1) How many LPI Tests are administered each month? 2) In which countries is certification held in low regard? In what countries is it deemed most desirable?
3) On a percentage basis, I see (from your FAQ) that LPI level 1 examinations (101 and 102) greatly outnumber the LPI level 2, by about 10 to 1. Can we expect a similar trend for BSD certification? Should we concentrate on a crafting a good entry level certification at first? NOTE: Our survey respondents requested an exam track: an entry level exam followed by more specialized tests. 4) How do we "beta test" the exams ? 5) I understand that the testing facilities use Windows computers. Does LPI use Knoppix at commercial test centers? Is it reasonable to hope that FreeSBIE or NetBSD Live CD's could be booted to produce a temporary BSD environment? Do you think the test centers would allow this? 6) For small companies ( < 50 people), my perception is that the "sys admin" is a regular employee conscripted to maintain the computers, in addition to their regular duties. There is no full time sys admin. Can certification be of value to these people? If they were computer hobbyists can the certification delineate the material they need to learn? 7) Did LPI poll CIOs, CTOs, etc, in terms of what they want from a cert? -- Kind regards, Jonathan _______________________________________________ BSDCert mailing list [email protected] http://lists.nycbug.org/mailman/listinfo/bsdcert
