that cooperation can help get exams out faster and to a larger audience.
James ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "This is the lpi-examdev mailing list." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2004 10:33 AM Subject: Re: [lpi-examdev] RE: OSS developer certs anyone? -- Prosoft Trainingconsideration? > On Wed, 22 Sep 2004, Bryan J. Smith wrote: > > > >> Let them CIW have a "LAMP" cert until LPI could fill in all the holes > >> and then announce an LPI LAMP cert? It could piss CIW off. > > I don't think LPI's reputation would be enhanced by partnering with > someone then usurping that space with it's own test. My preferrence would > be to create our own tests with community support. Partnering should > create some sort of synergy and not just create a stop gap measure. A > partnership with the CIW people would not really create any value. A > partnership with the Perl community (for example) and someone like > ActiveState (for example) would because we would be creating a new value > added service. > > >> I'm taking the long-term view that even if it takes a year or two to launch > >> a full LPI-lead LAMP cert, so be it. Launch what we can do, as we do > >> it. Even with 2 years, we'd still be certifying Perl6 people before > >> Perl6 came out <muahahaha>. > > > > So, until then, CIW's existing Perl 5 exam could fit the bill. > > For my conversations the Perl community doesn't seem to be impressed with > any existing programs. The message to me was they wanted something new and > credible to the community. > > I'm in favor of an approach that builds community interest, works with > existing bodies in those communities, leverages partnerships to create > value and not just a stop gap, and has solid community support and > credibility. > > TO build community cred we need to work on a consensus and not just > present them with a fait accompli. > > Mark Miller > Exam Dev Lead Level 1 > _______________________________________________ > lpi-examdev mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://list.lpi.org/mailman/listinfo/lpi-examdev _______________________________________________ lpi-examdev mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://list.lpi.org/mailman/listinfo/lpi-examdev
