And let me add to that: distro-specific is covered quite well by the different distributions. I think LPI is cool as it is, as a broad distro-agnostich distribution.
Cheers, Sander > -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- > Van: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Namens Giannis Stoilis > Verzonden: dinsdag 1 mei 2007 21:58 > Aan: This is the lpi-examdev mailing list. > Onderwerp: Re: [lpi-examdev] LPI:TNG A Developer Programme > > On 5/1/07, Ed Sawicki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > [snip] > > This may be a bit off-topic: > > Lately, I've noticed that the number of people who are > > seeking product-specific Linux training is increasing. > > By product-specific, I mean distribution-specific. For > > example, I get calls asking for SuSE 10 training and > > they won't accept a more generic Linux course. > > > > I think these people want to learn the graphical > > management tools of a particular distribution and are > > uninterested in the way it's done at the command line. > > How does this impact your plans? > > Let me share an experience I had a year ago. > > A big international company's regional branch specifically requested > SUSE training for some of their administrators and developers, since a > part of their linux infrastructure is based on SUSE. They refused LPI > training when it was offered to them insted because they figured that > since they have SUSE only, they need SUSE training. > Let me note here that SUSE's current curriculum is heavily geared > towards administration with their GUI tool, YAST. > When the training started, it turns out that the linux infrastructure > they needed training for, was some custom hardware loaded with a > heavily customized and tailored SUSE 7.X distribution. > People working with SUSE know that SUSE7's YAST is something different > from SUSE 10's YAST. Furthermore, since the software is now somewhat > obsolete and the hardware being exotic and all, most administration > and upgrades were done in a custom, non-yast way. > > The training I gave them may was useful but it was not what they > needed. They should have chosen LPI's neutral focus on the low-level > workings of a linux distribution. > > Although I find SUSE's official training materials superior in quality > from any other linux training material I examined, I still prefer > LPI's neutral approach, and I hope it that the high demand for > distribution specific won't affect them. LPI doesn't need to replace > any other certification, just complement them. > > Regards > - Giannis > _______________________________________________ > lpi-examdev mailing list > [email protected] > http://list.lpi.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/lpi-examdev _______________________________________________ lpi-examdev mailing list [email protected] http://list.lpi.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/lpi-examdev
