Ladies, gentlemen, I do _not_ represent LPI, but these discussions are a _distraction_. There should be _no_ further debate until at least 2007 +, or when the objects, tasks -- if not exam questions -- for LPIC-3 are completed.
If it hasn't registered yet, here are just the base issues of changing the format: 1. Cost 2. Time 3. Breadth Anyone who wants to keep the discussion up should consider themselves the defacto volunteer to not just "investigate" but actually put forth the time, money and effort to do such. And that should keep you busy until at least 2009+. ;-> With that said, I'll put it this way ... === MY NOT-SO-HUMBLE, PROFESSIONAL OPINION === I'm no expert, but I have taken over 40 IT certification exams from 10 different organizations. I've seen many formats, approaches and what-not. If it takes Cisco and Novell serious effort just to do more "interactive" computer-based testing, and Red Hat literally _years_ to come up with just _basic_ lab-testing (and it took them 3 years of _serious_manhour_ investments that LPI does _not_ have to get the RHCA rolling), then what does anyone expect LPI to be able to do in 1 year? And that's before we talk about costs. Unless LPI wants to put its unbiased, independent status on-the-line by entering the training market to off-set these heavy development costs, it should be shelved. Or maybe I should put it this way ... I've got a _lot_ of exposure to _all_ sorts of certification programs and even more "real world experience" in enterprise Linux deployments. If anyone else out there would like to high myself, among other peers like myself (I know many of you are around too -- the problem with credentials is that someone else always has far more), and build a new "training" organization with 3+ years of "start-up" funding to do this, then I'm all ears! Until then, I'm putting my time to LPI on LPIC-3 for a 2007 release. I suggest others please do as well. ;-> -- Bryan J. Smith Professional, technical annoyance mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://thebs413.blogspot.com ---------------------------------------------------------- The existence of Linux has far more to do with the breakup of AT&T's monopoly than anything Microsoft has ever done. _______________________________________________ lpi-examdev mailing list [email protected] http://list.lpi.org/mailman/listinfo/lpi-examdev
