[ale] What would you like to see in an "Intro to Linux" Course

[Crawford Rainwater]

Leam:

Going with either an LPIC-1 or RHCSA would be a better choice IMHO (my preference would be LPIC-1 between the two as well).  LPI has an arrangement with CompTIA so that an LPIC-1 can get the Linux+ without much (if any) additional effort.  Same with Novell's CLA (Certified Linux Administrator; from the Novell SUSE days).  This is a bit more of a "cost effective" approach since I rather take one set of certification exams and then just "sign up" to receive the others versus pay more. ;-)

As for Linux certifications as a whole, both LPI and RedHat certifications do require "hands on experience" versus "other vendor certifications" in the operating system realm (who will remain nameless of course ;-) ).  No hands on experience, good luck on passing the exams.  I have yet to see someone pull a "paper tiger" with a Linux certification and successfully not only land a proper job, but also retain said job.

FWIW.

--- Crawford
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----- Original Message -----
> Date: Wed, 6 Nov 2013 14:51:22 -0500
> From: leam hall <leamhall at gmail.com>
> To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts <ale at ale.org>
> Subject: Re: [ale] What would you like to see in an "Intro to Linux"
> 	Course.
> 
> Follow-up, maybe a course to help people pass the Linux+ exam. For
> some
> silly reason, certifications are becoming the rage. Especially with
> government contracting companies.
> 
> Leam
> 
>