Hi, I'm not sure if this is the right place to provide feedback on the LPI exams. As this is where they are made, it seems like a good place. :)
First of all, I think a distro-independent certification is very valuable. That is why I chose LPIC over RedHat or other certification. Thanks for all your efforts! IMHO, there are a few improvements nessessary, which I'll try to outline here. I believe the exam is much too theoretical in nature. It tests if you know all the switches by heart, not if you understand what the hell you're doing. In the field, I do not need, nor want to know several switches for the same task (as in -a or --all). Tick all that apply.. I just need one to get the job done. I need to know what I must do to get a specific job done and there is always man to fill in the specifics. I got several questions about XFree86, which was used in the stone age. As every distro comes with xorg, wouldn't it be prudent to get rid of the XFree86 questions? Same goes for the question: What kind of modem do you need to buy in order to ensure linux compatability? 1) Who still uses modems 2) A lot of modems are properly recognized nowadays. (I believe serial was the right answer) Understandably, you've got to test for something and these type of questions are easily made. As a converted MCSE, I think the exams are comparable with the exams for NT4. The later exams (of Win 2000 and 2003) succeeded more in testing if the candidate actually understood the subjects at hand. The result was that companies couldnt just pick anyone off the streets, shove him/her in a course and have a certified technician a few months later. This increased the value of the MCSE certification a lot. I sincerely hope that LPI will develop, because I really think it is the way to go. Thanks! Greetings & Salutations, Ger Apeldoorn Apeldoorn IT http://www.gerapeldoorn.nl _______________________________________________ lpi-examdev mailing list [email protected] http://list.lpi.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/lpi-examdev
