On Fri, 2006-06-16 at 14:12 +0200, Alan McKinnon wrote: > Let me undercut this and clearly state what is underlying my position > on this: > LPI does not have a mandate to test Windows competencies. That belongs > to Microsoft. LPI tests Linux competencies. > I agree with you that in an ideal world we should be able to issue a > cert that validates George's Samba and Windows skills, as they are > used together. I just don't see how we can do the Windows part with > any credibility. I also suspect that the hiring market will view with > suspicion any cert that's not from the Microsoft stable and yet > claims to validate Windows skills.
Many enterprise desktop and configuration management solutions are pretty universal across _all_ computing platforms. Yes, there are system-specifics, but some of the core competencies are common. In fact, we should _not_ be testing on Microsoft solutions, and I'll give you a perfect example. Microsoft itself, internally, uses Altiris enterprise management solutions. Altiris' solution supports patches and management of Cisco equipment, various UNIX flavors and Linux. This is what Microsoft itself has been using -- heavily so after the portions of Microsoft not under Altiris patch feeds went down with SQL Slammer (long story -- "staying current" with your patches _caused_ you to be suseptible -- as Microsoft's own systems did from SMS/SUS feeds). So we should _not_ be addressing Microsoft solutions, as many enterprises do _not_ use Microsoft solutions -- including Microsoft itself. ;-> If and when there is a "critical mass" and time to do so, we _should_ come out with a "Desktop" exam that would and could address many common issues with Linux, MacOS X, UNIX and Windows clients and peer-nodes. -- 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
