Bryan J Smith wrote:

> All the proof we need to validate that is should be a very strongly
> weighted item then, correct?

You can learn all you will ever need to know about vi (and then some) in a 
single 10-minute session with vimtutor. It doesn't even require a lot of 
insight; all you need to do is remember half a dozen things by rote. I 
personally don't think this stuff is really worth examining; we don't examine 
people on how to hit the “Enter” key, either.

In other words, what are you going to learn about whether somebody spent those 
10 minutes in vimtutor by asking them three questions, that you won't learn by 
asking them one question? 

There are lots of topics on the exam that are more complex, interesting, and 
essential to a junior Linux professional's work and require a lot more time 
than 10 minutes to master that are weighted *way* lower than vi. One question 
on vi should do very nicely and that would free up two weight points for more 
interesting stuff that is actually worth examining (and will also tell us more 
about a candidate's proficiency with Linux).

> I mean, there's a reason why everyone learns it.  And those who do not
> should be marked against in LPIC-1 accordingly.

Rite of passage.

Anselm
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