"Giannis Stoilis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On 5/1/07, Ed Sawicki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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. > > 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.
Well, under the LPI ATP (Approved Training Partner), there is nothing stopping you from teaching an 'LPI' course with courseware that is oriented towards a certain distro. This is natural. Most courseware includes a 'Linux' CD. I've seen Fedora, SUSE, RHEL and Debian all used. Adding some "and here's how you screw up your system with Yast or webmin" content to the course is okay (in a manner of speaking :)). The important thing is that the 'under the hood' material is taught. 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
