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"Linux Gazette...<I>making Linux just a little more fun!</I>"
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<H1>Creating A Linux Certification Program, Part 8</H1>
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<H2>"Dreams Become a Reality"</H2>
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<H4>By <a href="mailto:rferrari@rainmanintl.com">Ray Ferrari</a></H4>
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<BLOCKQUOTE> <EM>
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[ This is the continuation of a series begun by by Dan York. -ed.]
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<P>On Tuesday,
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January 11, 2000, the culmination of hard work by a dedicated group
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of volunteers worldwide has produced the first in a series of
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certification tests for the Linux* community. The Linux Professional
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Institute(LPI; <A HREF="http://www.lpi.org/">http://www.lpi.org</A>
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)which was incorporated (nonprofit) in Ontario, Canada in October,
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1999; has released its T1A Exam
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<P>(<A HREF="http://www.lpi.org/t1alaunch.html">
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http://www.lpi.org/t1alaunch.html</A> ) to the world through the
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<A HREF="http://www.vue.com/linux">
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Virtual University Enterprises'</A> (VUE)
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1700 plus testing centers. The exam qualifies the participant
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towards certification at Level 1 (Junior-Level/ Linux system
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administrator). This first exam is just one in a series which will be
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available for the individual looking to add credentials to their
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Linux knowledge and experience.
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<P>In October 1998,
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the concept of Linux certification was launched with the leadership
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of Evan Leibovitch(current LPI Executive Director) and Dan
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York(current Board Chairman)who were
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introduced to each other by Jon "maddog" Hall of Linux
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International. After many months of hard work and thousands of
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volunteers, Evan Leibovitch proclaims, "This
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is what we've been
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working towards since the day we started." "We've tried to
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make our program challenging, vendor-neutral and accessible, and I
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believe we've succeeded on all fronts" according to Evan. Scott
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Murray(Director of Exam Development) adds "Our volunteers are a
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crucial part of LPI, and the delivery of quality exams reflects the
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hard work and care they have contributed to the program." "We
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want to provide a certification that is supported and respected by
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it's community" he says. And further acknowledgment comes from Dan
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York; "We've learned an amazing amount...and truly demonstrated
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the power of a group of people working together to accomplish a
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common goal!" "All that we can say is THANK YOU for helping
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to make this dream a reality" he says.
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<P>We would like to
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thank the many people who have worked on the technical aspects of the
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tests(submitting and reviewing test questions), those who have
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staffed our booths at the shows around the globe, those who have
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responded through our different channels of communication(web site,
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e-mails, etc.), our participants in the Advisory Council, and most
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importantly our financial sponsors; both individual, and
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corporate(listed alphabetically) ; Caldera Systems, IBM, Linuxcare,
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SGI, SuSE, TurboLinux, and Wave Technologies. Our association with
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Wave Technologies and ProsoftTraining.com have helped us greatly. We
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have an extensive listing of our volunteers at
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<A HREF="http://www.lpi.org/thanks99.html">http://www.lpi.org/thanks99.html</A>
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<P>Those
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interested in taking the first exam(T1A) will need to register with
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VUE;
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<A HREF="http://www.vue.com/linux/">http://www.vue.com/linux/</A>
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and pay a fee of $100. The test will take approximately 1-2 hours. To
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find the location nearest you go to
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<A HREF="http://www.vue.com/testing/index.html">http://www.vue.com/testing/index.html</A>
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<P>A call for help is
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still being echoed for the submission of questions for the T2series
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of exams. If you can help write questions for these tests, please
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visit our <A HREF="http://www.lpi.org/cgi-bin/tips.py">"TIPS
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system"</A>. We could also use help reviewing all of the
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questions for these advanced tests. Plus, volunteers would be
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greatly appreciated to help staff upcoming events. For a schedule of
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events which we will be participating in, please see
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<A HREF="http://www.lpi.org/i-events.html">http://www.lpi.org/i-events.html</A>.
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Some events include the Linux World Expos, Linux Business Expos,
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Atlanta Linux Showcase, and the following:
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On February 2-4, we will be at Linux World in New York City and
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Linux World
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Paris(contact <A HREF="mailto:tom@lpi.org">tom@lpi.org</A> ),
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February 24-March 3 in Hannover, Germany for the
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CeBIT show( <A HREF="mailto:tom@lpi.org">tom@lpi.org</A>
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), March 7-10 in Sydney, Australia for the Open Source
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Expo and Conference(contact
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<A HREF="mailto:jon@cybersite.com.au">Jonathan Coombs</A>), and the
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Linux Business Expo(with
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Comdex) in Chicago on April
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17-20, 2000. Please contact the above persons or Dan
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York <A HREF="mailto:dan@lpi.org">dan@lpi.org</A>)
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if you can staff any of the booths for these shows.
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<P><BR>
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<P>Stay
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tuned to the Linux Gazette and Linux Professional Institute,
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as we move forward to making these dreams a reality within the Linux
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community.
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<P><BR>
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<P>*Linux is a
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trademark of Linus Torvalds; Linux Professional Institute is a
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trademark of the Linux Professional Institute Inc.
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Copyright © 2000, Ray Ferrari<BR>
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Published in Issue 50 of <i>Linux Gazette</i>, February 2000</H5>
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