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Date: Tue, 23 Nov 1999 13:32:40 -0500
From: Dan York <dyork@linuxcare.com>
To: linux-cert-announce@linuxcare.com
Subject: LPI Weekly News - 23 Nov 99
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Subject: LPI Weekly News - 23 Nov 99
Date: Tue, 23 Nov 1999 10:50:39 -0600
From: Jared Buckley <jaredb@ti.com>
Organization: Texas Instruments
To: linux-cert-announce@linuxcare.com, linux-cert@linuxcare.com
Welcome to the weekly newsletter of the Linux Professional
Institute(tm)! LPI is dedicated to providing a standardized,
multi-national, and respected program to certify levels of individual
expertise in Linux. Our goal is to design and deliver such a program
from within the Linux community, using both volunteer and hired
resources as necessary. We resolve to undertake a well considered, open,
disciplined development process, leading directly to the establishment
of a recognized and widely endorsed Linux certification body.
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What's News?
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News from the Linux Business Expo / Comdex
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Wow, what a busy week LPI had during LBE/Comdex. Besides a great
meeting with our Advisory Council (AC), LPI was able to make some
pretty exciting announcements during the show:
- SGI signed on as a platinum level sponsor. At a press conference
held on Wednesday, Roger Connolly, Director of SGI Global Education,
presented the $50,000 check to Dan York, Chair of the LPI Board of
Directors.
http://www.lpi.org/pr/lpi-sgi-111799.html
- We offically announced the release of our first test, T1a.
http://www.lpi.org/pr/lpi-t1a-111799.html
- Macmillan USA announced that they'd be publishing two books
in Feb 2000 to help prepare students for the T1a exam.
A formal press release from LPI is pending and will be at:
http://www.lpi.org/pr/mcp-books-111599.html
Our AC meeting included twenty-eight participants and provided a lot
of valuable feedback concerning the future direction of LPI. Look for
a more detailed accounting of the meeting in the near future.
As always, we would never have been able to have such a great success
without the hard work and dedication of everyone. Thanks so much to
all those who volunteered their time and efforts.
Also, special thanks go out to Caldera Systems, SGI, Enhanced
Software Technology, Macmillan, McGraw-Hill, New Riders Publishing
and VA Research. All of these companies generously provided gifts
for us to distribute as prizes at LBE.
News from Oracle OpenWorld 99
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In a Herculean effort, John Scroggins, Ray Ferrarri, Helen Boyle
and Keith Pearson managed to coordinate and staff an LPI booth at
Oracle's OpenWorld 99. Being at OpenWorld allowed us to get a chance
to talk to a diverse base of potential certification consumers.
John reports that traffice at the booth was good and interest in Linux
in general appears to continue to rise. Thanks again to all those
folks that helped out down in L.A.
Happy Thanksgiving!
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Everyone at LPI would like to wish you all a safe and happy holiday
season.
Resources
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LPI Home http://www.lpi.org
LPI (German) Home http://www.de.lpi.org
Mailing Lists Archives http://lists.linuxcare.com/
Dan's Other Cert Articles:
http://www.linuxgazette.com/issue33/york.html
http://www.linuxgazette.com/issue34/york.html
http://www.linuxgazette.com/issue35/york.html
http://www.linuxgazette.com/issue37/york.html
http://www.linuxgazette.com/issue40/york.html
http://www.linuxgazette.com/issue43/york.html
Other Linux Certification Programs:
(SAIR) http://www.linuxcertification.com/
(LPI!) http://www.digitalmetrics.com/
http://www.redhat.com/corp/products_training.html
http://www.enterprisecertified.com/aboutecc.htm
Additional email archives are now on-line:
linux-cert:
http://www.mail-archive.com/linux-cert%40linuxcare.com/
http://lists.linuxcare.com/linux-cert/threads.html
http://linux.codemeta.com/archives/linuxcert_archive/
linux-cert-program:
http://www.mail-archive.com/linux-cert-program%40linuxcare.com/
http://lists.linuxcare.com/linux-cert-program/threads.html
linux-cert-corprel:
http://www.mail-archive.com/linux-cert-corprel%40linuxcare.com/
http://lists.linuxcare.com/linux-cert-corprel/threads.html
linux-cert-pr:
http://www.mail-archive.com/linux-cert-pr%40linuxcare.com/
http://lists.linuxcare.com/linux-cert-pr/threads.html
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Corrections, Additions, Comments? Send them to:
Jared Buckley
jared@lpi.org
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