Date: Thu, 1 Apr 1999 15:34:33 -0500 (EST)
From: Evan Leibovitch <evan@flower.starnix.com>
To: evan@starnix.com
Subject: Linux Certification Group Launches Survey


Contacts:

North America:
   Evan Leibovitch
   (905) 452 0926
   evan@starnix.com

Europe:
   Tom Peters
   +31-204080204
   tom@tompth.xs4all.nl

Web:
   http://www.lpi.org


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

April 1, 1999 -- The Linux Professional Institute (LPI) today announced
the launch of a survey to be taken by Linux system administrators. The
survey's results will be used in the development of a professional
certification program.

This survey (located on the web at http://www.lpi.org/cgi-bin/jass.py)
is open to the public, and all Linux administrators are encouraged to
participate.

"We have always been a community organization," said LPI executive
director Evan Leibovitch. "The survey is just a continuation of our open 
process, and commitment to meet the needs of Linux users."

The survey takes between 15 and 30 minutes to complete. Running until
mid-April, its data will assist the LPI in designing the exam-based
program it will use to certify Linux professionals. It is one of the early
steps in the development of the LPI's three-level program, detailed at its
website at http://www.lpi.org.

The LPI is a non-profit, vendor-independent organization with more than
200 participants. Its website is at http://www.lpi.org