Thanks Matthew for your response, it makes sense now. So I don't need to wait for the new versions and proceed with LPIC2 exams.
Regards, Dipesh On Thu, Jan 24, 2013 at 10:49 PM, G. Matthew Rice <m...@starnix.com> wrote: > On Thu, Jan 24, 2013 at 11:54 AM, Dipesh Sharma <dipesh.sha...@gmail.com> > wrote: >> I thought, to become LPIC3 certified without writing 301, one must >> pass LPIC2 under the proposed new scheme. > > Hi Dipesh, > > No, this isn't the case. It wouldn't be fair to expect newly minted > LPIC-2 holders to recertify. > > The new programme structure is taking into account that the bulk of > the 301 exams materials isn't germaine to the 303/304 topics. That's > why the removal of it from those certification paths and the > grandfathering of people with 303/304 but no 301. If anyone still > wants LPI-302, they'll still need the 301 exam, though. > > I view it as similar to the big shuffle of topics from the LPIC-2 to > LPIC-1 (and vice versa) 6-ish years ago. We didn't have LPIC-1 > holders recertify at that level before continuing on to LPIC-2, > either. I think that's a respectful position, too. As professionals, > we should be expected to fill in gaps and improve our skills. > > Of course, take this with a grain of salt...can of worms reopened... > > Regards, > -- > G. Matthew Rice <mr...@lpi.org> gpg id: EF9AAD20 > _______________________________________________ > lpi-examdev mailing list > lpi-examdev@lpi.org > http://list.lpi.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/lpi-examdev _______________________________________________ lpi-examdev mailing list lpi-examdev@lpi.org http://list.lpi.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/lpi-examdev
