With the proposed renewed focus of the LPIC-1 certification as a Linux Professional certification (ie. move most of the "adminy" material to LPIC-2 and introduce more general topics to LPIC-1), this lets it (LPIC-1) become a base for other certification tracks that have previously gone undeveloped.
There are numerous approaches that can be taken on this front including a DBA focused developer certification (maybe in conjunction with the PostgreSQL and MySQL people) as well as development methodologies, LAMP and system/kernel level programming topics. I'm purposely being vague on where the developer and dba tracks can go because I would like to hear other opinions first ;) The most contentious issue being raised is whether these developer/dba tracks should require the LPIC-1 or not. I contend that it should be a requirement because I have seen many examples of developers deploying solutions onto Linux systems and then leaving horrendous security holes in their wake because they didn't understand basic Linux/Unix concepts such as file permissions. One of the counter arguments to this idea is that it creates a barrier to entry for people that just want to prove that they have the developer skills. Opinions? Regards, -- g. matthew rice <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> starnix care, toronto, ontario, ca phone: 647.722.5301 x242 gpg id: EF9AAD20 http://www.starnix.com professional linux services & products _______________________________________________ lpi-examdev mailing list [email protected] http://list.lpi.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/lpi-examdev
