[Bristolbathpm] Certification... your experiences

[MJ Ray]

Lyle <webmaster at cosmicperl.com> wrote:
> MJ Ray wrote:
> > I've heard OK things about the Red Hat certs but I've not seen
> > anything which suggests that they're viable GNU/Linux certs rather
> > than just Red Hat certs.
>
> The other Linux certs I've seen such as LPI seem to be multiple choice.

Indeed, and LPI also had a bit too much NIH and they support
Perens-flamed former swpat-supporters OpenForumEurope...

> The Red Hat certs [...] The candidates machines are 
> human checked for errors and whether the different parts are setup/working.

Sure, but I've been told that setting something up according to, say,
File Hierarchy Standard, can get you marked down for not doing it the
Red Hat way.  They're Red Hat certs, after all, aren't they?  Which
isn't all that great for real heterogenous sysadminning.

Regards,
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